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Nomfundo Xaluva | The Conversation South Africa’s world famous singer and activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) would have turned 90 on March 4. Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg’s Prospect township, she had a life of remarkable global impact. She contributed to black people’s struggle for liberation and defended the integrity of African identity and artistry while living in a land absent of her ancestry. Despite being banned from her home country for her outspokenness and resistance to apartheid, Makeba went on to build an illustrious international career, performing on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. She would be celebrated – and persecuted – in the US and invited to perform at the independence celebrations of numerous African countries before eventually returning to South Africa later in life. In commemorating…
ORLANDO Bloom has splashed out on a £126 000 (R2.6 million) electric car. The 45-year-old actor – who has a daughter, Daisy Dove, 18 months, with pop star fiancée Katy Perry, and 11-year-old Flynn with ex-wife Miranda Kerr – was recently seen driving in his brand new Lucid Air sedan in Beverly Hills, in photographs obtained by the Daily Mail. The Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan rival is hailed as “the future of sustainable mobility”. The EV can reach up to 378km/h and has a range of more than 800km. The Pirates of the Caribbean star is known for his efforts to raise awareness of climate change. In 2018, Orlando was honoured with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Special Award for his environmental awareness work. The movie…
Alyssia Birjalal alyssia.birjalal@inl.co.za AFTER scamming several women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by pretending to be a diamond mogul’s son, The Tinder Swindler’s Simon Leviev – real name Shimon Hayut – is now being sued by the real Leviev diamond tycoon family. Diamantaire Lev Leviev, and his daughter Chagit Leviev, the CEO of Leviev Group US – have launched legal action against Simon for impersonating them and enriching himself in their name as per the hit Netflix documentary watched by over 45 million viewers worldwide. Chagit Leviev, the heiress to the family’s fortune, said the multi-million dollar lawsuit is to get Simon to “face justice and get the sentence he deserves”. She wrote: “Hayut is a fraud who stole our family’s identity and has tried to exploit our…
Debashine Thangevelo debashine.thangevelo@inl.co.za BRADY and Tracy Fortuin are referred to as the “pastor kids” in the no-holds-barred docu-series, Sex in Afrikaans. But don’t be deceived by their conservative upbringing. This couple, who are among several participants in the research group that’s featured on the show, are unapologetic about their ravenous sexual appetite. The show title might be confusing, depending on how you interpret it but rest assured that the show isn’t. Hosted by Bradley R Daniels, a clinical psychologist with a Master’s degree from New York University, the show is produced and narrated by Rian Van Heerden. Sex in Afrikaans debunks the misconception that the Afrikaans community are prudes when it comes to sex. This is based on solid feedback from the group – as well as the expert knowledge…
Italian luxury label Gucci made a triumphant return to Milan Fashion Week recently, with a star-studded catwalk show that featured a new collaboration with sports brand Adidas. Pregnant music star Rihanna and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, “House of Gucci” actor Jared Leto and tennis champion Serena Williams were among the famous names at the catwalk show, Gucci's first at Milan Fashion Week in two years. Like other fashion houses, the label turned to digital showcases after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. In November, it held an off-calendar catwalk show in Los Angeles. Walking a catwalk lined with mirrors, models wore an array of trousers suits: loose, fitted, patterned, studded or with pointy shoulders. Some blazers were one-shouldered. There were nods to 1980s disco looks with sparkling suits or…
Gerry Cupido geraldine.cupido@inl.co.za When Selena Gomez took a tumble on the silver carpet at this year’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards it was yet another reminder that even the most stylish celebrities sometimes have to suffer for the sake of fashion just like everyone else. Hollywood starlets seem to effortlessly glide on their sky-high stilettos, while we mere mortals just about make it from one side of the room to the other without twisting an ankle, but it seems they too have their struggles. All dressed up in an exquisite black velvet Oscar De La Renta gown and covered in Bulgari gems, it was the Only Murders in the Building star’s Louboutins that left her red-faced on arrival at the awards ceremony. After tripping over her red-soled heels Gomez found…
