Try out this simple yet amazing #gin cocktail for that #FridayFeeling

So today is Friday the 13th huh? Well, unless you are one of those horror movies connoseurs, it's just another Friday.

You know what Friday means, right? Yeah it's a Friyay cocktail night. 

Treat your taste buds to a 5 star Authentic gin cocktail. All you will need is:

* 50ml of Authentic craft gin

* A strip of Cucumber

* Mint leaves

* Crushed ice

* 200ml Fitch and Leedes Indian tonic

Mix all ingredients in your glass and savour the moment. You won't regret it. You will just keep coming for more!

Thickleeyonce in new Brand Ambassador role

Thickleeyonce has taken to her social media to reveal she is now in partnership with Always South Africa.

She is really excited as it has always been her dream.

According to her post, she has been using Always since she was a young girl.

Thickleeyonce revealed her first ever pack of pads her mom bought for her was Always and it has never disappointed her.

Thickleeyonce captioned: "I've been using ALWAYS since I was a little girl, so I'm really excited about my partnership with @always_sa."

She continued: "The first ever pack of pads my mom bought for me were ALWAYS, they have never disappointed me since day 1! I love the softness, comfort and long lasting protection they have. Thank you so much for this lovely gift!!"

Dlathu, Nakai, Mbombo, Kolisi - whose the most stylish A lister?

Sindi Dlathu, Nadia Nakai, Blue Mbombo, Ama Qamata and Siya Kolisi are just some of the A-listers that will be honoured at the 24th South African Style Awards.

The invite-only award ceremony will be held on November 22 in Sandton City, Johannesburg, and hosted by Ayanda Thabethe.

The River leading lady Dlathu has been named most stylish performing artist in film or TV. The show's creator Phathu Makwarela will be awarded with the most stylish media personality gong.

Rapper Nakai is the recipient of most stylish performing artist in music while Mbombo will receive the award for most stylish model.

Kolisi and his wife Rachel are named most stylish couple.

Gomora and Blood & Water starlet Qamata is the winner of the next big thing.

#Wilderer's Fynbos Gin is smoothness simplified: #Review

There is just something about craft gin which makes it all so special. Wilderers Fynbos gin is a unique craft blend that redefines smoothness.

It is overwhelmingly medicinal to the nose, with the fynbos bringing floral undertones and anise qualities not dissimilar to off brand cough medicine.

Despite its exotic makeup, there is something oddly familiar about the smell – a hint of ores, perhaps, and the vague sense of a rapeseed meadow on a warm spring day. 

To taste, the aniseed aspect comes across stronger. It reminds us of those thick, chewy liquorice sweets, but the citrus notes prevents it from becoming full blown.

It has hint of spice that leaves behind that familiar fynbos led aftertaste.

With tonic, the spice is calmed but the gin is unleashed, blooming and booming in the mouth to bring a strong, strange but ultimately delicious taste.

It's almost impossible to decipher what is doing what and where as the fynbos is so uniquely South African.

There are cooling hints of eucalyptus alongside shrubbery conspiring to create something that is superb..

The gin comes in a short, clear, apothecary style bottle. It's a simple package.

To buy this gin, visit www.wilderer.co.za

#Beyerskloof Wine Estate is the king of Pinotage

Nestled in the heart of the glorious Cape Winelands in South Africa, just outside of the well-known town of Stellenbosch, Beyerskloof is co-owned by the man who rescued the one true "mzansi" cultivar from a destiny of brandy distillation and bulk jug wine. 

Beyerskloof cellar master Beyers Truter was the first South African to win "International Winemaker of the Year" in 1991, and much to the international viticulture community's surprise did so with Pinotage, a varietal that had been written off by British wine masters visiting South Africa in the 1970s. 

Inspired by top-quality oaked Pinotages he had previously tasted, and determined to prove them wrong, he worked around the clock to perfect the misunderstood varietal, never failing to believe in the grape's yet-untapped promise.

However, Beyers' passionate commitment to the fruity Pinotage (a cultivar deemed "dead" a decade earlier) paid off, and in 1991 he became the first South African to win the prestigious title of "International Winemaker of the Year" at the International Wine and Spirit Competition.

Similarly, the estate itself has grown and evolved over time and is now home a new visitor centre featuring a larger contemporary tasting room, and cozy, hearth-warmed lounge, and the ever-popular Red Leaf Bistro.

Celebrity chef Siba Mtongana gets #Harvard salivating

Celebrity chef and TV personality Siba Mtongana is on a winning streak.

From being dubbed a "global food goddess" by Tatler Malaysia, the multiaward-winning cookbook author received recognition from Harvard University.

Taking to social media on Wednesday, the Siba's Table star shared the exciting news with her fans around the world as she celebrated what she referred to as the "biggest milestone" of her career.

She wrote: "I'm now a case study at Harvard University Business School, the most prestigious business school in the world!

"They have been doing a case study on my food career, being an entrepreneur, a woman and a pioneer in the culinary world locally and globally, against all odds."

In her post, Mtongana said Harvard approached her last year and have since been working on the case study.

