Afropolitan
Car review: Honda Ballade
(3 May 2012)The family favourite I have grown up behind the wheels of Honda Ballades. My mother drove a 1989 white Ballade while I was in primary school. The 1989 Ballade is the box shaped work horse that never let us down. We were then fortunate enough to …
read moreCar review: Toyota Fortuner
(3 May 2012)The ever reliable SA Favourite: If you ask any 4×4 aficionado for their list of the best off roaders on the market at the moment, nine out of ten of them would have the Fortuner right near the top of that list. This …
read moreDVD Review: Restless
(25 April 2012)Director: Gus Van Sant Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper and Ryo Kase Enoch Brae (Henry Hopper) is an angry and depressed youngman after the death of his parents and feeds his morbid fascination by gate-crashing people’s funerals. It’s at a funeral that he …
read moreBook Review: “100 Years Of Struggle – Mandela’s ANC” by Heidi Holland
(17 April 2012)In her latest book “100 years of Struggle – Mandela’s ANC” renowned author and journalist Heidi Holland delivers an honest insight into theorganisation that is currently celebrating its Centenary in an incredibly enlightening and easy to read manuscript. Readers will appreciate the historical background on …
read moreCar Review: VW Jetta – The force is strong with this one!
(16 April 2012)The latest version of the Volkswagen Jetta shot into global superstardom with a very clever Super Bowl half-time advert that became an online sensation. When we got to put the new Jetta through its paces, we quickly realised why Volkswagen …
read moreMusic Review: Celebrating Kadja Nin
(10 April 2012)With a voice so sultry it evokes emotions you never knew you had Khadja Nin is an artist who with every offering manages to completely blow listeners away. Born and raised in Burundi, Africa in a family of eight children, Khadja, by the age of seven had already discovered her voiceand …
read moreMovies from the Pan-African Film Festival
(10 April 2012)Lucky Director: Avie Luthra Starring: Sihle Dlamini, Jayashree Basavaraj, James Ngcobo and Vusi Kunene The story is woven around a 10-year old boy who loses his mother to Aids. Lucky (Sihle Dlamini) makes a promise over his mother’s grave to make something of himself and leaves the …
read moreIn Conversation with… Loyiso Bala
(4 April 2012)Can you tell us what it was like growing up in a musical family? Music was our life when we were growing up. We, as a family, always sang at weddings, funerals and any other special occasions that took place within our community. …
read moreAfro Decor: Design your home – from the floor up!
(4 April 2012)
If there is one element in every home that deserves more attention, it’s the floors. While walls, furniture and accessories are essential in decorating a room – without the right flooring you might as well not bother! Your flooring choices can set the tone and …
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