FOR THE ONES WHO CAME BEFORE US
In honor of the ones who came before us, I embark on a new journey through this series of images, wrestling with what inheritance looks like in the 21st […]
NOT FROM HERE
“NOT FROM HERE is an ode to the unique South African Karoo landscape.
The film follows two visitants, conjured by their circle, as they […]
COLORFUL FRIENDSHIPS
Connections, colour and camera! What a powerful combination to set a platform to express friendship.
Friendship refreshes the soul and is one of the treasures […]
MOTHER LAND
The root of exploration is our need for connection.
How do we relate to ourselves? And how do we place ourselves in relation to the world?
An exploration […]
TAKE A TEE FOR THE CAUSE
LOUTRE SS22 in support of commonPROPAGANDA; reaching far beyond the material.
The Earth Issue and Loutre united on this […]
WE ARE HERE 4 NOW
Forth-moving, always pushing; our progression is imminent.
Luke Ncube encapsulates the moments in between; reminding us of the beauty in the now, in the here;
before we leap into our next steps. […]
A SENSE OF HOME
The energy surrounding the twins is sunny and warm; you can physically feel the fire between them as they hype one another up, while still grounding each other – together they seem to carry a […]
DUNE FACES
The iconic Atlantis Dunes are the picturesque backdrop for this story; one which highlights some of our favourite faces this season. This ever-changing landscape shifts in motions with the Cape […]
CAPE TOWN ART FAIR 2022
The convenience of having art brought to our screens comes with conditions; the biggest being the inconsistency in the visual depiction that appears on different devices. The Cape Town Art Fair delivered something […]
NYAMBO MASAMARA @ DEEPEST DARKEST
Nyambo MasaMara presents Beyond Borders, his debut exhibition, at Deepest Darkest.
The exhibition is comprised of a photograph series (with […]
BEYOND THE SURFACE
African Design Dealers: Merchants on Long
The Cape Town store that was born out of a desire to feed the world the incredible design coming out of Africa. Merchants […]
KO LAPENG “HOUSE OF LEATHER” AW22
KO LAPENG is a story about home.
Home as a structure. Home as a comfort. Home as in the four walls that write the preface to our stories.
A concrete memory; home will always be […]
I FOUND MYSELF IN HUES OF CINDER
It’s not always easy articulating why you are drawn towards a certain subject matter or visual theme, but creating this short piece – I Found Myself In Hues of […]
UNLOCKING FREEDOMS
Africa Is Now Magazine is proud to present our recent collaboration with Afropunk and Facebook Africa in the showcase, Unlocking Freedoms. We […]
THE SACRED MOUNTAIN OF THE SAMBURU
MOUNT OLOLEKWE
Since Covid has kept most of us homebound for the last year or so, I reflected on some of my favourite […]
LIFE FORCE
Hues of red – crimsons and maroons – are embedded in our lives. As Nature’s favoured colour, for blood and earth, its richness holds the key to our most human and intimate moments. It […]
WINDS OF CHANGE
In a country where we have enough wind and sun to generate electricity, why are we still using coal? Faced with a global crisis of plastic filling up oceans […]
SUPER-TERRESTRIAL
Super-Terrestrial – more than “extra”, as this is a dose stronger than the average other-worldly encounter; with the sinamay hats tying both the future and past together in an elevated twist of modernity that […]
KING NOTHING
Following Variety’s announcement of the ambitious feature film written and directed by Sibs Shongwe-La Mer, Byron Eksteen joined him in his garden to speak about life, cinema and everything in between. […]
KASI VOGUE
FLOWER CHILD
Flower child is a narrative based on a flower that can grow beneath the concrete and still manage to blossom through the surface. The individuals […]
211220
In this humorously peculiar sci-fi interpretation of the year of 2020, director Caroline Viitanen explores the parallels between the year’s astrological events, the concept of […]
NOWNESS
No Direct Flight: The Dream That Refused Me. An Afrofuturist cipher reframing black cultures through poetry, movement and dance.
DAILY PAPER
On a well-ventilated patio, surrounded by lush vegetation and totem animals, we got to sit down with Hussein Suleiman, one of the three founders of the Amsterdam based, pan-African, world-wide brand […]
THE TRANSFORMERS
Style meets structure.
Graphic shapes create synergy with bold linear prints and colours of this Collection.
