With over 26,000 followers on Instagram it is safe to say that self-proclaimed 'crazy urban hippie' and founder of plant-based cafe and juice bar, Nourish'd, Natasha 'Tash' Napoli is an eco-warrior trailblazer. After leaving a very different life on the super-yachts,...
How founder of a natural beauty brand, Mosa Skosana, treads on Earth
Just a few years ago, Mosa Skosana stepped out of the corporate world as a group marketing communications manager to learn about the history and science of soap ingredients. The thirty-three year old's goal was to create a business with a focus on conscious, ethical...
Q&A with sustainability artist Rose-Marie Burger
Needing change, visual artist Rose-Marie Burger moved to an isolated farm in the Northern Cape last year. There, she lives off the grid and focuses on her art. She specialises in bold, line work which celebrates the female form. "I came here with limited art supplies,...
Masego Morgan on her conscious lifestyle choices
Masego Morgan has been talking about sustainable fashion and ethical practices long before most of us had added the word "sustainable" to our vocabulary. She uses Instagram as a platform to talk about issues of race, ethics and sustainability. It's also where she...
Zaynab Sadan shares her personal guide to an eco-friendly lifestyle
We have lost our connection to nature says Zaynab Sadan. The masters science graduate from the University of Cape Town says it was researching and discovering how many different systems co-exist that drove Zaynab’s determination to resolve some of the planet's biggest...
Aaniyah Omardien’s 9 tips for an eco-friendly life
Aaniyah Omardien is the founder and director of The Beach Co-op, a Cape Town-based non-profit organisation which seeks to reconnect people and nature. "As a family of five I realise that we have a heavy footprint and impact on the planet. I try to reduce this...
Q&A: Artist Victor Ehikhamenor confronts environmental pollution and other hot topics
Nigerian contemporary African artist, Victor Ehikhamenor is influenced by "culture and life" and is unafraid to explore current issues. Victor's formative years were guided by his 87-year-old uncle, one of Nigeria's oldest photographers who encouraged his nephew to...
Q&A: Makhosazane Sekgwama transforms T-shirt waste into designer homeware
Inspired by the KwaZulu-Natal landscapes, Makhosazane Sekgwama crochets baskets, pot plant covers, pouffes, throws and rugs using recycled cotton fabric from waste fabric. The philosophy of Makhosazane's brand, Rosa Handmade, is underpinned by sustainability. The...
3 Easy steps to revamping your wardrobe during lockdown
Did you know that the most sustainable clothes are the ones you already own? So use lockdown to get to know what is in your wardrobe - one of the most vital steps to becoming a sustainable fashionista. Fashion Revolution South Africa coordinator, Cyril Naicker says...