People: Parusha Naidoo

Parusha Naidoo describes herself as a “dabbler of sorts”, currently dabbling in making art of the food-related digital illustration variety and telling food stories of history and memory. She was born in Durban and is a 6th generation South African Indian. She likes to call herself Afro-Asian and focuses on food and stories from Africa…

People: Chandra Mophethe

Both of us have always said that one of our most favourite parts of creating cnscs_ is the interviews we get to do. Each person shows up in the world in such a unique way and has such a different focus, but each time we end the interview, our hearts are full from having learnt…

People: Luh’ra

Luh’ra is a local musician whose music brings us joy and whose personal style inspires us, always. We love creating these cnscs_ people conversations, because they allow us to connect with people we admire, in many, different ways, and share them with you. We always leave the calls feeling refreshed and inspired, and our chat…

People: Amy Ayanda

Amy Ayanda is a local artist and musician whose work we have adored for years. We love being a part of the community that Amy has created, online and offline, and the artworks and tunes she makes add so much joy to our feeds and lives. So, we hopped on a video call and had…

People: Mbali Mthethwa

Mbali Mthethwa is the founder and designer at The Herd. The Herd is a local, hand-beaded wearable-art brand that is inspired by the Nguni Beading culture of Zulu women. We love their thoughtfully created beaded pieces that hold so many stories and pay homage to history, yet have a contemporary feel to them too. So,…

People: Chelsey Wilson

Chelsey Wilson is the founder and designer of FEAT. sock co. – a locally produced funky sock company. Their funky socks often grace our feet, and add a special flare to our outfits. So, we asked Chelsey to tell us a bit more about the story behind one of our favourite local brands. Masego &…