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Shot by an all-female crew, the latest @newbalance campaign brings together three female artists — Skye Newman, Amber Mark and Tsunari — each offering a distinct lens through which the 204L new colourways are reinterpreted.⁠ ceconline.co.za/new-balance-re…

Writer and Cultural Critic Lindiwe Mngxitama explores the layered textures of significance, food and food rituals have in our lives.⁠ ceconline.co.za/of-food-love-a…

We chat to Liza Lumbard about intuition and play in creative practice, styling from the perspective of an illustrator, taking cues from Henri Rousseau and the artistic tradition of naïve expression, and so much more.⁠ ceconline.co.za/liza-lombard-o…

There is change afoot in the fashion industry and it has never, we’d argue, been a more exciting, or more demanding, time to be a designer. We take a closer look at this moment and contextualise what this shift means for South Africa. ceconline.co.za/the-shifting-t…

We offer a critical take on what’s bothering us about frequently-featured faces, and how Hollywood's habit of investing in what’s marketable, only reaffirms that they aren’t at the centre of representative culture. ⁠ ceconline.co.za/hollywoods-mon…

Dope Saint Jude has always moved on her own terms. From Cape Town’s queer underground to self-taught guitarist and producer, her trajectory is DIY in the truest sense; restless, collaborative, and constantly expanding.⁠ ceconline.co.za/dope-saint-jud…

Cape Town’s inner city and surrounding winelands shift into a dense programme of live performance. From intimate venue-based sets to large-scale festivals, this week highlights the enduring value of live music. ceconline.co.za/a-guide-to-jaz…

Working across sculpture, photography, painting and installation, this iteration of ART THEMES | THEME TEN: TRACE explores how artists trace what remains — fragments of labour, displacement, identity and resistance that continue to shape the present.⁠ ceconline.co.za/art-themes-the…

SA’s menswear platform, SA Menswear Week, announces its evolution into The Week of Fashion South Africa. The platform now signals a more expansive ecosystem designed to reflect the depth of the local industry it has long championed. ceconline.co.za/sa-menswear-we…

The Craft & Design Institute’s ‘Making It!’ Conference (24–25 March 2026) welcomes the return of ‘Morning Sessions’ by Design Week South Africa — an intimate, thought-provoking series hosted by curators Simone Schultz and Margot Molyneux ceconline.co.za/the-craft-and-…

Born and raised in Cape Town, photographer and filmmaker Melany Ismail has dedicated her creative practice to documenting her community with tenderness. ceconline.co.za/photographer-m…