How do you outfit an African queen? For Ruth E. Carter, the costume designer for “Black Panther,” it involved a Zulu hat and a 3-D printer. In her 30 years in film, Carter has made her career putting ...

Zanele Kumalo is the curator of Design Week South Africa, a celebration of design that takes place every October across Johannesburg and Cape Town. Here, we talk to Kumalo about providing a platform ...

Ubuntu Home founder Wandile Mthiyane embarked on the journey on Thursday, 16 April 2026, and walked nearly 40km on the first ...

When I arrived in Johannesburg in late August, the city was just beginning to shift from winter to spring. The air still carried a chill, but the jacarandas were hinting at bloom. It wasn’t my first ...

As a young boy growing up in the 1960s in Mthatha, South Africa, Luyanda Mpahlwa loved to draw houses. “I would draw this house on a slate, and I would show my mother when I got home,” said Mpahlwa, ...

Ask a Local is a series where we ask insiders to share their tips for the place they call home. The label Sindiso Khumalo is synonymous with vibrant color and edgy design, but at its heart is a design ...

Do you know about African fashion? When Kenyan-born stylist and fashion blogger Koya Nyangi moved to Denver, she found that most people weren’t aware of the vibrant, creative fashion scene in Africa. ...

Designers in the Western Cape know all about problem solving, pivoting and putting craft at the centre of their work. Now a new generation is making its mark. “Cape Town is such a vibrant city that it ...

Princess Adedoyin Talabi Faniyi of the Osun Sacred Grove in Osogbo, Nigeria and landscape architect Tarna Klitzner based in Cape Town, South Africa emphasized the importance of integrating the ...