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Theo Baloyi: The Man Behind the Success of Bathu
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Theo Baloyi: The Man Behind the Success of Bathu

THE SOLE The sole is the part of the sneaker that you feel, the part of the shoe that your body has the most intimate relationship with. It is the strength of the sole that carries your entire being as you walk the streets of your life. It is “from the dusty streets” of Phake,...

Joe Human – The Future of Digital
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Joe Human – The Future of Digital

“I took it upon myself to not just sit at home and be a leech. So, I took all my artwork as well as my portfolio bag and just went into town. I didn’t know what I was going to do in town or who I was going to meet, I went to town and...

Young Paris, Coming To America.
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Young Paris, Coming To America.

If “I am my ancestors’ wildest dream” was a person, Young Paris would be the embodiment of the musical, sociopolitical and aesthetic visions that the people of the Congo had of themselves lifetimes ago. Milandou Badila’s rise within the music industry as “Young Paris” as well as his persona as an aspiring fashion icon do

The Battle of Maps Maponyane
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The Battle of Maps Maponyane

“I’m young, I’m handsome, I’m fast, I’m pretty and I can’t possibly be beaten”. When Muhammad Ali uttered these immortal words he was not boasting as much as he was making a declaration.

The World Needs Marvin.
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The World Needs Marvin.

At no other point in our history has the definition of masculinity come into question as has become apparent recently. What has long been held as the quintessential mark of what makes a man, has come undone under the realities of the devastating harm that the misinterpretation of what masculinity is can cause in our...

Breaking Boundaries – Kagiso Rabada
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Breaking Boundaries – Kagiso Rabada

As one of the greatest philosophers of our time, Sean Carter, once said, “men lie, women lie, numbers don’t”. In many ways, numbers are what shape sport. They take a series of activities set within certain parameters and they give those activities form. With no words, numbers in sport are like chisels that carve memorable...

The Difficult Miracle of Riky Rick
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The Difficult Miracle of Riky Rick

It’s a hot summer night in Umlazi. Max’s lifestyle one of the premier music venues in the area is packed to the rafters. Riky Rick is at the tail end of his set. The place is a mosh pit as young hypebeasts in five panel caps and girls in flower crowns and high waste jeans...