Lifestyle
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The Sitota Collection x Pearl Thusi have launched the Black Rose Diffuser
On the heels of the success of the Black Rose products, The Sitota Collection x Pearl Thusi have launched the Black Rose Diffuser. It is a beautiful composition of rose, berries, currants, mild spices, and greens that effortlessly scent your surroundings. The additional partnership between the two groundbreaking women (Gayle also manages Thusi) was forged last year when they released the Black Rose Candle and Soap Gift Set. The products were so well received that the duo decided to add this luxury diffuser to their bespoke items. The luxurious home fragrance company, The Sitota Collection founded by Gayle has been creating luxury products since 2017. Recently launching in South Africa the products can also now be found at Preview.
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In Dependence: A gentle escapism and more
A lyrical and moving story of unfulfilled love fraught with the weight of history, race and geography. This is how Sarah Ladip Manyika’s In Dependence presents itself. It is intertwined with questions of belonging, ageing, faith, and family secrets. This love story spans 40 years, three continents and two cultures. Layered in 36 chapters, it follows the lives of Tayo Ajayi and Vanessa Richardson who struggle to find themselves and each other. Ajayi sails to England from Nigeria to take up a scholarship at Oxford University. There he discovers a whole generation high on visions of a new and better world. He meets Richardson, the beautiful daughter of a former…
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Mayibuye: 25 Years of Democracy in South Africa
“I started thinking about my work when I started thinking more seriously about the 25th anniversary of our democracy in 2019,” said Lawrence Mduduzi Ndlovu speaking about his new book, Mayibuye, 25 Years of Democracy In South Africa. The book styles itself as a collection of poetry that is a useful addition to the body of literature that is helping our nation critically reflect on its past, whilst pondering the future. According to him, some of the poetry in the book was written around 2012 when the Marikana massacre took place. Compiled of 44 poems, Mayibuye explores different reflections of what South Africans were feeling in 1994. The first section…
