Local dancer, creative director and choreographer, Rudi Smit, shines on an international stage working for some of the world’s biggest brands, while keeping it real here at home getting down with Capitec. SAMA winner, Rudi Smit, has been moving and shaking the business model of music video and commercial dance choreography – for years. From …
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Zain Rehman shares his passion for beekeeping and his dreams to grow his bee colony with help from his banking partner Capitec client, Zain Rehman, was born in Pietermaritzburg and raised in the coastal KZN town of Port Shepstone. Initially, he planned a career in law, but, alongside working in his father’s furniture manufacturing business, …
THE ARTISTRY OF SCULPTING WITH MARCO OLIVIER If captivating sculptures is what tickles your fancy, Marco Olivier’s grand designs would be well up your alley. From someone who began his career in Aircraft Engineering, then moved into extravagant furniture design, to eventually venturing into professional golfing, it is no surprise that what he would explore …
MTHANDAZO GATYA ON HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, JOHN LEGEND AND RISE TO STARDOM How Mthandazo Gatya went from a life which began in a two room shack to a duet with superstar John Legend’. It’s a tale of accomplishment won through hard work and faith. One which he hopes will give others self-belief. Double platinum selling ‘Senzeni’ …
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PIANO VIRTUOSO KEENAN MEYER CREDITS HIS FAMILY FOR HIS GIFT & WHAT HE’S DOING WITH IT There’s a new, unofficial soundtrack charting music’s role in one family’s story, as well as our country’s wider history. It’s Keenan Meyer’s debut album ‘Alchemy of Love’. From taking up piano at the age of eleven, his transformation to …
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JANET ORMOND TRANSFORMS POLLUTION INTO POPULAR ART With floating islands of plastic in the Pacific and microplastics entering the seafood chain, a South African artist has turned herself into an environmental artivist to address the problem. Transforming waste into small pieces of creative joy is getting her message across. Janet Ormond is an Environmental Activist …
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J’SOMETHING ON RERECORDING, REFLECTING AND MI CASA During lockdown, J’Something rediscovered songs that shaped his music. Realising what a hidden treasure they were, he and some friends rerecorded ten of them and he’s now taking those songs on tour. J’Something (Joao da Fonseca) is known for his role as the vocalist, songwriter and guitarist for …
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HOUT BAY MAISON NOIR: A NATURE RETREAT THAT PRAISES AFRICAN DESIGN Immerse yourself in the serene Maison Noir, a nature retreat that praises African design. This week, we travelled to a hidden retreat spot just a half an hour away from Cape Town – Hout Bay Maison Noir. Owner, Jim Brett, initially wanted to have …
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GET BEHIND THE LENS WITH STILLS BY TOM Reinvention is central to an artist’s work and Thomas Mokgosi has seen his share – moving from rural Limpopo to study in Tshwane, studying I.T. only to choose photography. But his readiness to change has paid off. Thomas Mokgosi has always had a passion for graphics from …
DIZU PLAATJIES CALLS US TO DIG OUR AFRICAN MUSIC CULTURE Curiosity is infectious, especially the kind that African musical great Dizu Plaatjies has for the sounds of our continent. It’s taken him and his band, Amampondo to stages as big as Wembley Stadium but most important is how he’s passing it on to his students. …
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