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3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya |Steve Tanchel
Amapiano supernova Zee Nxumalo fronts the cover of SMag's issue. Business up front with a party in the back! That’s the vibe-check when amapiano supernova Zee Nxumalo steps onto the set of her SMag cover shoot an hour behind schedule. She is the epitome of “sexy” dressing. From the front, her outfit’s demure silhouette is simple — until she turns around. Boom! Her breezy open-back top puts a slither of glowing skin on display.
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4 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya |Steve Tanchel
S Mag Editor-in-Chief Emmanuel Tjiya. Mind-bending masterpiece “Severance” and Mike White’s magnum opus “The White Lotus” rank high on my list of the best modern TV shows of the 21st century. Trippy, blistering, spellbinding, triumphant, and tour de force best describes the viewing experience. With each new episode, the shows have blessed the small screen with spectacular visuals, both aesthetically satisfying and stylistically unique.
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4 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya |Steve Tanchel
Zee Nxumalo graces the cover of SMag.. The April issue of SMag, out tomorrow, is themed under the tagline “Rewrite the Classics”. So who is rewriting the classics? Amapiano sensation Zee Nxumalo soars to new heights on the first of three covers of SMag.Entering the music scene in late 2023, the 22-year-old musician quickly became the name of everyone’s lips with hits AmaGear, Ngisakuthanda, Thula Mabota Funk 55.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Masego Seemela |Aart Verrips |Steve Tanchel
Actor and dancer Hungani Ndlovu. Some of Mzansi celebrities including Lerai, Lasizwe Dambuza, Hungani Ndlovu and Nirvana Nokwe share with Sowetan key issues close to their hearts and what they want to hear from President Cyril Ramaphosa's big speech tonight at the 2025 State of the Nation Address (Sona). Lerai (TV presenter) I’m all for this year’s theme: "Harnessing Parliamentary Diplomacy for Realisation of Global Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability".
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya |Steve Tanchel
Thabiso Molokomme gets candid about the acting industry. “I pray in tongues. I’m a young man who prays in tongues, I rebuke the devil,” Thabiso Molokomme bursts out laughing, explaining that, in real life, he’s nothing like his bad-boy character Paxton Kgomo. The 23-year-old has nailed the Skeem Saam script portraying the spoiled, selfish, reckless, and rebellious son of Mr Kgomo (Lebohang Elephant) and Ivy Kgomo (Molobane Mbatha).
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nombuso Kumalo |Steve Tanchel
Imprint ZA founder Mzukisi Mbane. Mzukisi Mbane is growing the Imprint ZA family with the addition of two Jack Russell terriers, which are in tow when he arrives for his SMag shoot with new-season garments from his label, loved for its vibrant and unique African prints. Zion and Levi are super friendly and athletic, keeping the 35-year-old designer in top shape. He later tells me that owning the two dogs have taught him a lot about patience and being less in control.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya |Steve Tanchel
Lordkez is the new rich voice in R&B music. With a rich music catalogue yielding songs such as Judas, Glory, Holy Matrimony, Heavens Gate, Sunday, and The Lord’s Prayer, the artistic path of Lordkez is bursting with biblical metaphors, Christian tropes, spiritual overtones, and devotional undertones. The artwork for her debut album Testament includes themes of religious iconography, with a crown of thorns, a cross necklace, and a wimple covering her head.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya |Steve Tanchel
Filah Lah Lah takes the R&B scene by storm. Heeding her parents’ wishes for her to have a legal career, Filah Lah Lah got her law degree from the University of Limpopo. But her heart always belonged to music, so, when her family urged her to practise law for at least a year (her older brother Karabo is also a lawyer), she decided to bet on herself instead. It has all paid off — she’s on a winning streak as one of the artists who have made local R&B new again.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya |Steve Tanchel
S Mag Editor-in-Chief Emmanuel Tjiya. What a year, what a year! While I have counted more wins than loses, it has felt as though Mercury has been stuck in retrograde throughout 2024. An optical illusion of a year — Heita, GNU! Hola, second Donald Trump presidency! I have spiralled out of control more times than I care to count, but we are still standing. “I’m focused on the near and never what’s in the rear,” Big Sean once rapped.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya |Steve Tanchel
Fashion designer Mzukisi Mbane with his dogs Levi and Zion. Season's greetings!Consider this a Christmas card from SMag to you. With the holiday season upon us, Imprint ZA fashion designer Mzukisi Mbane graces the first of our holiday-themed covers for the December “Celebration” issue. He’s joined by his swoon-worthy Jack Russell terriers Zion and Levi. The Celebration issue is also spreading holiday cheer with the hottest rising class of 2024.
