The Man Reweaving South Africa’s Story

Laduma Ngxokolo, the designer behind MaXhosa Africa, is on a mission to embrace his country’s history and traditions, rather ...
Yahoo

South Africa’s modern rondavels: family homes may be changing, but traditions remain

The Mbhashe area of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province is a landscape of hills, fields and river valleys leading to the Indian Ocean. All along the ridges are the homesteads of the Xhosa people who ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Tribal rituals at Nelson Mandela’s funeral

JOHANNESBURG — An ox is slaughtered, the deceased is wrapped in a lion skin and a family elder keeps talking to the body’s spirit: The state funeral for South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson ...
The Citizen

Residents of Xhosa heritage share their traditional ways

Three Xhosa residents proudly shared their way of life and what it means to them this Heritage Month. Lumka Bhetumani explained her culture is all about respect. “Life was somewhat different in the ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Nelson Mandela laid to rest like the king he was, with rituals from his Xhosa people

Zulu warriors dance to honour South Africa’s late President Nelson Mandela on a hill above the graveyard within the Mandela family’s property in the village of Qunu where he was buried Sunday. [PHOTO: ...
Briefly on MSN

Xhosa woman shares DNA ancestry results on TikTok, sparks interest in SA heritage

A Xhosa woman’s viral TikTok about her DNA test sparks major interest, inspiring South Africans to explore their heritage and ...
JSTOR Daily

Menstruation experiences of South African women belonging to the ama-Xhosa ethnic group

A growing body of research has emphasised the salience of cultural beliefs and traditional practices to women’s experiences of menstruation. Relatively less research has, however, been undertaken in ...
CNN

Chunky knitwear, tasteful v-necks: South Africa’s Xhosa get a style makeover

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. The journey from boyhood to manhood is a ...
France 24

Designer Laduma Ngxkolo brings Xhosa avant-garde style to Paris fashion week

Laduma Ngxokolo is the man behind one of South Africa's most influential global exports. The Mahosa brand has been showcased around the world both in fashion and art circles. His designs have been ...
BBC

Nelson Mandela death: How a Xhosa chief is buried

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The Economist

Why an Oscar-nominated South African film was rated as pornography

SOUTH AFRICA’S official submission to the Oscars this year was a story of Xhosa youth “going to the mountain” to become men. The film, set at a traditional initiation school in the remote Eastern Cape ...