A legally married South African couple were told by their son’s school that their relationship was problematic. Samantha and Kally Mabe’s son attends Secunda Highveld Christian School and when he told a teacher he had two mothers, the couple was summoned to a meeting with the principal and a pastor last month. They were also accused…
If you let your long locs flow loosely on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa, you might become the target of a hair robbery. Cut-and-run hair thefts have emerged in the city because of a demand for locs on the black market where locs can sell from $200 to $2,000 rand depending on length. The…
In South Africa, a supermarket looking to hire new employees targeted black recruits, drawing white backlash. The incident inspired filmmaker Roger Young to create t-shirts reading “I benefited from apartheid.” His goal was for white critics to “understand” how the legacy of apartheid persists, he said. But the t-shirts have only added fuel to the…
Upstart South African rap group, Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for “The Answer”), has a lot of nerve. Not only is the duo engaged in a war of words with Lady Gaga, but their latest video, “Fatty Boom Boom” has caused quite a stir due it’s depictions of the male-female duo in black paint. As a black…
We’ve talked about consumerism and the rise of materialism in our culture before, but our brothers and sisters in South Africa are taking stunting to a whole new level. A new subculture called “Ukukhothana,” which is loosely translated as “lick,” is the latest trend to come out of Johannesburg and its surrounding areas. Apparently, young…
Our FLOTUS Michelle Obama has the most intelligent, thoughtful approach to Fashion. She regularly wears designers that are tied to the countries she visits. An example is her choice of Indian-American designer, Naeem Khan at the India State Dinner. During her legendary trip to South Africa along with daughters Malia and Sasha, she wore another outfit…
