NOVEMBER, 2025

MEDIA CENTRE

A celebration of afrocentric fashion

PHOTOESSAYS

A photo essay tells a story through images. Instead of reading lengthy text, you experience a place or moment through carefully chosen photographs paired with short captions. Our photo essays take you inside Cape Town's most vibrant spaces, letting you see the city's culture and character unfold naturally through our lens.

A vibrant visual journey through Cape Town's Pan African Women Market, where traditional African textiles, beadwear, and art from fourteen countries converge in a celebration of Afrocentric fashion and heritage.

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Afrocentric Fashion at the Pan African Women Market - Amelie Belrose

Behind-the-scenes portraits and street silhouettes.

Heritage Day Photoessay

What stands out most in these moments is how alive heritage remains, even in spaces where Western influence dominates daily life

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Culture, Couture & Cuisine - Zinhle Mkabela

The annual Heritage Day celebration between Fuller Hall and Upper Campus Residence is an exhibition of cultural diversity and the unity of a community of young people coming together to honour their roots

The SAKALA's | THE UNION

Photo essay depicting a traditional South African wedding.

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Our Heritage, Our Fashion - Thapelo Tlou

Traditional Wedding Afrocentric Celebration

DESIGN

Visual storytelling brings information to life through interactive graphics and scroll-based narratives. Whether it's an infographic breaking down data or a scrollytelling piece that unfolds as you move down the page, these formats turn complex topics into engaging visual journeys. It's storytelling designed to be explored, not just read.

Inforgraphic: African Fashion Economy

infographic exploring the intersection of modern interior design and sustainable aesthetics. It highlights how neutral tones, natural textures, and eco-conscious materials can create elegant, timeless spaces that blend sophistication with environmental awareness.

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African Fashion Economy— Leago Mahlangu

Data-driven storytelling about production and circulation of garments.

Scrollytelling: Afrocentric Journey

This interactive scrollytelling infographic traces the evolution of Afrocentric fashion from its roots in pre-colonial Africa through to today's global runways. Moving through key historical moments. From colonial disruption and Pan-African independence movements to the Black Power era, Afrofuturism, and contemporary debates around cultural appropriation.It reveals how African dress has served as a powerful symbol of identity, resistance, and reinvention

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Scrolly Telly — Tinashe Mangena

A visual journey through timee. From pre-colonial textiles to global runways that explores how Afrocentric fashion evolved from cultural identity to worldwide phenomenon.