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As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.
South African entrepreneur Phumla Makhoba is confronting the “polycrisis” of global textile waste, housing insecurity, and ...
The collection, from board member Ira Brind, will be available at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through January 2026.
Lagos may be known for its fast-paced hustle, flashy owambes, and ever-evolving fashion trends. Still, something more ...
President Donald Trump will press South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa about the country's treatment of its White minority.
Apart from convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who faked his death and attempted to escape prison, no jailbird in South Africa has shown more chutzpah than Gayton McKenzie, the flamboyant ...
Hint: It’s not because they’re actually being persecuted. The 59 white South Africans who landed at Dulles Airport on Monday arrived on a private jet chartered and paid for by the American government.
But Lesotho is a country that is already on the precipice, with 75 percent of its 2.3-million-strong population classified as either poor ... from 33 African nations in December. Joanna Maiden, ...
The U.S. is open to diverse imports, including fashion ... yet intra-African trade remains abysmally low. What is the issue? It’s a mix of issues: poor infrastructure, lack of trust among ...
Africa Reimagined brought 22 leading designers from 12 African countries to the fashion week, showcasing how African fashion blends culture, heritage and sustainability with modern luxury.[ ...
each showcasing how African fashion blends culture, heritage and sustainability with modern luxury. The program included a trade show, panel discussions, and a runway show, aimed at expanding ...