Hello Weekend, April 20, 2024.
The latest edition of News24's weekly digital weekend magazine is packed with interviews, reviews, excerpts and in-depth articles. Please read it.
Inspired by 'the power of prayer': imprint designer Mutsukisi Mbane makes her debut at SA Fashion Week
Author: Phumi Ramalepe
South African luxury fashion brand Imprint made its debut at SA Fashion Week on Thursday night with a vibrant spring/summer collection inspired by the power of prayer and the designer's Xhosa heritage.
Owned by designer Mutsukisi Mbane, the collection is inspired by the transformative power of prayer in the designer's life.
He spoke to News24 about his debut and the future of the up-and-coming brand.
From kickboxing champion to Zendaya's Dune double: Meet SA's Hollywood stunt queens
Posted by: Joel Onton
Alex Jay is a South African stuntwoman who has worked on international productions such as Escape Room 2, Resident Evil, and The Woman King.
The Capeton native met her longtime hero, actor Zendaya, while working on the blockbuster Dune Part 2.
Jay spoke to News24 about his career and his flirtation with fame.
Features | Capensis: In search of “purity of light”
Author: Darlene Fourie
Capensis was born in 2013 as a collaboration between American Jackson Family Wines and Anthony Beck and found its home at the farm Finbosch in Vanhoek, Stellenbosch.
Capensis is now wholly owned by JFW and managed by South African-born winemaker Graham Wierts, who has been making wine in the United States for the past 20 years.
Mr. Wiertz won the Best Chardonnay Winemaker award for Sirene Chardonnay 2020 (third year in a row) at this year's International Drinks Business Master Winemaker Awards (though he never says so. there is no).
Review | Under the Tamarind Tree: Partition, Mass Migration, and Unforgettable Secrets
Posted by: Karabo K Goren
In 1947, the British Empire's response to demands for independence from the peoples of the Indian subcontinent, one of its most lucrative colonies, was a violent and deliberate tantrum.
In his original duty to civilize and modernize his subjects, the king imposed a final condition for their freedom. It is the separation of peoples who lived together for centuries (with varying degrees of war and peace along religious lines) before being colonized. The effects of the territorial partition of India and Pakistan continue to be felt to this day.
Nigar Alam was born in Pakistan, and her novel Under the Tamarind Tree is an ode to continuing this heritage. It's a complex legacy, and she weaves it into a story of generational secrets, class divisions, and a love of botany.
Review | Value-oriented Suzuki XL6 MPV could be this generation's Toyota Venture
Posted by: Pritesh Rutun
Suzuki released the new XL6 in August 2023.
Although the XL6 is not a large volume retailer, it offers excellent value for money as a staff transport vehicle packed with standard features.
Its versatility reminds News24 Motoring contributor Pritesh Ruthun of the Toyota Ventures of yesteryear, which were once very popular.
Charlotte Bauer | Diary of a Semi-Grant: WhatsApp Warnings and the Strange Perils of Life in Paradise
Author: Charlotte Bauer
One of the best ways to meet new neighbors without baking a cake is to join a community WhatsApp group.
Having tracked the daily chats for months, I can report that aside from the usual things like garage sales, dolphin sightings, and lost beach towels, wedding rings, and flip-flops, my neighborhood is dangerous. It means it's overflowing.
These turned out to be life-and-death dangers of a kind I had never considered when I left gung-ho Johannesburg, under the impression that I would be safer in a picture-postcard fishing village behind the lentil curtain.
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Winnie has achieved yet another accolade with the renaming of the Nicolway Shopping Center.
'Quite a mouthful': Nicolway Shopping Center renamed Winifred Mandela Precinct: Nicolway Shopping Center in Bryanston, north of Johannesburg, has been officially renamed the Winifred Mandela Precinct in honor of the late struggle hero.
The new name was announced at a ceremony at the shopping center on Friday morning.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, the Mandela family, EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, some members of ActionSA and the board of the Local Employees' Pension Fund (MEPF) were in attendance. The name change comes after the property was acquired by Akani Properties on behalf of MEPF in 2021 for R1 billion.
How much does it cost to use a fast-track security lane at an airport in South Africa, with or without a bank card: ACSA and Discovery Bank introduced 'priority fast track' lanes at two South African airports in 2021. This will allow some people to skip general security and immigration lines. These are reserved for Discovery Bank account holders and other passengers deemed 'priority' by his ACSA. For R110 per month, you get access to the security lane and a few other perks. However, there are some caveats. If you also want to skip the typical airport security lines, here are the bank fees and eligible ticket costs.
Excerpt | “To end her young life”: What really happened between AKA and Anele?: When Love Kills is the tragic story of Kieran Forbes, the award-winning hip-hop star known as AKA. Kieran Forbes's very public life came to light when she began her obsessive relationship with 21-year-old Anele Tembe. When she “fell” to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepper Club Hotel in April 2021, after a long night of heated arguments, the couple were thrown into a spiral of toxic obsession, suspected drug abuse and violence. Then, in February 2023, AKA was shot dead outside a popular restaurant in Durban. Many believed this was a hit to avenge Anele's death. This horrifying story is epic and devastating in its brutal impact.
In this excerpt, Melinda Ferguson asks what happened on the fateful night that Anele died.
