Emmanuel Tjiya

Ahead of Top Billing’s much-anticipated return next week, new presenter Zozibini Tunzi graces the cover of SMag’s April “Beauty” issue, powered by Nivea Micellar Water. Who better to front this edition than Tunzi? Her career has been shaped around the narrative on transforming beauty standards. She remains a future-facing game-changer, moving the needle towards making the beauty industry more inclusive, driving innovation and pioneering authentic representation. Whether being Miss Universe, collaborating with Nivea Micellar Water, or acting in Bad Influencer, she has always championed natural beauty, cultural heritage and self-acceptance. “I love where beauty is right now,” she says in her cover story. “I feel like it is so much easier. Even in terms of makeup and trends, we are talking about a more natural, easier glow. I love Nivea, especially the product we are working on together, Nivea Micellar Water. I love that it’s effortless and you get that natural glow. Natural is something that I’ve always been. I appreciate that it has moved with the times and we’re now more about skincare and making sure that what is inside is reflected on the outside.” #NIVEA #NIVEAMicellar #cleansing #switch Publication: @sowetan.s.mag Editor-in-chief: @emmanueltjiya Photographer: @stevetanchel Videographer: @raymnzn   Stylist and production: @lisoceza Fashion Director: @bettybecker Hair: @saadique Makeup: @alexandra_julliet_mua Creative Director: @anna.lineveldt Content producers: @masegoseemela_  & @nnombusokumalo Layout designers: @patience_tshabalala Styling assistant: @itsjvnnifer Photographer’s assistant: @izwele Videographer’s assistant: @thirdiris_sa Lighting: @sunshinecoza Talent: @zozitunzi The Beauty issue, is out next Thursday, April 30, in limited stores in Pretoria and Johannesburg. Found inside the Sowetan when you purchase the newspaper on that day.

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The secret is out…. The reason behind @kellyrowland ’s mysterious SA visit last month revealed in @sowetan.s.mag today. #youbelong Head to the @sowetan_live website for the exclusive tête-à-tête on video. Tap bio link 🔗

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FROM THE EDITOR: Be careful what you wish for. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to facial hair. In my teens, there was poor beard growth with barely-there facial hair. I could smell the desperation (if desperation had a smell). Imagine my excitement in my mid-20s when I was finally blessed with some facial hair. But it was not enough. It was patchy, scattered across my cheeks, chin, and jawline. The type that refuses to connect into full growth. Then, in my early 30s, my sparse era was over. Suddenly, I had a masterpiece of a complete outlier of a family of facial hair. But the dream quickly turned into an utter nightmare. There was discomfort from “beardruff” and the effort of maintaining a decent grooming routine was exhausting. So, instead of trimming it, what did I do? I shaved it off completely. I felt like this offered a more timeless, hygienic, and youthful look. The irony of wanting facial hair for a lifetime, only to find it overwhelming when you are granted your wish … In curating the April Beauty issue, I found inner peace in chasing the perfect symbol of masculinity through facial hair. That inner peace naturally triggered an outer radiance. The day before taking my editor’s letter picture, feeling unkempt and untidy, I visited my barber to get a clean shave, as usual. But I surprised him by asking for a bushy moustache. He replied, “How bushy should I make it?” and proceeded to give me a bunch of natural moustache options, ranging from chevron and lampshade to painter’s brush. My response? “Surprise me.” It didn’t matter because, for the first time, the connection between my mind, emotions, and appearance was aligned. There was no pressure; I could pull it off with grace. When I walked on set the next day, everyone embraced the new look. “You can call me Moustache Manny,” I retorted with a thick French accent. Audrey Hepburn said it better: “I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.” Photographer: @izwele Videographer: @raymnzn Fashion director: @bettybecker Styling & production: @lisoceza Grooming: @alexandra_julliet_mua Hair: @saadique Coat: @davidtlale Tap the link Iink in bio to read more 🔗

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Ithonga actor Unathi Mkhize fronts the second cover SMag April “Beauty” issue, powered by Nivea Derma Control. “Nivea is one of those brands where you get a brief and you just feel like that brief is for you,” he says. “Other brands … want to put you into their world. Nivea wants to come into your world. Then they come up with a new product that you didn’t think of. It’s not like you’re doing a normal deodorant. They are saying, ‘Have you ever thought of underarm skincare?’ And I started to think, ‘No, I haven’t,’ so let me try this product. I’ve been using it. I’m a huge believer in using the products you promote.” #NIVEADermaControl #ConfidenceWithoutCompromise Publication: @sowetan.s.mag Editor-in-chief: @emmanueltjiya Photographer: @stevetanchel Videographer: @raymnzn   Stylist and production: @lisoceza Fashion Director: @bettybecker Hair: @saadique Grooming: @alexandra_julliet_mua Creative Director: @anna.lineveldt Content producers: @masegoseemela_  & @nnombusokumalo Layout designers: @patience_tshabalala Styling assistant: @itsjvnnifer Photographer’s assistant: @izwele Videographer’s assistant: @thirdiris_sa Lighting: @sunshinecoza Local fashion: @thebemagugu Talent: @unathi_mkhize The Beauty issue, is out next Thursday, April 30, in limited stores in Pretoria and Johannesburg. Found inside the Sowetan when you purchase the newspaper on that day.

There is a new leading man in town, his name is Unathi Mkhize and he’s on the cover of the April “Beauty” issue of SMan, powered by Nivea Derma Control. When the IThonga actor steps onto the set of his cover shoot on a chilly autumn morning, a day after the Easter long weekend, his glow lights up the room. It’s not just his fresh smile and smooth skin; there is a light from within, oozing with vigour and joy. In that moment, it becomes clear to that without wellness, there is no beauty. Now more than ever, the world is catching up to the idea that beauty comes from the inside out. The 27-year-old heartthrob understands this holistic approach to inner health all too well, and in his daily skin routine there is always a linkage between mind, body, and external aesthetics to enhance his physical radiance. The beauty philosophy of “skin first” — dedicating quality care to grooming rather than covering flaws — is the backbone of his collaboration with the Nivea Derma Control deodorant range. #NIVEADermaControl #ConfidenceWithoutCompromise Publication: @sowetan.s.mag Editor-in-chief: @emmanueltjiya Photographer: @stevetanchel Videographer: @raymnzn   Stylist and production: @lisoceza Fashion Director: @bettybecker Hair: @saadique Grooming: @alexandra_julliet_mua Creative Director: @anna.lineveldt Content producers: @masegoseemela_  & @nnombusokumalo Layout designers: @patience_tshabalala Styling assistant: @itsjvnnifer Photographer’s assistant: @izwele Videographer’s assistant: @thirdiris_sa Lighting: @sunshinecoza Local fashion: @siphombuto Talent: @unathi_mkhize The Beauty issue, is out next Thursday, April 30, in limited stores in Pretoria and Johannesburg. Found inside the Sowetan when you purchase the newspaper on that day.

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