“People get overwhelmed […] discouraged when their careers aren’t taking off or showing any trajectory [after] art school. [But you should] never stop making […] even if it’s something small or not going to be shown anywhere. It’s a long-term investment.” Anyone who chooses a career in a creative field is acutely aware of the…
“A bold and contemporary London Dry Gin. BULLDOG knows what it takes to stay true to your authentic-self and embrace a new bold beginning in your own way.” BULLDOG London Dry Gin In a world where predetermined routines and expectations are constantly present, our innate drive and entrepreneurial curiosity risks being left unheard. Born out…
2021 sees a total of eight Innovation Fund beneficiaries: Duma Collective, The Throne, Swypa Delivery, Mzansi Live, Yellowbone Entertainment, The Plug, Whoosh Innovations and Bubblegum Club, all spanning across various industries but breaking ground in their own respective ways. Innovation is one of those slippery modern terms. Difficult to define through language — perhaps because it can take…
“Reduce, reuse, recycle” was a radicalising mantra for me when I was in grade three when I’d first learnt about conservationism, environmentalism and, holy crap, the planet’s going to die! No industry more than fashion should have a better grasp of this concept yet today the textile and clothing sector is considered to be in…
“Through co-creation and collaboration, we are co-evolving new growth and sustainable opportunity through the curation of unique local partnerships with universal appeal”. Brainchild of retail entrepreneurs Paul Simon of Young Designers Emporium and Arie Fabian of the Fabiani brand; EGG — a reimagined and unique retail experience that collaborates, co-creates and co-evolves — is set…
Hymie Sokupha, is the founder of Hymie’s Eagle Eye photographic solutions but he is also a product of the streets of Alexandra Township AKA Gomora. Sokupha waxes lyrically about how growing up in Gomora played a pivotal role on his mindset today. “Growing up in Alexandra has been amazing, I have always surrounded myself with…
Lebogang Tlhako aka Sisterbozza combines her love for fashion, photography, thrifting and township life. Brought up in Katlehong, the Market Photo Workshop alumna and entrepreneur has dreamt about creating a fashion magazine for herself and her peers in the township for years. This jump started her idea to curate her Sisterbozza Instagram page, where she…
According to the World Economic Forum 15-20 million young Africans are expected to join the workforce every year for the next three decades —begging the question; what opportunities will exist to allow these young individuals meaningful work; work that is challenging, impactful and unexploitative. Surviving as an independent artist has always been a particularly difficult endeavour….
One cannot separate the business from the man. Though many would argue the separation of business and pleasure ought to also apply to the divorce of the Political from the business. The BrownSense Group is such a group injecting the political back into business. Its Facebook page describes the group as being “about promoting, rating and…
