Either way, the fabric, a staple of Tswana and Sotho wardrobes across the region, including in South Africa, is worn on special occasions such as weddings. It also be incorporated into daily wear.

The richness of African traditional attire as expressed in the modern application represents a cultural heritage in its lively existence within the world of fashion.

It was very painful to go through,” one previous participant said of the traditional ceremony that designates the transition ...

The walls of Shadrack Mashabane’s hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of light. What stands out among ...

An estimated 200,000 traditional healers are practising in South Africa -- there are almost 900 in this small district of some 200,000 people -- and organisations like AMREF have trained just a ...

A Zulu makoti wowed South Africans by stunning in traditional Chinese attire in a TikTok video. The clip went viral online, ...

Many people in rural areas see traditional healers as their first point of contact for illnesses, and the project hopes they can help change attitudes. South Africa’s large younger population is ...

South Korean celebs are being attacked by Chinese social media users for posting snaps of themselves wearing the hanbok — a traditional outfit that both South Korea and China claim is theirs ...