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December 19, 2011
Tsotsi in the boardroom: Lulu Letlape
No stranger to the boardroom, Lulu has an impressive list of accolades on her CV having most recently held the position of executive director of corporate…
December 19, 2011
Marrying Black Girls for Guys Who Aren’t Black
Under apartheid law it was a serious crime to cavort with anyone not in your same race band. Interracial relationships were deemed illegal and so serious a…
December 13, 2011
Music: Kabelo Mabalane "Immortal Vol. 1"
At the last Afropolitan Nights party of the year, which was held at Katzy’s in Rosebank on 9 November, we had the pleasure of watching Kabelo Mabalane perform…
December 13, 2011
Music: Zahara - "Loliwe"
A singing sensation. As clichéd as that phrase sounds, this is exactly what 24-year-old Bulelwa Mtukutana has turned out to be. Popularly known as Zahara, this…
December 19, 2011
No continent for old men
The democratisation of Africa is a longed-for dream that promises to deliver the continent from an old-fashioned breed of leaders to a youthful new generation…
December 13, 2011
Book Review: "My Father, My Monster"
With his unique name, distinct accent and confident manner, MacIntosh Polela, spokesperson for the Hawks, could easily be mistaken for a man whose background…
December 14, 2011
Questions for Kabelo Mabalane
THE MUSIC You recently released the album Immortal. What’s the inspiration behind the title? I put a lot of effort into thinking about the title, as I wanted…
December 14, 2011
The Gaddafi I Knew
By the time Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi came to power in 1969, I was a third-year university student at Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. We welcomed his rise because…
December 19, 2011
Honda Accord – a cut above
Honda Accord owners are geniuses, even though they might not be aware of it. This car blew my socks off. It’s quite literally one of the best cars money can…
December 13, 2011
Power to the people
The South African public was recently subjected to a rather bland and officious media address by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite…
December 14, 2011
Afropolitan Fashion - issue 25
The theme for this issue's fashion shoot was "Colour" and the beauties in these pics radiate with all the splendour of Spring. Browse through the fashion…
December 19, 2011
Rags to Riches: Shaun Battleman - Activist, Teacher, Entrepreneur
From fighting the apartheid government of old to battling to get a petrol card for his fledgling business, the Black Management Forum’s top entrepreneur for…
December 14, 2011
Afro Decor: Paint with imagination
If the idea of experimenting with paint and colour feels a little scary, the exciting new Plascon Spaces Showroom in Johannesburg is the perfect place to…
December 19, 2011
Undercover Geek: What the future holds
Ordinarily, I’d be like an ill-disciplined kid on Red Bull at the thought of writing an article on my technology predictions for the year ahead. Unfortunately,…
December 19, 2011
Marriage and Money
Tshepo Matseba, head of marketing at Momentum’s financial planning division, highlights the key issues that couples should consider before tying the knot. What…
December 14, 2011
Movie Review: Beautiful Boy
Shawn Ku directs this powerful drama about a misguided student, Sammy (Kyle Gallner), who goes on a shocking mission of mass murder. The attack takes place at…
December 14, 2011
Movie Review: A Better Life
From the director of About a Boy comes an emotionally engaging father-and-son tale set in downtown Los Angeles. Carlos Galindo (Demian Bichir) is a Mexican…
December 19, 2011
Movie Review: The Help
Based on a much-talked-about and bestselling novel of the same name, this movie is set in 1960s Mississippi and tells the story of an aspiring young white…




















