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Hello Weekend, 20 April 2024.
The latest edition of News24's weekly digital weekend magazine is stuffed full of interviews, reviews, excerpts, and in-depth stories. Enjoy the read.
Inspired by the 'power of prayer': Imprint designer Mzukisi Mbane on SA Fashion Week debut
By: Phumi Ramalepe
South African luxury fashion brand Imprint made its debut at SA Fashion Week on Thursday night, showcasing a vibrant Spring/Summer collection inspired by the power of prayer and the designer's Xhosa heritage.
Owned by designer Mzukisi Mbane, the collection drew inspiration from the transformative power of prayer in the designer's life.
He spoke to News24 about his debut and the future of his budding brand.
From kickboxing champ to Zendaya's Dune double: Meet SA's Hollywood stunt queen
By: Joel Ontong
Alex Jay is a South African stuntwoman who has worked on international productions like Escape Room 2, Resident Evil and The Woman King.
The Capetonian met her longtime hero, actor Zendaya when she got to work on the blockbuster hit Dune: Part Two.
Jay spoke to News24 about her career and flirtations with fame.
FEATURE | Capensis: In search of the 'purity of light'
By: Daléne Fourie
Capensis started life as a collaboration between America's Jackson Family Wines and Anthony Beck in 2013, and has found a home on the farm Fijnbosch in the Ban(g)hoek of Stellenbosch.
Today, Capensis is wholly owned by JFW and run by South African-born winemaker Graham Weerts, who has spent the past 20 years making wine in America.
Weerts was awarded Best Chardonnay winemaker in this year's International Drinks Business Master Winemaker Awards (not that he'd ever tell you that) for the Silene Chardonnay 2020 (3rd year running).
REVIEW | Under the Tamarind Tree: Partition, mass migration and a haunting secret
By: Karabo K Kgoleng
In 1947, the British Empire's response to the demand for independence from the people of the Indian subcontinent – one of its most lucrative colonies – was a violent and purposeful tantrum.
In its supposed duty to civilise and modernise its subjects, the Crown imposed one final condition for their freedom: the separation of people who had lived together for centuries before colonisation (to varying extents of war and peace along the lines of religion). The effects of the Partition of the territory into the states of India and Pakistan continue to reverberate to this day.
Nigar Alam was born in Pakistan, and her novel, Under the Tamarind Tree, is an ode to the inheritance of this legacy. It is a complex heritage, and she weaves it into a tale of intergenerational secrets, class divisions and the love of botany.
REVIEW | Value-driven Suzuki XL6 MPV could be this generation's Toyota Venture
By: Pritesh Ruthun
Suzuki launched the new XL6 in August 2023.
Despite not being a big volume-seller, the XL6 offers excellent value for money as a people mover packed with standard features.
Its versatility reminds News24 Motoring contributor Pritesh Ruthun of yesteryear's once very popular Toyota Venture.
Charlotte Bauer | Diary of a semigrant: WhatsApp warnings and the quirky perils of paradise living
By: Charlotte Bauer
One of the best ways to get to know your new neighbours without having to bake a cake is to join the community WhatsApp group.
Having followed the daily chat for a few months now, I can report that apart from business-as-usual - garage sales, dolphin sightings, lost beach towels/wedding rings/flip-flops - my neighbourhood is seething with dangers.
These turn out to be the kind of life-and-death perils I hadn't considered when leaving gun-ho Johannesburg under the impression that moving to a picture postcard fishing village behind the lentil curtain would be safer.
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'It's quite a mouthful': Nicolway Shopping Centre renamed Winifred Mandela Precinct: Nicolway Shopping Centre in Bryanston, north of Johannesburg, has officially been renamed the Winifred Mandela Precinct, in honour of the late struggle stalwart.
The unveiling of the new name took place during a ceremony held on Friday morning at the shopping centre.
It was attended by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, the Mandela family, the EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, some members of ActionSA, and the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Employees Pension Fund (MEPF). The renaming came after the property was acquired by Akani Properties in 2021, for R1 billion, on behalf of the MEPF.
How much it costs to use the fast-track security lanes in SA airports - with or without a bank card: ACSA and Discovery Bank launched "Priority Fast Track" lanes at two South African airports in 2021. These let some people skip the general security and passport control lines. They’re reserved for Discovery Bank account holders and other passengers ACSA deems a "priority". You can gain access to the security lanes and a few other benefits from R110 per month - with a few catches. Here’s how much it'll cost you in bank fees or eligible airline tickets if you also want to skip the general airport security line.
EXCERPT | 'To end her young life': What really happened between AKA and Anele?: When Love Kills is the tragic story of Kieran Forbes, the award-winning hip-hop star known as AKA, whose highly public life unravelled when he embarked on an obsessive relationship with 21-year-old Anele Tembe. When she "fell" to her death from the 10th storey of the Pepperclub Hotel in April 2021, after a long night of heated arguing, details would emerge that showed the couple had been caught up in a whirlwind of toxic obsession, alleged substance abuse and violence. Then, in February 2023, AKA was gunned down outside a popular restaurant in Durban. Many believed it was a hit to avenge Anele's death. This torrid tale is epic and devastating in its brutal repercussions.
In this excerpt, Melinda Ferguson asks what could have happened on the fateful night Anele died?
