In this issue

Fun, ferocious Tracee Ellis Ross on finding her own path – and her new business. How three women turned their love of plants into booming businesses. Meet Zandile Ndhlovu, South Africa’s first black
freediving instructor.

Free as TRACE

Tracee Ellis Ross has found her own path, and it’s one that only she could walk (though she would probably rather sashay or dance). With her signature blend of fun and ferocity, we can’t wait to see what she does next.

8 mins

Covid Chronicles

Covid-19 has changed everything – not least of which is the essence of ‘home’, and what it means to us. Here are four tales of journeying, leaving, staying, going the distance and finding peace.

7 mins

THE tides OF LIFE

ZANDILE NDHLOVU HAS MADE HEADLINES FOR BEING SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST BLACK FREEDIVING INSTRUCTOR. WHILE SHE OCCUPIES THIS SPACE WITH GRACE, IT’S CLEAR THAT HER DREAMS EXTEND BEYOND THE PERSONAL, ENCOMPASSING AN ENTIRE CONTINENT’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SEA. WE FOUND OUT HOW THIS JOBURG GIRL BECAME A MERMAID.

6 mins

SHIFTING GEARS

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE FOR CHANGE. THESE FIVE INSPIRING WOMEN MADE A SHIFT IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES, TAKING ON ADDITIONAL ROLES OR BRANCHING OUT INTO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

10+ mins

If you're looking for an expert opinion, QUOTE THIS WOMAN

THE NEWS IS DOMINATED BY MEN, WHETHER THEY’RE MAKING IT OR COMMENTING ON IT. QUOTE THIS WOMAN+ HAS A DATABASE OF FEMALE EXPERTS TO SHIFT THE PERCEPTION THAT ONLY MEN CAN BE AUTHORITIES.

6 mins

HEALING your MONEY BAGGAGE

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MONEY? IT MIGHT NOT BE ALL YOUR FAULT – THERE MAY BE OTHER FACTORS AT WORK THAT YOU’RE NOT AWARE OF. MONEY CONSTELLATIONS CAN HELP UNCOVER THESE FACTORS AND, ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY COME FROM, YOU CAN START TO HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY. I TRIED IT OUT.

9 mins

What a NERVE!

THE VAGUS NERVE IS A SUPERHIGHWAY CARRYING INFO BETWEEN YOUR BRAIN AND ALMOST EVERY ORGAN IN YOUR BODY. IT PRESENTS POSSIBILITIES TO ADDRESS A RANGE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.

8 mins

Edible ELASTICITY

THE SCIENCE AROUND SOME EDIBLE SKINCARE SUPPLEMENTS CAN BE MURKY – SOMEHOW A SERUM JUST FEELS MORE TARGETED AND EFFECTIVE. AT LEAST, THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT UNTIL I TRIED OUT COLLAGEN POWDER…

6 mins

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Fairlady Magazine Description:

FAIRLADY is the Smart Read for Smart Women: a loved and trusted source of information and inspiration that gives modern South African women exactly what they need to live their best lives, right here and right now. Shared from friend to friend and mother to daughter, it’s a portal to a wide community of like-minded, contemporary South contemporary South African women who can’t be reached, as a group, anywhere else.