Author: Prudence Makoge
Photo Credit: Toyin Abraham/Instagram So, can we talk about how Toyin Abraham just casually showed up looking like royalty in all white? Because wow. She’s wearing this gorgeous agbada-inspired outfit — a midi dress layered with a long, draped cloak — and it’s giving traditional meets glam. The whole look is clean, flowy, and super confident. But wait, the best part is how the bottom half is covered in the prettiest floral appliqués in pink, purple, green, yellow and orange. It’s like your dream bouquet got turned into a fashion moment. Toyin added a white headwrap (iconic), some sparkly silver…
Team SA Olympian Zakithi Nene clocked the fastest time in the 400m in the world this year when he won the one-lap event at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on Saturday. His time of 43.76 lifted him to 16th on the all-time list, and only the second South African other than Wayde van Niekerk to break 44 seconds for the distance. Elsewhere, Shaun Maswanganyi, part of Team SA’s 4x100m silver medallists at Paris 2024, clocked his fastest time of the season when finishing second in the 200m in 20.47. Bayanda Walaza also placed second in his race, the men’s…
Photo Credit: Hasset Dereje/Instagram Can we get a loud cheer for Ethiopia’s Hasset Dereje? She just carried Africa into the Top 4 at the 72nd Miss World in India, representing the continent with style and power as Miss Continental Africa. She rose from a solid lineup of African semi-finalists, including Nigeria’s Joy Mojisola Raimi, who bowed out as a Top 20 finalist after showing up strong throughout the competition. Only two from Africa made it past the semi-final cut—Hasset and Namibia’s Selma Kamanya—and only Hasset carried the continent into the final round. Also making it to the final four are…
Munster began the game in the ascendancy and within 10 minutes they were seven points to the good as Kilgallen weaved his way past three defenders to make it into the Sharks 22 and the ball found its way to Crowley, who sent a cross-field kick bouncing into the corner.Makazole Mapimpi looked to be the favourite to get it but it evaded him and fell perfectly for Nash, who applied the finish.Crowley added the extras but was guilty of a bad miss off the tee after the Sharks had been penalised at the breakdown, pulling his effort wide.Jordan Hendrikse missed…
Patience Mokone was hoping that 2025 would bring her some recognition on the rugby fields of South Africa, but she did not quite expect that her pace and try-scoring abilities would bag her green and gold colours in both sevens and fifteens in the space of two months. But after representing the Springbok Women’s Sevens in tournaments in Krakow in April and Los Angeles in May, the 22-year-old Bulls Daisies wing is now setting her sights on a Test debut in Madagascar next weekend, when the Springbok Women face Uganda in the first of three Rugby Africa Women’s Cup matches…
Photo Credit: Joy Raimi/Instagram Joy Mojisola Raimi just wrapped her time at the 72nd Miss World pageant in India and she made it into the Top 20! The Nigerian beauty queen represented not just Nigeria but the entire continent, joining four other African contestants in the semi finals: Cameroon’s Princesse Issie, Ethiopia’s Hasset Dereje, Namibia’s Selma Kamanya and Tunisia’s Lamis Redissi. Joy’s journey in the pageant was full of big moments. She competed in several categories, brought bold Nigerian fashion to the stage, and kept showing up with grace and confidence. Even though her run stops at the semi-final stage,…
The Vodacom Bulls booked their place in the United Rugby Championship semi-finals after an 11-try win over Edinburgh at Loftus Versfeld. Flyhalf Keagan Johannes starred with boot and ball, scoring 17 points – including a superb solo try – in the Bulls’ 42-33 win over Edinburgh. The hosts were dealt an early blow when wing Sebastian de Klerk was sent to the sin bin for a dangerous tackle shortly after kickoff. Edinburgh made the most of the extra man, with fullback Wes Goosen crossing to open the scoring. Despite being down to 14, the Bulls responded with a penalty from…
Photo Credit: Issie Princesse/Instagram Congratulations are in order for Issie Princesse, the beauty queen representing Cameroon and Africa at the ongoing 72nd Miss World competition in Telangana, India. She has just been named the winner of the Multimedia Award in the Miss World Multimedia Challenge. For the final round of the challenge, five finalists—each representing a different continent—were tasked with creating a special video that captured their personal journeys. From the moment they were crowned in their home countries to their time at Miss World in India, the videos were meant to reflect the spirit of their individual experiences. Creativity…
Over 220 women gathered in Abuja on May 24th, 2025, for the second edition of The Bridge, hosted by Aisha Abdullahi Adamu, a visionary leader. The theme for this year was “Celebrating Our Passage on the Bridge.” The event was conceived as a reflection on the previous year’s conference, which successfully facilitated the exchange of information but aimed to create deeper connections among attendees. This year’s edition was designed as a society brunch, a gathering for extraordinary women who are crossing life’s many bridges, undergoing career shifts, identity shifts, motherhood, grief, healing, and growth. In her opening remarks, Aisha spoke…
Today’s Kaizer Chiefs news wrap looks at the future of Mduduzi Shabalala and more rumours involving Asanele Velebayi. Shabalala reaches a crossroads for Kaizer Chiefs Mduduzi Shabalala was only a substitute in Chiefs’ recent Nedbank Cup win over Orlando Pirates. Only a bold man would predict that Mduduzi Shabalala will leave Chiefs in the winter. However, his long-term prospects don’t look great. How much does the player want to become a legend at the club? 21-year-old Shabalala was in a recent preliminary Bafana Bafana squad but hasn’t made the final 23 selected by Hugo Broos. Is Mdu finished? Click for…