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02/08/2024

Tyla went on her first U.S Tour

Image: Tyla Instagram

31/07/2024

Elsa Majimbo and Uncle Waffles have been named in TikTok's first Visionary Voices Africa List. The list recognizes 15 pioneering young Africans who have a big cultural impact, by leveraging TikTok to entertain, educate and advocate for the African community.

Others are: Kayla Kim Kay, The Joy, Popi Sibiya and Banele Ndaba.

30/07/2024

Tatjana Smith won South Africa's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100-metre breaststroke title to the 200-metre she won at Tokyo 2021.

Image: Tatjana/Instagram

28/07/2024

SA gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz has been forced to withdraw from the all-around competition at the Olympics after suffering an injury to her right foot during the floor exercise on Sunday. It is unclear as yet whether she will play a further part in these Games.

Courtesy: Team South Africa

27/07/2024

Judge Mandisa Maya is South Africa's first female Chief Justice.

Maya will resume her position on September 1 replacing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo whose term ends on August 31.

Maya was appointed Deputy Chief Justice in September last year after she was interviewed by the Judicial Service Commission.

She was president of the Supreme Court of Appeal before she was appointed Deputy Chief Justice.

Mandisa studied at the Duke University School of Law (1990), and the University of Transkei, University of Natal.

22/07/2024

Are you ready for B*dazzled by Bonang?

15/07/2024

SA’s Kgothatso Montjane and Yui Kamiji of Japan won the wheelchair women’s doubles final at Wimbledon on Sunday beating the Dutch pair of Diede de Groot and Jiske Griffioen 6-4 6-4.

She's the number one ranked wheelchair tennis player in South Africa and Africa. Montjane was born in Polokwane, Limpopo with a congenital birth defect, and was amputated below the knee at the age of 12.

She began her tennis career at 19 years of age, when she received the equipment necessary for her to play wheelchair tennis.

Kgothatso completed a BSC Degree in Recreation and Leisure at the University of Venda 2010. She currently trains at the University of Pretoria. She's one of South Africa's most successful athletes.

KG is currently ranked no.1 in South Africa & no. 4 in the World.

11/07/2024

Caitlin Rooskrantz will represent South Africa in gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The gymnast, who started her journey at six years old, represented the nation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and placed 61st all-around in qualifications.

05/07/2024

Is Prudence Sekgodiso the next middle-distance queen?

In her first international women's 800m race of the 2024 season at the Diamond League track and field athletics meeting in Marrakesh, she clocked a world-leading time of one minute, 57.26 seconds.

She is one of the South African athletes who will be at the Paris, Olympics.

03/07/2024

South African women going to the Olympics

1. Rogail Joseph
2. Prudence Sekgodiso
3. Vicky van der Merwe
4. Caitlin Rooskrantz
5. Tatjana Schoenmaker
6. South African women’s hockey

02/07/2024

Next eight `Miss SA top 16 contestants

9. Nobuhle Langa
10. Nolene Spinks
11. Nompumelelo Maduna
12. Onalenna Constantin
13. Ontshiametse Tlhopane
14. Palesa Lombard
15. Reinette Potgieter
16. Taahira Katz

02/07/2024

Miss SA Top 16 Finalists:

First eight

1. Chidimma Adetshina
2. Kebalepile Ramafoko
3. Kirsten Khan
4. Layla Zoubair
5. Lebohang Khoza
6. Lethaukuthula Maseko
7. Mia Le Roux
8. Naledi Matlakala

01/07/2024

A new month is here. Let's talk

01/07/2024

CHEERS to a Happy New Month

25/06/2024

Bonang Matheba celebrates her 37th birthday. Happy Birthday!

24/06/2024

Start your week right with these breakfast options.

20/06/2024

Savage Beauty Season 2 begins in a few days.

Nthati Moshesh, Dumisani Mbebe, Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, Rosemary Zimu, Angela Sithole and Jesse Suntele return.

Thespians Lebogang Fisher and Abena Ayivor join the cast as new characters.

Will you be watching?

18/06/2024

Dede Ayite has become the first Black woman to win the Tony for Best Costume Design of a Play. Ayite was honored for her exceptional work on the now-closed show “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” a production that captured the vibrant spirit and struggles of a Harlem salon run by West African immigrant hair braiders.

17/06/2024

The woman without a father.

The world celebrated father's day on Sunday (yesterday). We appreciate the role fathers play in our lives. It's not just paying the bills. It's far more than that. Security, stability, boundaries, competitiveness, love, self-worth, confidence and more.

However, not all women get the chance to have a father and there are many reasons for that. The impact of his absence are so big and usually, it becomes evident as she grows up. Research shows that kids with absent fathers don't do as well in school. For girls, they struggle in relationships. They tend to gravitate towards older men because they are subconsciously looking for their father in these men.

Have you heard the term daddy issues? The father wound is complex and it takes a lot of thought and conversations with the right people to get to the bottom. If your father wasn't around for whatever reason, we hope that you have support that you need.

