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GQ South Africa Magazine - November 2025

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In this issue

Beach vibes, laughter and serious conversations with Anele Mdoda.

DJ Speedsta and Tyler ICU prove that African music is shining in
the global spotlight.

Is there really a masculinity crisis among us? Some of the manliest
men talk about it.

twice

...is but one number of possible ways to showcase congruency between style and self

1 mins

Soweto's Style Vanguard

Stephen Manzini has built Soweto Fashion Week into a cultural movement, connecting next-generation designers to the world and reshaping the future of African fashion

5 mins

IWISA NO.1 FILLS BOLD DESIGNER SEARCH: THE ART OF CULTURAL EVOLUTION

Fashion has always been a storyteller...

5 mins

East Africa Amplified

Musicians Maurice Kirya, Elijah Kitaka and Mike Kayihura introduce their unique sounds and share how East African music is reaching wider audiences

9 mins

The Grooming Drops Defining 2025

2025 is serving up grooming drops that double as self-care investments. From standout scents and skin-tech serums to next-level shavers, this year's drops turn your bathroom shelf into a trophy cabinet

2 mins

The AI Smile Revolution

Dr Marc Sher is a Cape Town-based cosmetic dentist and entrepreneur. At Enamel Clinic, he blends technology, education and patient-focused design to deliver modern smiles using AI and 3D workflows to redefine cosmetic dentistry

3 mins

Luxury, Unplugged: The Cellars-Hohenort's Effortless Grace in Constantia Valley

In this Cape Dutch-style retreat, life slows down but doesn't stop. Neither do the offerings of luxury and heritage

3 mins

125 Rules to Live By in 2025

Knowing how to be a gentleman used to be straightforward. There were codes that were passed down, instilled and strictly enforced. With both social mores and the nature of masculinity itself wildly in flux, that's not exactly the case anymore.

10+ mins

Stairway to Heaven

When most people picture the Alps, they see a chocolate-box fantasy — clear blue skies, rolling meadows, happy cows with bells and picture-perfect wooden chalets. But there's another Alps, in the Western part - raw, exposed, biblical in scale. A place where gravel replaces grass, where military ghosts still whisper in the rocks, and where only the right machine will drive.

3 mins

Electric But a G

The G-Class thuds, clunks and locks into place like a bank vault. Now it hums, moving into a battery-powered future without losing an inch of its intimidating silhouette.

3 mins

Beast mode

In an era of politically correct EVs, here's a velvet-wrapped rebel giving the fully electric future the middle finger. The 2025 Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance is a 791hp, V8-powered bruiser with an electric sidekick — and it's downright magnificent

1 mins

The Cruiser Wears Prada

Lexus isn't the first brand that comes to mind when you picture a mud-caked 4x4 clawing its way up a steep, rocky pass. Yet, here we are. The GX550 Overtrail is the most off-road-capable Lexus ever - luxury stitching inside, steel-toed boots underneath.

1 mins

9 things to have in place before you die

It's not about wills or lawyers. It's about the small, often overlooked acts that make your absence easier and your legacy last

6 mins

ANCHORED IN AMBITION

Anele Mdoda lets nothing curb her momentum — and her ambitions crest higher with every wave

10+ mins

THE PULSE OF A GENERATION

South African sound thrums with stories of hustle, heartbreak and hope. At its heart is DJ Speedsta and Tyler ICU, sweeping the globe with amapiano. Brought together by Rémy Martin VS Supérieur, this is more than a collaboration — it's a cultural moment. Two eras. Two sounds. One generation-defining soundtrack. Music didn't choose them. They were born for it

10+ mins

8 VOICES SPANNING The Great MASCULINITY Divide

We lean on them to inspire us, provoke us, or make us LOL. Here, a panel of influential men of all ages and political stripes debates the big topics facing men today.

10+ mins

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GQ South Africa Magazine Description:

Publisher: Content-Nation-Media

Category: Lifestyle

Language: English

Frequency: 7 Issues/Year

GQ South Africa is the first and last word on men’s style. With access to some of the world’s top photographers and writers, GQ offers professional men content that is entertaining and enlightening. Whether it’s fashion, tech, business, Hollywood or investigative journalism, GQ covers it all with intelligence and imagination.