The Super African Acrobats joined forces eight years ago after leaving Tanzania, and moving to South Africa in search of a […]
AFRICA IS NOW MAGAZINE
AFTERNOON ESPRESSO SHOW – SABC 3
African skin and darker skin tones need unique care and attention. That is why […]
AMAH AYIVI
Amah AYIVI, the man who turns rubbish into treasure
Interview by Manon Munerez
Born in Togo, then […]
EXPRESSIONS OF PINK
Moving us to an alternative world, where gender plays no specific role, this fashion story is a collaboration between Blünke Trotse Tert and Shana Morland’s celebration of pink. […]
THROWAWAY TWENTY
Throwaway Twenty is about making the best mistakes. It’s about being mischievous, gutsy + unapologetic on a road to rediscovery. It’s about taking the underdogs along on the journey + coming home reborn showing the […]
THEBE MAGUGU
Sartorial Nostalgia | Thebe Magugu
“nostalgia
/nɒˈstaldʒə/
Noun
A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.”
Determining a newness in the realm of fashion is […]
DISKOTEKAH
DISKOTEKAH has always viewed music as a conduit for accessing a higher power! Especially electronic music, anything with a BPM structure. It allows us to tap into a mantra state with […]
ASHA : ELEVEN
She’s in contemplation, tuning into her inner being. She knows she is the creator of her inner garden, her reality. She follows the path of least resistance, 3-6-9 makes all the sense to […]
FROM LOCKDOWN WITH LOVE
Alone-time with style superstar @tamaramoeng, styled and interviewed by @kylebxshxff, and photographed by @tarrynfrancis.
AIN: […]
KASI VOGUE
Prince Katlego Meko and Itumeleng Warren Meko best known as the Meko Brothers explain their journey being in the creative industry from difficult times but […]
MOSADI MO SEKAKENG “DESERT WOMEN”
Olayinka Noel’s childhood dream to accessorise garments with bold jewellery matured into a fast developing business. She explains how her life changed since designing jewellery started to play a […]
SANELE JUNIOR XABA
Self Expression through Play.
There’s no denying that unreachable beauty standards are still present. Modern forms of self expression, however, have become a huge force in subverting this.
Makeup artist Tina Fishbach, paired with photographer Jonas Muller […]
SLOW LIVING
Featuring Ghanaian model Napari, shot by a South African team, at the peaceful expanse of Langebaan, this magical shoot celebrates slow fashion and the potential it has to correct our course as clothing over-producers. […]
THE DISTRICT
This story was shot by South African/German Photographer Daniela Müller-Brunke with local models, on the grounds of what was previously known as District Six.
Whenever Daniela shoots in her native South Africa, she always tries […]
ORANGE CULTURE
For Adebayo Okelawal, passion and resilience lead to growth which in turn lead to more knowledge and confidence in his work. Fashion stylist Anna Rykova chats to Adebayo about his growth, the hardest parts of […]
AFROPUNK 2019
Seeing young black people come together to occupy space unapologetically is exactly what keeps me going to Afropunk.
INVESTEC CAPE TOWN ART FAIR
The Investec Cape Town Art Fair is a platform that showcases the great diversity of contemporary art from Africa to the world. In its 8th edition, the fair takes place from the 14th to the […]
HINDSIGHTS & FORESIGHTS
Acclaimed artists Johan Conradie and Karl Gustav Sevenster form the artist duo AD-Reflex. Their current work, Hindsights and Foresights is a navigation of moments of unexpected beauty in the mundane.
ABOVE THE SOUQ: KHARTOUM’S UNDERGROUND ART SCENE
Amongst the various merchants and tea ladies of al Souq al Arabi, one of the city’s oldest and most disreputable open-air markets, Khartoum’s contemporary art scene brews. Hidden above market stalls bursting with produce, toys, […]
BEACH CULT
What inspires you?
Everything! I live in a constant state of conceptual redesign. Particularly when I travel – a whole new collection could be inspired by the color of a fruit, a piece of modern […]
TSOKU MAELA
Tsoku Maela is a visual artist hailing from the Lebowakgomo municipality in Limpopo. “An archivist of a future African past in the present time”, Tsoku’s work is an amalgamation of our past, present and future […]
LESOTHO RODEO
Chu Suwannapha’s unisex Spring/ Summer ’20 collection is inspired by Sotho culture and the Sotho mountain people, a swirl of cultures and a blurring of borders.
