Avocados are the holy grail of plant fruits in the foodie universe. As a foodie, the experience of slicing open an avocado and scooping out buttery spoonfuls of the glorious, exotic fruit is simply euphoric.
My taste buds danced, elated with joy, when I secured an exclusive invite to the Westfalia Fruit avocado farm on the Modjadjiskloof escapement, north of Tzaneen, Limpopo.
We make our landfall at the Westfalia Fruit Estate guest hoouse Ramalea. The five-bedroom guest house exudes the right amount of old money charm and modesty with demure interiors. The chestnut wooden flooring throughout the house and well-kept furnishing presents guests with a homey charm and picturesque views of the fruit basket of Tzaneen valley.
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MaXhosa Africa opened its doors for SMag with a special tour of their in-house production at their Johannesburg studios. The impressive three-storey building features an exhibition space, accessories wall, a concept room, studio, tailors and sewers floor plus machine room where every garment is stitched to perfection.
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Whether driving, strutting, eating (lol 😂), video-rising, interviewing, walking, radio-waves flowing, studying…God and I have been moving this season. Thankful to God for His goodness and grace which has equally kept a girl on her toes 🫣 and filled with gratitude to for the year thus far…
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV
“For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” - Isaiah 9:6 #christmas #merrychristmas
Current SMag cover star and Imprint ZA fashion designer Mzukisi Mbane joins editor-in-chief Emmanuel Tjiya and food writer Nombuso Kumalo for a fuss-free Friendmas to remember curated by fellow designer and foodie Mpumelelo Dhlamini of culinary digital platform Umpheko.
Merry Christmas from SMag with love 🎄
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If you want to make new family memories with a flavour-packed menu that is light on kitchen duty, foodie and regular SMag collaborator Mpumelelo Dhlamini of Umpheko has some top tips.
To make it extra easy for you, Dhlamini has drawn up a list of epic, hassle-free dishes with simple ingredients.
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Matthew 6:6 says But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
How can we be rewarded when we are a secret? Oh yes, in yours and the Father’s secret place you are a secret - to the outside world but not to Him. As a secret you are not kept or hidden away but kept for to give you a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11)
Do you have a place where you can be hidden - not forgotten or unseen - and be rewarded with hope, goodness, boldness, faith and love? If not yet, there is an open vacancy one shut door away.
Thank you Jesus that our reward is You. It was never dependant on our performance, instead this reward refreshes, rejuvenates and emboldens us. Thank You for your secret place where I am seen by You, and thank you for your presence where we receive You, our exceedingly great reward and in exchange Father You draws us near. In Jesus’ Name
Esther Mahlangu takes a retrospective dive into her three-decade artistic career in new exhibition that is both an intimate and sensory experience.
Nontobeko Ntombela, the curator of the exhibition, pays homage to the renowned Ndebele artist with a reflective solo showcase featuring an extensive body of work augmented by Mahlangu’s private albums spanning more three decades.
The 43-year-old from Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, wove Mahlangu’s voice and life experience into the 86 art pieces on view at the Wits Art Museum in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The exhibition is the second leg of the showcase that debuted in Cape Town.
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If Habakkuk 2:2-3 ‘write the vision and make it plain’ were on full display, it would look something like this 🥹. “And the Lord answered me: ‘Write the vision, make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it”
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