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ASICS x CEC: City Living is a Sport – ft. Reagan Paulsen
‘THE GRAPHIC DESIGNER THAT CAN ALSO DO EVERYTHING ELSE FOR YOUR BRIEF.’ Being a creative means wearing many hats – and...

A Guide to ‘Art Week’ in Cape Town this February
Even for those already initiated into the frenzy that is Cape Town’s ‘art week’ — brought on by the annual Investec...

Love Online: Is Ego Ruining our Relationships?
At face value, technology and all of its mediated interfaces bring us closer. When we’re online, distance is reduced...

ASICS x CEC: City Living is a Sport – ft. Tarryn ‘Bambi’ Tippens
‘THE ART DIRECTOR MAKING EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD – LITERALLY.’ She builds visual worlds that feel and look like they were...

‘When You’re Too Good To Gatekeep’ with Model, Muse and DJ Ponahalo Mojapelo
I have been trying to challenge, within myself, the idea that a single craft or expression is the thing that will...

ASICS x CEC: City Living is a Sport – ft. Andile ‘Ace’ Dlamini
‘THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR WITH A STRICT HONOUR CODE.’ He built a brand from the ground up through defiance,...
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The Mutable Forms Of Renowned Make-Up Artist, Shakirah Sithole
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TRESOR releases ‘Wale Wale’ with Sofiya Nzau
After three years, multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and producer TRESOR makes his highly anticipated return to...

Coasters release ‘U Wanna?’ with an accompanying music video
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Close Counters release their album ‘LOVERS DANCE ACADEMY’
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Rose Bonica is back with a new EP ‘QUICKSAND/FEAR ME’
Rose Bonica is a live electronic act, music producer and visual artist based in Cape Town, South Africa. Rose’s...
ABOUT US
An independent media space & integrated agency capturing the zeitgeist of South Africa’s creative arts community. Covering news, music, fashion, art, culture and creativity.
We are committed to analysing, curating, and proliferating stories of youth culture & creativity; this is essential in harnessing the explosive potential of South African brands, creatives and wayshowers.
We focus on innovation and selling newness through our curatorial lens of popular culture and storytelling. We believe that independent media is critical for containing and creating impactful content as it happens.
With the integration of our media publication and digital agency, we offer a uniquely positioned set of skills and services that effectively capture the markets’ shifting landscape and allow us to amplify campaigns, editorials and co-branded content through our media eco-system. Contact us for media submissions, advertising and sponsored article content and head to our agency page to find out more about our services.
OUR MANIFESTO
The world exists in a constant state of flow. A sunset gust in Acapulco becomes a summer tide in Tahiti.
Information flies across the world untethered, but it can be directed, curated and injected with positive energy. Everything is connected, yet sometimes we can only see that looking backwards towards the past.
What if we could connect things yet to come through vision and foresight?
Through understanding the shifts that created the challenges and recognising the best way to change them requires our technique, intuition and vast experience.
We exist for our community, businesses and brands to thrive by always connecting everything forwards; into the future and beyond.
CEC – a producer, an orchestrator and a multiplier: Bringing value to your brands, business and our community where it matters most…
By Connecting Everything Clearly.
We are culture. We are Connect Everything Collective.