Our November cover star is the phenomenally talented Zahara.
The singer just released her third album and it’s been a roaring success. It actually went gold in one day, proving that all the negative publicity she’s received has done nothing to deter her fans.
Check out how our red-hot cover was created in the video below plus Zahara talks about her new album and has a message for her fans.
Watch this behind-the-scenes video from our April cover shoot and read what our features editor, Phila Tyekana, has to say about Simphiwe.
They say everything has its time and right now it’s Muvhango’s time to shine. After many years the soapie has finally made us all stand up and take notice of its creativity and gripping storylines. Simphiwe plays Thuli, who is one of the lead actresses in the soapie with a storyline that has South Africans intrigued. As a young actress – and one we’ve never seen on a cover of a magazine – we felt it was time our readers got to know a bit more of her beyond her on-screen character.
She got on board without hesitation and was happy to be the face of the BONA for the April issue.
In the cover story, she mentions that choosing not to open up about her life makes her seem “uncool and not an IT girl”. So she was very guarded about what she said about her private life.
She’s very comfortable with the camera; she struck me as someone who is very happy with herself and body.
Simphiwe is gorgeous – we wanted to celebrate her beauty.
A fun and quirky revelation of her life story and uncovering the person behind the popular Muvhango character, Thuli.
Watch this behind-the-scenes video from our Carol Tshabalala cover shoot and then read what our features editor Phila Tyekana had to say about Carol.
As the first lady of sports, Carol embodies the woman of today; she’s broken boundaries and made a success of herself in a male dominated field of work. However what’s more admirable is how she’s able to remain a woman and has never tried to be tom-boyish or to be “one of the boys” with her work. Neither did she abuse the spot light as the first lady of sports. As a woman in sports we have all come to admire and respect her because of her grace professionalism.
She said yes immediately which was an honour for us as she hasn’t done a cover with the magazine for years now.
My conversation with her was amazing. She opened up fully and spoke about things that have hurt her, made her happy and of her boyfriend, Sbu. Carol’s been able in her decade in the spotlight to keep her personal life private, so it was great to hear her speak of her abusive ex-husband, her children and finding love with Sbu.
Graceful as she always is. Patient too, there was a lot of work that went into the shoot and as a result at times it dragged on. But she was patient and calm with everyone.
We used the idea of her being in sports and often times being the only girl in the room. Carol’s also the first female boxing ring announcer and we played on that with our male models in boxing attire.
An informative insight into one of South Africa’s most private celebs.
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