TO THE WOMEN OF MZANSI, SOUTH AFRICA IS A BRIGHTER COUNTRY BECAUSE OF YOU. BY SUPPORTING FOSCHINI, YOU CREATE JOBS, PROMOTE LOCAL FASHION MANUFACTURED ON OUR LAND & EMPOWER WOMEN TO BUILD EACH OTHER. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA. THE FUTURE IS HERE South Africa, Africa ALL WOMAN SINCE 1925 4116 COSMOPOLITAN DPS AD.indd All Pages 2020/03/27 09:29 TO THE WOMEN OF MZANSI, SOUTH AFRICA IS A BRIGHTER COUNTRY BECAUSE OF YOU. BY SUPPORTING FOSCHINI, YOU CREATE JOBS, PROMOTE LOCAL FASHION MANUFACTURED ON OUR LAND & EMPOWER WOMEN TO BUILD EACH OTHER. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA. THE FUTURE IS HERE South Africa, Africa ALL WOMAN SINCE 1925 4116 COSMOPOLITAN DPS AD.indd All Pages 2020/03/27 09:29 may SCAN IT SHOP IT R199, Foschini c o v e r stories Our cover star Zozibini Tunzi Photography Cedric Nzaka Fashion 58 Meet Africa’s direction Cleo Marcopoulos Ar t climate warriors direction Shirley Padi 95 Basically no-one Fashion editor Clare Robertson Fashion has a 28-day assistant Nondi Fatyela Lighting menstrual cycle assistants Minenhle 101 This sext has a 99,2% Nene and Jeffrey Rikhotso Hair Jawad success rate Maphoto Makeup Faith Seuoe Post-production Ad2graph Studio Location Hallmark House ON THE COVER Dress and belt Klûk CGDT Blazer Foschini Earrings Ida Elsje at inside Olive Green Cat R8 121, R8 121, 6 From the editor PANTS 9 You 44 21 Beauty Zozi wants 35 Style R6 497 AND you to Take. 121 STOCKISTS ON PAGE Up. Space. 44 Features 91 Body 98 Love 107 Work ZOZI WEARS: TOP 117 Lif e 121 Stockists 126 Horoscopes FOSCHINI R699, LUELLA AT CEDRIC NZAKA 128 In my nightstand SHOES PHOTOGRAPHY BACAR TAIBO 0520_COS_004_Contents.indd 1 2020/04/17 1:38 PM If I won R1 million I would… THE COSMO TEAM ANSWERS: EDITOR Holly Meadows [email protected] EDITORIAL/ONLINE DEPUTY EDITOR Noxolo Mafu [email protected] ACTING MANAGING EDITOR MELISSA ATTRIDGE ‘Defi nitely book [email protected] ‘Donate to charities, a long trip to Europe ART DIRECTOR Shirley Padi travel, save some of (when it’s safe to do CHIEF COPY EDITOR Candice Cook it and update my so, obvs), donate DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jaime Waddington handbag collection a small portion to CONTENT PRODUCER Caryn Welby-Solomon (Bottega Veneta is on animal charities and SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Ashleigh Engel my wish list).’ put the rest into MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER Lufuno Ramadwa a savings account.’ FASHION DIRECTOR Cleo Marcopoulos FASHION EDITOR Clare Robertson STYLE ASSISTANT Amber Barker FASHION PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Maria Small-Smith SENIOR BEAUTY EDITOR Zipho Ntloko BEAUTY AND LIFESTYLE WRITER Helen Wallace COMMERCIAL A worthy cause GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR Violence among the youth of Carmen Clegg [email protected] the Cape Flats is often caused ACCOUNT DIRECTOR by gangsterism. 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Reproduction: Associated Media Repro 0520_COS_005_Masthead new.indd 1 2020/04/17 8:48 AM ED’S LETTER African threads handcrafted by this month – the ever-inspiring designers like Thebe Magugu Zozibini Tunzi. In this exclusive and Sindiso Khumalo. interview (page 44), I talk to As an essential media Zozi about what motivated service, COSMO has been her to chase after the crown, working hard to do our bit and try again despite previous during this National State defeat. And, on the topic of of Disaster. Our aim is to taking up space (which Zozi deliver you content that urges all women to do), we comforts, entertains, informs profile fierce African eco and celebrates you, in what warriors who are championing has become (and might the fight against climate change still be when you read this) across our continent. a new world of physical I urge you to use this pause distancing. We are committed in our world as a catalyst to providing you with stories for inspiration – because, in I am writing this letter sense of pride for our country that uplift in a time that can be stillness, there is innovation and to you from my couch. right now. I feel proud that incredibly stress-inducing for creativity. Plot that next holiday It is Monday, 30th March our President acted so swiftly all. And so, it is with great joy, with our African Escapes and we are four days into the in his call for a nationwide that I introduce our cover star feature (page 117), take up nationwide lockdown. It is an lockdown. Strangely, I feel cooking (Pearl Thusi’s delish eerie, ominous feeling. It’s as more connected than ever milk tart recipe is on page if the world has been turned to the spirit of ubuntu, and it 122) and turn your living room into a dystopian movie set, and is my hope that our Made in into a plant home (page 123). we are all being held ransom Africa issue helps you to feel Once we are finished with this to this strange thing called connected to the brilliant lockdown, don’t forget to make a virus pandemic. people of this continent. time for all those things you did I don’t know where we’ll Inside these pages you’ll while our lives were on pause. be in three weeks’ time, when find fashion and beauty this magazine is due to hit products made in South the newsstands. But what Africa by South Africans. I do know is that amidst all On page 21 we introduce the chaos and the pain, we you to four local boss have been forced to unite. babes who successfully Shelters for the homeless are launched their own beauty Holly Meadows erected where they ordinarily brands, and on page 66 The COSMO crew Editor were not, aid funds for the we showcase the finest South on set with Zozi. [email protected] poor are rallied by human- rights coalitions, soldiers help grannies with their trolleys ADD TO CART outside Shoprite, frontline R150, SCAN IT Foschini workers are applauded every My favourite fashion finds this month, all evening by citizens on their proudly made in South Africa by Foschini 121 STOCKISTS ON PAGE doorsteps, and people are staying home to protect them SHOP IT as they fight for us. It is in times R89, of crisis that a nation comes SCAN IT Foschini R199, Foschini SCAN IT together to support its own and SCAN IT NICOL VALENTINA protect the most vulnerable R450, people in our society. Foschini In May, we welcome Africa SHOP IT R599, Foschini SHOP IT Month. I feel an immense SHOP IT PHOTOGRAPHY COSMOPOLITAN.CO.ZA | MAY 2020 6 0520_COS_006_Eds letter.indd 1 2020/04/16 2:46 PM OGILVY SA 28043/E afri can PROTECTS THE POWER OF MONOCHROME CLOTHING.