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12 Fashion Special Africa’s energetic and colourful duo KiRette take us on a ride with their new collection, a fusion of African and Western styles and fabrics which give an authentic Afropolitan look. Ghana's Sika Designs, unites the colours of Africa is a unique twist to a photoshoot and the Inimitable Vlisco shows why they are a leader in African textile and fashion.

3 Editor’s note 6 Your Views. 8 What’s the buzz…News roundup 10 Make Sense of your world with Oma Edoja

COvER STORY: Fashion Special 12 Youthful and bold: Kirette Couture 18 standing tall: Vlisco, The true original 22 african Fashion Week: Back and bigger 26 sika designs: United Colours Of Africa 30 headwraps: Segun: The maestro of African Gele

WOMEN WhO INSpIRE 34 – 49 Twelve inspirational women In fields that matter

BEAUTY AND SKINCARE celebRItY InteRvIeW 50 Mica paris: Beauty with a conscience

69 hot Issue polygamy & Infidelity Jacob Zuma, Tiger Woods and many more others are at it. The controversy about polygamy and infidelity are one of the hottest topics, not only in the media, but in many of our households too. We open the debate with three distinct views in our Hot Issue section.

Jacob Zuma, Tiger Woods and many more others are at it. The controversy about polygamy and infidelity are one of the hottest topics, not only in the media, but in many of our households too. We open the debate with three distinct views in our Hot Issue section.

hAIR & BEAUTY 57 Fragrances: Perfect Scents 58 get shorty: Cropped Hairstyles 60 haircare: Overnight treatments 62 star style: Get Sade's Classic look 64 Forever classics: Old favourite buys 66 big hair: More is More 68 go natural: Alison Hind does the Twist

Get Sade's Classic look

Old favourite buys

Alison Hind does the Twist hOT ISSUE 69 Why men stray and women stay 70 Traditional polygamy unplugged 72 Polygamy Vs Polyandry? 74 Infidelity: What shall we tell the kids

What shall we tell the kids

MAN OF ThE MOMENT 76 derrick ashong: DNA – A Voice For All The People

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80 Real life Magdalene Kasuku is a woman telling the story of slum dwellers in Kenya the way it should be told because she has lived and experienced it on a firsthand basis, but she has not allowed her past to define her future. With sheer determination, she is doing what statistics say people who come from the slums cannot do.

Magdalene Kasuku is a woman telling the story of slum dwellers in Kenya the way it should be told because she has lived and experienced it on a firsthand basis, but she has not allowed determination, she is doing what statistics say people who come from the slums cannot do.

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REAl lIFE 80 Magadalene Kasuku: A voice for the voiceless

FAMIlY & pARENTINg 83 true love: How to build rapport with your children 84 parenting corner: Advice on three critical Issues 86 step Mums: The New Face of Stepmothers 88 Young education: How to teach Black History

FOOD & DRINK 90 cookery corner: Let’s Cook With Yetunde Taiwo

TRAvEl & DESTINATIONS 92 ethiopia: Kelly’s Retreat 94 south africa: Valley Lodge

ARTS & CUlTURE 96 Music: nneka - Standing Out and Believable

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