She said the experience was so "surreal" and she was awe-struck to have some of the top business students take an interest in her life and career.

"I was lectured today for the first time at Harvard to their MBA students and I was their special guest together with my team, business associates and family.

"It was so surreal hearing top minds analysing my brand and business from their own eyes … and still feels like a dream to be part of academic literature at Harvard."

Cricketer AB De Villiers and Ndlovu Youth Choir song is the perfect tonic! #MotivationMonday

Not content with owning the cricket world, Proteas star AB de Villiers is determined to hit the local music charts for a six.

The star recently released a new song along with singersongwriter Karen Zoid and the Ndlovu Youth Choir.

The song, titled The Flame, is aimed at celebrating the human spirit and bringing about unity during a difficult year.

The video, which was shared on YouTube, features strongly on the video-sharing platform, with more than 450,000 views and 18,000 thumbs up so far.

The music video for the song was filmed in Cape Town, Limpopo and Dubai.

The song is available on all streaming sites.

The music also features special appearances by IPL cricketers Virat Kohli, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Chris Morris, Anrich Nortjé, Kagiso Rabada and even AB de Villiers Jr.

De Villiers is in the United Arab Emirates for the Indian Premier League 2020, where he, according to India Today, became the first South African batsman in T20 history to breach the 9,000-run mark.

He reached the mark on Saturday during the Royal Challengers Bangalore's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The unlikely pop star told KFM that the song was a "cry out for us to stand together".

"This is just a song of hope and sort of a cry out for us to stand together.

We are walking through a fire you ' ll hear the lyrics talking about running through a fire.

If we do it together, we can create flames which can turn into a positive thing," he said.

De Villiers is not new to the music industry. In 2010, he collaborated with Afrikaans singer Ampie Du Preez on their bilingual pop album Maak Jou Drome Waar (Make Your Dreams Come True).

On Twitter, the Ndlovu Youth Choir said it was honoured to be part of the inspiring song.

"The song inspires us and we had loads of fun and we cannot wait to perform the song live with you," the choir said.

Zahara goes back to her roots

Eastern Cape singer Zahara, born Bulelwa Mkutukana, started singing in her school and church choir when she was only six years old.

Today, Zahara is a multiaward-winning musician whose debut album, Loliwe , has sold more than 100,000 copies in SA alone and went double-platinum in only 17 days.

The singer appeared on this week ' s episode of SABC 3 show The Insider SA, and took fans back to where it all began, Phumlani in the Eastern Cape.

Zahara is known for her smoky alto voice and her Afrosoul music.

Now back visiting Phumlani, Zahara said: "Growing up here was such an amazing feeling. It got me to where I am at today. "

Though her life is now in Johannesburg, her heart is still at home.

"I love coming to my village because when I get here, my spirit gets freed and I get love because I know I'm coming to my Mama's house. This [is] where I was born and bred and buttered, " she said.

Zahara is the sixth of seven children.
Her family nicknamed her Spinach after her love for the vegetable her mother cultivated in their garden.

Her parents both worked hard to provide for their big family, but as Zahara said:
"They couldn't raise money for me to go to [a] tertiary [institution]. I was left at home, but lucky enough for me, there was a guitar.

"I was never taught how to play the guitar, it just comes from the heart.

"For me, the guitar is a symbol of hope. When everybody is gone, when all my friends are gone, I'll still have my guitar.

"When I saw no light, I knew, something will happen," she said.

It was while busking on the streets of East London that Zahara was offered a record deal.

When starting in the industry, she chose the stage-name Zahara, which appropriately means a blooming flower in Arabic.

"A zahara is a flower and it only blooms in the desert.

"It doesn't need to be watered. It just blooms and blooms every time and any time, " Zahara said.

Her breakout single, Loliwe , was inspired by her mother's stories of the migrant labourers who would leave on the train to Johannesburg.

Today, the songstress has won more than 40 awards, including eight SAMAs when her album Loliwe was released.
She's been awarded Best Female Artist and even Album of the Year.

#Wine Review: Warwick Cape Lady cabernet sauvignon is simply irresistible

Here's a Bordeaux-style cabernet sauvignon from the respected Warwick Estate winery on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain in the Stellenbosch wine region. 

A joyful mouthful of dark fruit and blackberry flavours is complemented by hints of cocoa and licorice and velvet-like tannins. 

Made from grapes from younger vines, it's more than ready to drink now and at well under R100 a bottle is the perfect – and not too pricey – accompaniment to any red-meat dish.

Boity Thulo wants to be referred to by her new name #GirlTalkZA

Boity Thulo has taken to her social media to reveal her new name to her people.

According to her, she must be referred to with her new sangoma name called Gogo Nomakhwezi.

Boity also described the new name as "though my soul just burst open in the most incredible way".

The rapper was over the moon after she shared her new name to the world but a troll decide to drag her for having an isiXhosa sangoma name even though she was a Tswana woman.

She tweeted: "You can officially refer to me as Gogo Nomakhwezi. Thokozani."