13/06/2024

Work! Work! Work! Work! Work! Work!

Rihanna in her natural curls ahead of Fenty Hair launch. Isn't she gorgeous?

10/06/2024

South African entrepreneur Mogau Seshoene teaches her clients how to make traditional South African food. She started her business after doing a few cooking lessons with a friend.

Realizing there was a gap, there weren't any institutions or individuals offering lessons in local cuisine, Seshoene left her corporate job to pursue business.

Today, she's a Best-selling author, 2 time Gourmand World Award Winner, Forbes Africa 30 under 30 and Cookbook of the Year.

Image Source: Instagram

10/06/2024

ICAPA Trust signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Pan-African Observatory for audio-visual and cinema (OPAC) and Sisters Working in Film and Television (Swift) of South Africa.

The three organizations will pursue objectives like skills capacity building through diverse activities, film development and promotion, expansion of women-friendly films in the region and Africa and establishing a Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony.

Find out more below

Icapa, OPAC and Swift sign MoU

06/06/2024

Rihanna's Fenty Hair is coming. Are you ready for the glow-up #?

Images: Wikimedia Commons

05/06/2024

Virginia Magwaza is a South African social justice, black feminist activist and human rights activist involved in different social justice struggles locally and internationally.

She's involved in socio-economic rights issues, environmental justice, workers’ rights, women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights, people, equality and social inclusion within the society.

03/06/2024

Ladies, would you go down on one knee?

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03/06/2024

Eudy Simelane was one of the first women to live openly as a le***an in her home town KwaThema, Springs, Gauteng. She was a soccer player and an LGBTQI activist.

Simelane was a midfielder for Springs Home Sweepers and played for the South African woman’s national soccer team (Banyana Banyana). She used her platform to advocate for acceptance in the community.

On April 28, 2008, Simelane was killed while leaving a local KwaThema pub.

30/05/2024

You've had time to think about it. Pour your heart out!

29/05/2024

It's Election Day. Have your say.

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The crown that Miss South Africa 2023 will wear. Inspired by Mowana, “Tree of life” which symbolises the strength and resilience of a woman! Mowana is the first crown of its kind in South Africa. It's made up of over 800 stones with diamonds, gemstones and cubic zirconia, the biggest weighing 15 carats. Take it all in 😍🤩 #MissSA2023 #MissSouthAfrica2023 #misssa #misssouthafrica #beautypageant #pageant Video: Miss SA Official Instagram

Wanna Holiday Like Pearl Thusi? It’s August already and in no time, the holidays will be here. Throughout the year, we’ve seen some of our favourite celebs going for vacations and snapping it all away. Recently, we were treated to some delightful pictures of Pearl Thusi’s holiday in Mozambique. How can you live it up in your holiday like the Queen Sono actress? 1. Plan Early Vacations begin long before you are at the bus terminal or airport. It starts with preparations. The way you prepare determines how enjoyable things will be. Narrow down your destinations, check your budget, length of holidays and all the nitty gritty. 2. Schedule Activities What’s the point of going on a vacation if you are just going to stay in your hotel room? Well, then schedule lots of activities. If you schedule, you’ll use your time wisely. 3. Do The Unusual Things Amongst the things you want to do are the things you don’t often do. This is to spice up things and get you out of your comfort zone. 4. End On A High The end of a vacation is remembered more than the beginning. Schedule the big event or activity at the end. If it’s a dinner or a purchase, do it at the end. 5. Make Time For Rest Vacations can be hectic so don’t use all up your days. Spare a few days for rest after you get back. This will help you manage your return to work and organise yourself. Video Courtesy: Pearl Thusi's Instagram #travel #vacation #Holidays

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Is He About To Propose? Podcast & Chill host MacG's proposal to her longtime girlfriend Naledi might have left you wondering whether your better half is about to pop the question. Can you really tell? Some signs he might just be thinking about it. 1. He keeps hinting at it in your conversations. He might ask you hypothetical questions about proposals. What your friends did or what you thought about it. 2. He may, again hypothetically ask you what you'd want or like in a proposal because he's looking for clues. 3. He's hanging around jewellery shops more often than he's ever had. 4. He's seriously thinking and talking a lot about your marriage life. 5. He sometimes acts weirdly around you. While this doesn't always mean he wants to propose, it is a signal that he's probably looking for ways to pull it off. 6. He seems surprisingly nervous around you. When was the last time he was nervous and breathing in and out? When he was asking you to be his girl, right? If that feeling is creeping back in, then he might be about to pop the question. 7. We know that he can wax lyrical about you but if he rumps that up in a matter of weeks, and he's all romantic and cute, he might be up to something. He's probably setting the mood. 8. He keeps asking you about your plans because he wants to get a date and the best time he can organise a trip somewhere. Video: Twitter @PhilMphela #proposal #popthequestion #willyoumarryme #weddingproposal #MacG #MacGyver

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