The Catwalks of Africa

Since 2011, Award-winning Swedish Photographer Per-anders Pettersson Has Travelled to 16 African Countries Capturing the Beauty and Creativity of the Continent’s Fashion Shows

10 Rules Successful Women Swear by

These Life Tips Have Helped Some of South Africa’s Top Career Women Reach Success

10 rules successful women swear 

these life tips have helped some of south africa’s top career women reach success.

would you carry someone else's baby?

not being able to have a child when you are desperate to raise one leaves a bottomless ache. we speak to three families who found surrogate mothers to fulfil their dreams.

Behind The Brave

In October 2017, ROSE McGOWAN went public with rape allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Now, in an EXTRACT FROM HER MEMOIR, Brave, the actress describes her upbringing in the Children of God cult, her rise to fame – and the attack that almost destroyed her

Living Her Truth

There’s A World Of Creativity And Intrigue Going On Inside The Mind Of Nigerian Designer Amaka Osakwe, As Afika Jadezweni Discovers

Where Are The Women In Tech?

Men Dominate The Tech World, But Women Have A Uniquely Valuable Skill Set That Could Change All That, Says Michelle Hattingh

Will Truth Survive?

With the spread of fake news, our trust in the media is at rock bottom. Will the truth survive this on slaught?

Personal Is Political

Women’s bodies have always been highly politicised. So when it comes to defending our right to wear our hair however we choose, it’s about so much more than just beauty,says Ra’Eesa Pather

Living  On The Thin Ice

In villages scattered across the Arctic Circle, global warming is threatening a centuries-old way of life. It’s an icy world that’s on its way to extinction, and whose inhabitants are facing exile

The Julia Effect

Thirty Years Since Her Famous Smile First Lit Up Screens, America’s Sweetheart Julia Roberts Talks About Beauty, Ageing and Family Life

How Does Joanna Coles Do It?

She worked her way to the top of a media empire, stars in a reality show, and Sarah Jessica Parker designed a pair of shoes for her. How do you become a New York powerhouse? Watching TV at double speed for a start

Breaking Good

Ending a marriage is never easy, but a generation of successful women – including many who watched their parents’ relationships go down in flames – is finding a better way to divorce

About Time

Director Ava Duvernay Is The Hollywood Hero We’ve Been Waiting For – Not To Mention Need. With Her Dazzling, Game-changing Sci-fi Flick, A Wrinkle In Time, On Screens In South Africa Next Month, We Found Out More About This Barrier-busting Director

Are All Those Who Wander Lost?

This Exclusive Extract From Author Esther Perel’s Latest Book The State Of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity Uncovers The Real Reason Why Partners Stray – And How To Keep The Spark Alive

Technicolor Melodrama

Local jewellery designer Gisèle Human of WAIF chats to us about how she started out, her latest collection and what the future holds for her brand

Hotel Of Hope

IT BEGAN AS A TOURIST DESTINATION, but now it’s a haven for refugees from the world’s warzones. Meet the guests of ATHENS’ HAPPIEST HOTEL

Thando Hopa Portrait Of A Woman

Abigail McDougall speaks to the SOUTH AFRICAN MODEL, LAWYER AND ACTIVIST about her dreams and changing the perceptions of BEAUTY NORMS in the media

The Year That Almost Broke Me

What happens when your LIFE is DEVASTATED by multiple losses including your BEST FRIEND followed by your life partner? How do you COPE, how do you START OVER? Giselle Rausch shares her brave and heartbreaking story with LYNETTE BOTHA

Why Janelle Monae Will Rock your World

She has three albums and six Grammy nominations under herbel , and is currently at work on her third solo album. She counts Prince , Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu and Michelle Obama among her mentors But there are many more reasons why we love Janelle– and why you will too…

I Didn't Know My Vagina Did That

We’ve all been told to pick up a hand mirror and study our vagina, right? This way we can get to know it and understand ourselves more intimately. But a mirror won’t show you where and what the Bartholin’s glands do for you and your sex life.

Wealth Of Knowledge

MAGDA WIERZYCKA is the WEALTHIEST WOMAN in South Africa, and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF SYGNIA, a listed asset-management company she co-founded with her husband. She shares her knowledge with us as GUEST EDITOR of our career section this month

The City Of Widows

Bereaved then cast out of their family homes, thousands of ostracised WIDOWS IN INDIA are forced to beg or become sex workers to survive. Many TRAVEL TO VRINDAVAN’S holy ashrams seeking food and shelter. what they find is safety and sisterhood…

The Making Of A Modern Princess

WINDSOR CASTLE AWAITS, AND AS PRINCE HARRY PREPARES TO USHER IN A NEW, MODERN ERA FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY, ALL EYES ARE ON HIS GLAMOROUS BRIDE-TO-BE. ANDREW MORTON, THE FAMED BIOGRAPHER OF DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES, REVEALS THE LIFE STORY OF MEGHAN MARKLE – FROM HOLLYWOOD TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS

Let's Go To The Beach

Swimwear designer JOANNA HEDLEY of BeachCult takes us along her journey to refining her brand that has TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM

The Island Of The Colour Blind

PINGELAP ISLAND BURSTS WITH RICH COLOURS, but some of its inhabitants can’t appreciate the picturesque sights in the same way the rest of us do – they see the world in black and white, with no colour vision to speak of

Maria, Maria

From war-torn ANGOLA to international catwalks, MARIA BORGES is Africa’s happiest supermodel

A Bad Break-Up With Tinder

WHITNEY WOLFE may have said goodbye to TINDER, but she went on to found BUMBLE, a feminist dating app that allows women to make the first move

Introducing Gugu Zulu

Edwain Steenkamp gets to know Gugu Zulu during a mad dash across town to her photoshoot in the Mother City. Despite the rush, the movie star is COOL, CALM and COLLECTED

Does Getting Married Have To Kill Your Sex Life?

You know that no-nooky slump that plagues long-term couples after they trade in the early days of rip-your clothes-off-right-here passion for, say, SWEATPANTS? JO PIAZZA wasn’t taking it lying down. So she travelled around the globe TO FIND A CURE