You know I often avoid the Search/Explore function on Instagram because it has a way of making me feel like my life is boring, dull. Heheh I'm sure people with self esteem find it inspiring.. but anyway, I managed to gather enough strength to explore and I came across Samke Mhlongo's page. At first I […]

In Vuyi's first article about our #IAmBoth campaign, we asked you, our readers, a couple of questions on how you embody being both and below are the responses we received from Lerato Musi. Lerato is 27 years old, she works in advertising and loves to read books in her spare time. How do you embody […]

#CHICATravel I spent four days in Mpumalanga marveling at God's creation and the splendor that is our country. SA Tourism took us up to Mpumalanga to launch Tourism month for September and when the invite came through, I was sold at wildlife and scenic beauty so my trip included going to Nkangala district and Ehlanzeni […]

Guest Feature I am not great with make-up application. Don’t get me wrong, I love looking good. It just requires too much time and effort and there is a huge part of me that is a “get up and go” girl. However, here I am on this particular Friday night, standing in front of the […]

One of my favorite features on Power FM must be the #987Woman feature they do every year around Women's Day. It reminds me of that time Metro FM used to have celebrities hosting radio shows while we waited for them to announce the new line up, in April. Mmmh... come to think of that, do […]

Guest Feature I was recently watching Khanyi Dlomo and Johanna Mukoki’s interview on Real Talk with Anele titled “Heels in the boardroom” in which Anele posed the following question to Khanyi: “You moved overseas twice, once to work for SA tourism in Paris and then to do your MBA at Harvard and you have kids […]

Hey Beautiful Women, I have a bit of an issue that I was hoping maybe you'd help me tackle. I'm a 22 year old tertiary student and in my 22 years of life, I've never had a boyfriend. To be more precise, I've never had a guy approach me or ask me out or anything […]

Life is tricky. Perhaps a more nuanced version of that is that adult life is tricky. As I have come into adulthood, I have learnt that there is a lot to think about. There are feelings to protect, one’s self to interrogate and relationships to preserve. The part about preserving relationships is a real art. […]

“Black women need to start the hashtag #ICanBeBoth where we post ourselves with degrees, at graduation, sitting in your office, being successful etc. alongside pics of us partying, twerking, dancing, having fun as normal human beings do. Because this idea that you are either a hoe or a sophisticated woman is toxic as hell… I […]

House vocalist Thiwe Mbola just announced that she will be hosting a a workshop to bring together up and coming female artists together with a panel of women who work within the business of music in SA. The workshop, which will be held on Wednesday 9 August 2017 aims to educate and empower female artists […]