For many South Africans, booze has long been part of the social script. From weekend braais and sundowners to lively tavern scenes in townships and cities alike, alcohol plays a central cultural role. But in recent years, a quiet revolution has been brewing — and it has nothing to do with the next round. Across...
Across cultures and generations, a quiet sentiment is growing among men: the feeling of being disposable. Not in a dramatic, self-pitying way, but in a slow, internal erosion of worth. Many men feel valued primarily for what they provide, fix, protect, or endure—and when they fall short of those expectations, their relevance feels negotiable. This...
Greatness attracts greatness. The Levi’s® brand and Jordan Brand continue their creative partnership with a bold new collection that celebrates the shared DNA of two brands embraced by every subculture – artists, athletes, activists, musicians, skaters, and dreamers. Most think of greatness as something only few reach, something that manifests on the biggest stage. But...
For many South Africans, being middle class is supposed to mean safety. Stability. Breathing room. It’s the space between survival and excess — the reward for education, hard work, and upward mobility. But for a growing number of people, that promise feels hollow. Today, being “middle class” often feels less like security and more like living...
Scroll through social media on any given day and you’ll find a country that looks like it’s doing just fine. People are travelling, launching businesses, attending events, dressing well, eating out, glowing. Online, South Africa appears aspirational, confident and upwardly mobile. Offline, the reality is far less polished. Debt is rising, salaries are stretched, job...
With the ability to go up to a best-in-class 810 kilometres on a single charge* in an all-wheel drive configuration, beating even its most recently revealed competitors, the EX60 doesn’t just go further than any electric car that Volvo Cars has ever created. It turns range anxiety into range comfort, demonstrating that going electric is no longer a compromise. Volvo Cars engineers have optimised the car’s range for...
If you ask a man what his greatest fear is, he is unlikely to say “death.” Death is final, abstract, and often distant. What many men fear more—quietly, deeply, and constantly—is uselessness. The fear of no longer being needed. Of having no function. Of existing without value. Comedian Chris Rock once captured this reality in a...
In South Africa today, a quiet crisis is unfolding—one that rarely trends, rarely mobilises donors, and rarely earns political urgency. It is the slow erosion of the boy child. This is not a reactionary argument, nor a dismissal of the very real gains made in advancing girls and women since 1994. Those interventions were necessary,...
For decades, society has had a well-documented understanding of men’s flaws. History books, courtrooms, popular culture, and feminist movements have consistently highlighted male violence, infidelity, abuse of power, and emotional neglect. Men’s shortcomings were visible, named, and debated long before the digital age. What was less visible—until recently—were the darker or more complex behaviours of...
