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LVMH ANNOUNCED THE SALE OF OFF-WHITE TO BLUE ALLIANCE ON VIRGIL ABLOH’S BIRTHDAY
It's been nearly three years since the tragic passing of fashion legend Virgil Abloh, and the continuation of his...
The Maak launch ‘Follies in the Veld’ Design and Make Programme
The MAAK’s experimental ‘Design + Build’ programme ‘Follies in the Veld’ (FITV) is back for its second iteration. This...
The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2024 are Open for Entry
South African fashion’s best award show — in our humble opinion — is back for another year. Piloted by founder and...
Chapter 31 | Fashion Month SS25 Roundup – A Playful Revival
There’s a playful revival underway in fashion, and it's a breath of fresh air. First, let me set the stage for you –...
Samkelo Xaba is Fashioning South African Architectural Histories with BOYDE
BOYDE. That’s the name which is seemingly on everyone's lips in our fashion industry at the moment. Fresh from...
‘Digital Feng Shui’ – Can It Change Our Relationship with Tech and Social Media?
It's currently ‘fashion month’ — the so-called “January of the fashion industry” — and coincidentally the time of year...
Navigating Reality
Caged by your Career? How to navigate feeling stuck, professionally.
Have you ever seen those absolute anxiety-inducing caving videos on YouTube? The ones where people explore...
Let’s be adults about adult friendships
In a social context where we, as zillennials/millennials, grew up right along the sitcom boom, we can be forgiven for having a bit of a warped idea of what adult friendships would look like.
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want – Our Winter Sexual Wellness Guide
Today, we are skipping the formalities, skipping the usual anecdotes and personal insertion, skipping the negative...
Music News
Sha Sha Returns with “Ndawana” featuring Kelvin Momo and Sykes
BET Award-winning amapiano musician Sha Sha returns with her brand-new single, "Ndawana" featuring Kelvin Momo and...
Mr Bongo Record Club releases “Volume 7”
A new volume of the Mr Bongo Record Club series is here. In this collection, Volume 7, they’ve curated new finds...
Raz & Afla release ‘Shikor Shikor / Eno Be Me’ Singles
'Shikor Shikor' is the third single to be taken from Raz & Afla's forthcoming sophomore LP, Echoes Of Resistance....
Peter Gall releases ‘Closing The Chapter’, a single off his album ‘Love Avatar’
'Closing The Chapter' is the second single announcing drummer and composer Peter Gall’s upcoming album 'Love Avatar',...
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.