©LaviYoXWade Riggght... I have never heard my great grandma speak only heard her voice singing, and I can my mum in there, is so familiar, I wish we met.

In isiXhosa, months of the year are poetically named after stars and seasonal plants. #September is called EyoMsintsi (month of the coast coral tree/the lucky bean tree.)

Enoch Sontonga’s composition Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika was sung in public for the first time in 1899. The poet, teacher and choirmaster died 6 years later, only 32 years old. Don’t miss Sikelela: The Enoch Sontonga Musical. Masque Theatre, 20-21 September. quicket.co.za/events/277091-…

The Freedom Cup is back home! 🇿🇦🏆#Springboks #ForeverGreenForeverGold #RSAvNZL

James Jeter, now Creative Director and Design & Brand Director at Polo Ralph Lauren. He’s the first Black Creative Director in Ralph Lauren’s 57 year history.

I am excited to invite you all for my solo exhibition in London .

Mam’ Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela Mandela would have been 88 today. Posting her with Mpondo women, as she also was. Her accessories are distinctly isiMpondo on 1 and 2 shot by Alf Kumalo. 3 is from the 1973 book African Elegance by Alice Mertens, 4 is undated by Daniel Morolong.

Big congrats to South Africans Lukhanyo Mdingi and Laduma Ngxokolo who are on the 2024 #BOF500 list. The Business of Fashion recognises individuals who make a significant contribution to the global fashion industry. Criteria is based on leadership, creativity, innovation and impact.

With a body of work spanning over three decades, Professor Dizu Plaatjies signed off on his final campus performance with a benefit concert ahead of UCT Day. Read more: qr.codes/NoSXg3

Excited to hear. Been asking to see AmaMpondo onscreen. x.com/asandasizani/s…

Umama uNoxolo Grootboom honoured me last Saturday in East London, when I had UMNGQUNGQO GALA DINNER.

A telenovela I worked on as Story & Cultural Advisor won a SAFTA tonight. Congrats Silindile Dladla and Refiloe Maphunya for winning Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling – TV Soap/Telenovela for 1802: Love Defies Time. 🎬🏆#SAFTAs18 #BackToBasics

And your work 🙌🏾🎉

I was hoping everyone is going to go this "crazy" with the colours tonight, I didn't expect so many black and white looks #MetGala

SOLANGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE MET

Actor Sdumo Mtshali says working with Presley Chweneyagae, was a masterclass of its own. He was speaking at a gathering at the State Theatre in Pretoria for #presleychweneyagae's memorial service. Tune in to #eNCA #DStv403 #RIPPresleyChweneyagae

#Marked a 6-part series starring the phenomenal Lerato Mvelase, with Sdumo Mtshali, Desmond Dube, Mduduzi Mabaso, Ama Qamata and more. 31 July NetflixSA 👏🏽❤️

Desperate times call for desperate measures. A Joburg cash-in-transit truck proves the perfect mark for a devout mother whose child lies at death’s door. Marked Season 1, only on Netflix 31 July.

Drum Magazine Journalist, Can Themba, is bundled out of a Seventh Day Adventist church during his investigation of whether white churches would admit a Black worshipper. Picture: Jurgen Schadeberg, circa 1950's

15 locations, 15 minutes of silence. Here are the Women For Change meeting points for 12:00 today. 💜🚺 #EndGBV #WomenShutdown #WomenForChange #NationalShutdown #PurpleForChange #Purple #GBVAwareness #SouthAfricaTurnsPurple #G20WomensShutdown #G20SouthAfrica #NoMoreSilence