Afropolitan

Afropolitan is a premium magazine that has been successfully communicating and engaging with the African elite audience for the past 12 years. It offers readers lifestyle, business, luxury, current affairs and culture content. Afropolitans are defined as successful, urban, intelligent, culturally and politically aware Africans who are considered global citizens of the world. Whilst being very proud of their African culture and roots, they live a cosmopolitan, urban lifestyle that is influenced by western and global trends. They demonstrate a genuine interest in their country and the continent by making significant economic, social and political impacts.

Afropolitan

PERFECT TIME, PERFECT PLACE

Luxury LUST-HAVES • Spoil yourself with this sophisticated selection.

NEW BODY new you • Becoming healthier requires a change in mindset and habit, but getting in shape is not impossible.

NEW glow • Just like fashion, skin needs seasonal updates, too. Skincare brand, Lamelle, lets us in on a few tricks to stay ahead of skin trends.

FROM AFRICA WITH LOVE • From ploughing snow and co-founding one of the biggest sneaker exhibitions in the land to owning fashion brand, Grade Africa, Zaid Osman is a classic example of making your dreams a success.

Boldly AFRICAN • The year 2021 closed off with a fashion bang, as the African Fashion International (AFI) Fashion Week Joburg took over the start of summer.

DIRECTION TO African ART • Strauss and Co hosted its ‘Giving Direction: Figuration, Past and Present’ exhibition, exploring figuration in contemporary African Art.

WORLD OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES • Sometimes it takes the unexpected to really test the true measure of a car, but you can’t say the Audi e-tron 55 backs down from a challenge. First in what the automaker expects to be a whole series of ‘e-tron’-branded electric vehicles, the new SUV isn’t just attempting to demonstrate that established car companies can keep up with new tech, but rather to change the conversation on what’s important when it comes to electric vehicles.

OLD VS NEW

HERE’S TO HEALTH GOALS • In this issue, our writers are bringing us love, health and self-discovery. Hendrik Marais introduces us to a keto diet-based lifestyle, offering meal plans and recipes to help us get started on healthy living. Fred Khumalo takes us through a journey of a young woman trying to make sense of her life, while Marian Keyes makes us reflect on our own love lives.

HEY, HEY SHE’S BACK! • Shingai, the face behind the vocals on South Africa’s old-time favourite house song Hey Hey, is back with a new project.

GERT FOR BARBIE • WHEN YOU HAVE CREATED THE BEST AND FOR SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, WHAT MORE CAN YOU HOPE FOR? FOR GERT, IT WAS TICKING OFF A BARBIE DOLL BOX ON HIS WISH LIST.

FROM AVIATION TO ACCOMMODATION • After spending 10 years in the aviation industry as a flight attendant for SA Express, Annette Skaap has landed herself in a business venture where she still helps people get to their holiday destinations.

TEA WITH Zanda • Every entrepreneur starts somewhere. To get ahead, Zanda Isaacs persevered, and through trial and error, she learnt that failure is no excuse for not pursuing success.

THE MONEY MAN • In his role as CEO of FNB Money Management, Senzo Nsibande has a laundry list of key responsibilities and deliverables. But for the collaborative leader, making sure his team helps customers change their narrative around money remains a fundamental element. This, Senzo believes, starts with parents having money conversations with their children from a young age.

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE FOR GROWTH • Markets continued their rally into the fourth quarter of 2021, with South African equities delivering its strongest calendar year return since 2012 (up 27.1%)...