The Seedpod and the Skin
In a small room of white walls and warm wood at Singita Kruger National Park, a set of portraits hangs in quiet succession. The men in them appear faceless. Sculptural masks sit where their features should be, and the bodies beneath are still, set against open sky and water. In one, a figure in velvet […]
The Machine Can See You. It Still Can’t Pay You.
Somewhere in a court-approved spreadsheet, nearly half a million books have become line items. Whatever a book once was in the making of it, the years of revision and abandonment and recovery before it ever reached a reader, it now exists in that file as an eligible work with a claim status, a payout estimate, […]
Joanna Masiyiwa Has Only Photographs. Amayi Is the Rest.
Fashion became how she moved through spaces where she was already visibly different, though
Out of Zimbabwe, a Streetwear Brand With Deeper Intentions
Lesley Manokore makes streetwear. Hoodies, jerseys, graphic-driven capsule drops,
Three African Knowledge Systems on the Loewe Craft Prize 2026 Shortlist
The 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize shortlist runs thirty finalists from nineteen countries. Three of them work with African craft traditions as method
The Best Places to Propose in Africa: From Cape Town to Marrakech
Proposals in Africa hit different. Maybe it’s the scale (mountains that dwarf your nerves, waterfalls louder
The Tunnel Is Louder Than the Stadium
How African teams sing their way into battle at AFCON 2025
The Zimbabwean Fashion Scene: A Quiet Renaissance
Zimbabwe’s fashion industry is undergoing a nuanced but profound evolution. While the country may not yet be considered a global fashion capital, its creative community is asserting itself with authenticity, innovation, and resilience. Rooted in a rich cultural legacy and shaped by decades of economic and political flux, Zimbabwean fashion is moving from survival to […]