Author: Prudence Makoge
Njabulo Blom‘s return to Kaizer Chiefs this season has not gone according to plan. The 25-year-old midfielder is on a season-long loan from Major League Soccer (MLS) side St Louis City. He rejoined Amakhosi before the start of the season, having made a big move to the MLS in 2023. He had a good start to his career in the States, but a change of coaching meant the Bafana Bafana star fell down the pecking order. Speaking after winning 1-0 against Magesi, Nabi admitted that the Kaizer Chiefs midfielder had not been performing well as expected. “I don’t want to…
Established in 1846, Vlisco is a fabric manufacturing giant that became synonymous with the rise of African wax prints, including their growing popularity worldwide. Their fabrics blend African originality with Dutch design to transcend cultures and are made with treasured methods and techniques rooted in Indonesian batik. Vlisco’s history is well documented on their website and I recently went there researching to discover more about Vlisco’s origin and history, during which I found some content by Maarten Van Riel, MA that details important moments in the company’s history. Questions I was seeking to answer included, “Where did the term ‘African…
The EP Queens scored a late try to secure their first win of the season in the Women’s Premier Division on Saturday, while the top three sides on the log each recorded a full house of log points in their respective round five victories. The Queens edged the Golden Lions Women 31-24 in Nelson Mandela Bay, while in other coastal action, DHL Western Province remained third on the log by beating the Sharks Ladies 29-19 in Durban. The two top sides on the log, the Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames, scored massive wins to edge closer to the final…
Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn has picked a player at outside centre for their opening SA Cup match against Boland who he believes has the potential to emulate a Springbok star. Raegan Oranje has played scrumhalf and wing for the Cheetahs since arriving in Bloemfontein from Griquas, but Steyn insists the 28-year-old has what it takes to excel in the No 13 jersey. “He’s big and strong. He’s fast and communicates on defence. He has never made a wrong decision in our [training] drills. “He doesn’t bother me there [at outside centre], he looks good,” Steyn added. “Maybe Raegan is the…
As the city braced itself for another stylish takeover, New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2025 delivered a spectacular showcase of innovative fashion, unexpected brand collaborations, and dazzling events. From February 6-11, industry heavyweights like Thom Browne, Tory Burch, and Carolina Herrera presented their collections across some of the city’s most iconic venues, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and City Hall.While this February’s schedule was slightly more compact with 79 official CFDA-listed shows compared to 87 last September it was no less impactful, featuring both on-calendar and off-calendar presentations that kept fashion insiders buzzing.Yet, while some names were notably absent…
Charl Barnard produced the best performance of his career and played his way into the Investec South African Open when he defeated Cameron Mukherjee of Great Britain 5&3 in an enthralling the 36-hole match play final in the South African Amateur Championship at Humewood Golf Club. It was a shaky start for the 16-year-old South African on a windy and rainy day in Gqeberha. He lost the first hole on the morning 18 to a player who had shown his credentials as a front-runner, but Barnard hit back to win the next four holes, after which he was never headed…
Pottery by Osa’s clay works might be influenced by African culture but they have a distinctly unique mass appeal that’s universal and lasting. Osa Atoe is a Nigerian-American ceramicist with a degree in Sociology who left her then career after taking community pottery classes in 2013. Her pottery practice eventually grew out of her kitchen in New Orleans, Louisiana and now occupies a full-sized studio at her current home in Sarasota, Florida. To fully understand the scope and influence of Atoe’s work, we can be moved to reflect on the complex history of African pottery and Black artists. In the…
Glenavon’s revival under Paddy McLaughlin continues as they leapfrog Ballymena United into ninth place thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win over Loughgall at Lakeview Park.The visitors started brightly and opened the scoring after 18 minutes through Atherton.The teenager, injured just moments earlier, recovered sufficiently to waltz through a static Loughgall defence to plant a low shot under the body of advancing keeper Nathan Gartside for his first league goal of the season.Glenavon doubled their lead just after the half hour when midfielder Jack Malone found himself unmarked inside the Loughgall penalty area and directed a powerful header past a helpless…
After having lost in the final the week before, Stephanie Judith Visscher of the Netherlands went one step further at the weekend, winning the women’s singles title at the Wiphold International hosted by TuksTennis at the University of Pretoria in Tshwane, South Africa, on Monday, 3 March, 2025. Switzerland’s Jenny Duerst Crowned Wiphold International Champion in Tshwane Visscher defeated Swiss top seed Jenny Duerst 5-7 6-1 7-6(5), turning the tables after Duerst had defeated her in the final at the ITF $15,000 combined World Tennis Tour event a week earlier. “I’m really happy to have won this tournament. Last week…
After weeks of anticipation and hype, singer Bahati and his wife, content creator Diana Marua, finally unveiled The Bahatis’ Big Day a lavish, star-studded affair that had everyone talking. Contrary to speculation, the grand event wasn’t a wedding yet but the official launch of their new betting company. The couple also took the opportunity to announce their wedding date, set for October 20, 2025.Did They Nail It? Kenyan Celebs and the Bahati’s White Dress CodeAfter weeks of hype, singer Bahati and wife and content creator Diana Marua finally unveiled The Bahatis’ Big Day.The grand event wasn’t a wedding yet but…