Skin bleaching has become a growing norm in South Africa among black women. Well-known South African celebrities such as Kelly Khumalo and Khanyi Mbau are associated with lightening their skin. In West Africa, the ...

Digital technologies are increasingly revolutionising music consumption patterns globally. Consequently, there is an emerging culture in which online tools have become primary platforms for music consumption. In this ...

Hair has been a marker of identity that communicates issues of race, acceptability, class and beauty. Evidence of this was during colonialism and apartheid where South African identities were defined by physical characteristics ...