Munich Bavaria-based automaker BMW made headlines recently when it celebrated its 100-year birthday during the past week and topped off the candle blowing by unveiling a wild, forward-looking present to the world. The concept car, as per ZTR’s understanding, provides clues as to what to expect from the German luxury brand’s future direction. However, the...
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This Extravagant League Of Kenyan Grannies …
Big up to African Digital Art for putting us on to Kenya’s League of Extravagant Grannies. NYANYE, the latest editorial from Kenyan digital photographer Osborne Macharia, tells a fictional story of badass grandmas bringing straight fire to Somalia. In other words, it’s the ultimate in #SquadGoals. As Macharia explains: “This is the story of Kenya’s League of...
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Rebuilding The Black Male Child: Being A Black Man
To talk about rebuilding the black male child is a process of understanding what being black is and what being a man is. But more fundamentally, it is a process of unlearning and ‘unteaching’. First and foremost, you are not black. You are an ever-changing landscape of brown tones and tan palms. The concept of...
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Abarth 124 Spider: One Manic Fiata …
Sporting aggressive styling shows that Abarth engineers have no time for games as the Abarth 124 Spider made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Powering the roadster is a 1.4-liter four-cylinder MultiAir Turbo engine packing 126kW and 250Nm of torque, a minor increase compared to the standard Fiat’s 120kW while torque remains the...
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Marvin’s Room at Churchills
Marvin welcomes you to your celebration, as a man. It is not easy being a man. It is not easy to have to know, to have to navigate, to have to juggle, to have to nurture, to have to build, to have to acquire; to have to achieve, to have to excel. But you are...
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The Speech That Won’t Go Away …
Address by Stellenbosch University Alumnus demands deep reflection – and action. As the student movement readies itself for the challenges of 2016, an address by Stellenbosch University alumnus, Lovelyn Nwadeyi at its Convocation last month, has laid down serious challenges for the university leadership and for higher education more generally. The speech by Lovelyn Nwadeyi,...
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Bentley Mulsanne: Updated Swagger and Power …
Aimed at greeting the public for the first time at the Geneva Autoshow is Bentley’s updated version of its Mulsanne flagship sedan. The introduction of this car will see the nameplate separated into three distinct models for the first time which include the regular Mulsanne, high-performance Mulsanne Speed and the chauffer-driven Mulsanne which boasts a...
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Kojo Baffoe – Life Aficionado …
There are innumerable definitions of what the measure of a modern man is; each one has a brush wielded by subjective hand seeking to land a mark on an already soaked canvas of pop-opinion. However, there are men who don’t wait for society to paint a picture of who they should be. These are men...
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Love In This Taxi …
It was bound to happen. Considering that I spend almost a quarter of my life in taxis. I am constantly, directly or indirectly, in the company of taxi drivers of every shade, size and temperament. I have spent so many hours waiting for the taxi to get full that I now consider Joburg’s taxi ranks...
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Startech Refines The Land Rover Discovery Sport …
Land Rovers are amongst some of the most pimped out SUVs the world over, the Defender, Discovery and Range Rovers receiving attention from many tuners. The newest Land Rover – the Discovery Sport- has just been licked by premium tuner Startech, a Brabus ally. According to this German specialist, they have developed attractive options for...