Stylist and creative consultant Felipe Mazibuko draws on the renewed buzz around The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the close of SA Fashion Week to make a case for why South African designers must master both their cultural stories and the hard business of fashion.

Marked in April, events across South Africa, from Huawei’s Girls in ICT Day to the Wired4Women Awards, spotlighted mentorship, AI literacy and visible role models, showing girls they belong in tech.

Whether she’s a lover of sweeping sagas, self-discovery, South African stories, or simply deserves a good giggle over a glass of wine – this carefully curated selection has the perfect book for every mom in your life.

On 29 May 2026, Reach For A Dream’s Slipper Day returns to turn hope into action – fuelling seven dreams every day for children facing serious illness, with a bold R15 million target and a nationwide call to wear your slippers, buy a sticker and do it for the dreamers.

A TikTok summit in flood-hit Kenya led to an unexpected detour through a sparse snake park, where tourists’ dramatic reactions met the calm expertise of a handler who had zero patience for human theatrics and taught valuable lessons about perspective in the process.

In a candid Books and Beverages conversation with Fred Khumalo, Zimbabwean-born memoirist Peter Godwin reflects on family, exile, and craft as he tours for Exit Wounds and readies a nonfiction writing guide.

Long-time home vegetable grower Jane Griffiths has compiled a South African guide to common pests and diseases after two years of research, pushing back on viral but unproven ‘fixes’ and focusing on natural, practical solutions.

With cyberbullying and screen addiction top concerns for parents, TikTok has introduced age-specific safety measures that activate automatically for teen users. From restricted messaging for younger teens to daily time limits for older ones, here’s what families need to know about the platform’s built-in protections.

I’ve belonged to the Dead Mothers Club for 40 years – a membership no one wants. My mother died suddenly when I was a child, leaving me to piece together her life from fragments. This tribute reflects on the substitute mothers who guided me, the silence of loss, and a little girl now entering the same club – showing that even in grief, love and memory endure.

More than a writer, Zukiswa Wanner lives the stories she tells, from navigating the complexities of post-apartheid identity on the page to bearing witness on a humanitarian voyage towards Gaza. Her work reminds us that storytelling isn’t separate from the world; it’s how we make sense of it, challenge it and, ultimately, connect through it.