Childhood friends Mpumelelo Mcata and Lindani Buthelezi grew up together in Spruitview, East Rand, where they founded the BLK JKS in 2000. After varying line-ups, they were joined by Molefi Makananise and Tshepang Ramoba from Soweto and the four played their first gig in Grahamstown in 2005. A year later, they came second in the run-up to represent South Africa at the Global Battle of the Bands competition. After the release of their self-titled EP with five […]
Judy Thotong, professionally known as Judy Jay is a young South African female DJ and record producer. As her career grows, she has been playing alongside industry greats such as Vinny Da Vinci, Lulo Café, Da Capo, DJ Shimza, Kid Fonque, Lady Sakhe, Chynamusique, FKA Mash, Sculptured Music, Kat La Kat, Oscar Mbo, Jazzuelle and more. Judy has found herself playing at popular events in and around South Africa, such as […]
Bongeziwe Mbandla has steadily built a career over eight years that now sees him take his place as the enigmatic spirit that he is. The past year has seen the artist expand his global audience with a brace of performances across Europe and Africa, alongside an album that has cemented his standing as an artist. Iimini (“days”) was heralded by two singles “Zange” and “Jikeleza” and was released through London-based […]
Top Gear is back on BBC Brit (DStv ch. 120) from 15 April at 8pm and its utter carnage! In their fourth series at the wheel of Top Gear, Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness, hit the road again in a series of challenges designed to push them and their cars to the limit. From a sparks-flying Titanium-shoed Freddie Flintoff being dragged along a Scottish runway by The Stig […]
YFM has done it again, this time through conversation with Laduma Ngxokolo, better known for his international clothing brand, MaXhosa Africa by Laduma. Recently featured on the Coming 2 America movie that will air next month on Amazon Prime Video, the Maxhosa brand continues to evolve and be aspirational. It appeals to other cultures beyond Africa, seeing itself as a global brand. Over the years, the brand has pushed a […]
WeThinkCode_ aims to unlock and train untapped tech talent in Africa in order to drive the digitisation of African business. Founded in 2015, WeThinkCode_ which is based in Johannesburg and Cape Town, has a 98% rate of employment among its programming graduates. With no previous education or coding experience required, they offer tuition-free programmes that are open to young adults between the ages of 17 and 35. Their two-year world-class software […]
Boity Thulo did the most, one of the most extraordinary things she did was her haircare line. She brought the Boity Haircare Collection to the market and with this she also brought all the inspirational hairstyles to love. These are the 5 natural hair trends that we loved from Boity: The natural texture: Ms.Thulo rocked her natural beauty with this one. We love that she let her full head of […]
On the 15 January, Minister of Sport, Arts & Culture, Nathi Mthethwa tweeted “South African theatre is alive and well with performing arts institutions of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture such as @ArtscapeTheatre, @MarketTheatre, @PACOFS3, @DurbanPlayhouse, @statetheatre and @WindybrowTheatr (sic) offering an array of indigenous drama and dance etc.” Yet artists in the industry beg to differ as they call for his removal and started the #NathiMustGO online […]
2020 had many reshuffling their home ‘comfort zones’ into workspaces due to lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic. Even as the New Year presents a new beginning, many companies are still requiring staff to ‘work from home’. How do you revive your workspace? Here are a few ways you can press the ‘refresh’ button on your home office… Introduce new scents Not do you look forward to being in a space […]