Think Wild Wild West; Africa edition. There […]
AYOBOLA KEKERE-EKUN
While observing Ayobola Kekere-Ekun’s work, what stands out the most is the vivid narratives portrayed and the intermixing of lines and fabrics to create these portraits. Oh her fascination with lines, Ayobola states that “a […]
RICHARD AVERAGE
Richard Average is a Cape Town-based illustrator. His skillful and unrestricted use of color in his creations is not only a reflection of his personality but also serves as an ode to the creative nature […]
STELLENBOSCH TRIENNALE
The Stellenbosch Triennale, brainchild of the Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust, takes place from 11 February to 30 April 2020 in a location renowned for its halls of academia and historical vineyards. The upcoming international showcase, […]
STILL LIFE
Bringing the creative process to life is often a challenging task for local designers. There is a need to keep their product competitive in a world of giant retailers, fast fashion and mass production. We […]
BETWEEN LANDS
Upon returning to his hometown after several years, Ivorian filmmaker and photographer Christian Goue felt an uncertain sense of belonging which would be familiar to most African expatriates returning ‘home’. Being an expatriate can be […]
MAGOLIDE COLLECTIVE
Adilson De Oliveira and Mzoxolo X Mayongo (X- formerly Christopher), the pioneering duo from the Magolide Collective, are working with digital technology like virtual reality and augmented reality in ways that will your blow […]
GINGER MARY
This collab between AFRICA IS NOW and Ginger Mary is a celebration of spring and the feminine form.
Ginger Mary’s fashion fingerprint is all about boldness and softly accentuating the female form. The latest […]
HOUSE OF VANS 2019
“Off the Wall”, the distinguishable Vans slogan originated in the mid ’70s when skaters were landing new tricks in empty pools by literally skating off the wall. The meaning, however, has evolved in tandem […]
STATE OF FLOW
Cape Town-based fashion designer Onesimo Bam has full faith in the collaborative creative process. He also believes in allowing things to unfold organically. The OneIAm collective is testament to his sartorial philosophy and the […]
DJ LAG
With a Lion King soundtrack production credit in the safe, an EP released earlier this year in collaboration with Okzharp and a fiery new album out on all streaming […]
DANIELA YOHANNES
Since the beginning of time, mankind has searched for answers to the plethora of existential questions. In the quest for answers we have looked inwards to the subconscious and outwards to the cosmos – Daniela […]
RICH MNISI
At 27 years old, Rich Mnisi, has worked his way into the African and global fashion landscape at a furious pace with no sign of slowing down.
A charismatic, young and dynamic designer with […]
AFRICAN GINGER
Johannesburg-based illustrator and multimedia artist Seth Pimentel aka African Ginger on what music means to him, the principles of balance in design and Africa as a creative force.
Where does your love for art […]
BROWNCOFFEEMOKA
BROWNCOFFEEMOKA is a designer, illustrator and visual artist, whose creations are black, defiant, and socially and environmentally conscious. She is also strongly connected to environmental concerns, and creates her art sustainably by drawing on recycled […]
MAGNO DANIEL
Ícaro Fortes introduces AFRICA IS NOW to a freelance photographer whose arresting black-and-white images have a quiet, meditative quality that adeptly draws in the viewer. The 24-year-old […]
MOHAU MODISAKENG
Born in Soweto in 1986, Mohau Modisakeng’s work’s ‘responds to the history of the black body within the (South) African context’ – the violence of the apartheid era and the early 1990s. While his work […]
IMPRINT SS20
South African label Imprint’s latest spring/summer offering is like a collection of memories. Called Imvelaphi – The Home Coming, it’s a celebration of the brand going right back to the beginning. And it’s the perfect […]
BENJI REID
A self-proclaimed choreo-photolist currently residing in Manchester, Benji Reid fuses photography with theatricality and choreography. He has an uncanny ability to capture motion and emotion in a single image or series of images. What […]
SELFI & MARGOT MOLYNEUX
The Cape Town-based fashion labels take a fresh and fluid approach with their latest collections.
Selfi designer Celeste Arendse looks to a genderless future with her utilitarian Spring 2019 […]
MOSAKO CHALASHIKA
The Botswanan photographer who specialises in skate imagery, says it’s helped him to sharpen his skills and to highlight the skate scene in Gaborone.
SA MENSWEAR SS20
The fashion crowd defied the grey, rainy Saturday and showed up at the KPMG building in Cape Town’s city centre for the Spring/Summer collections 2020 of South African Menswear Week.
CROSS THE RIVER IN A CROWD
We came across Dan Halter’s work on a cold First Thursday and were immediately captured by his vivid and striking images. Dan possesses the unique ability to take materials ubiquitous to South Africa and […]