On Boxing and the Benefits of Sucking
You don’t only have to do the things you’re good at. Russell Grant explores the benefits of sucking in his latest column. I am not a fighter, nor am I a believer in strict d ...
A Retrospective of the Cape Town International Animation Festival
If you couldn’t make the Cape Town International Animation Festival because, well, it was in Cape Town, fear not – Carrie Wilson attended the CTIAF and took notes on all the most important ...
Hadeda Are Not Another Two-Piece Garage Band
Hadeda may seem like another two-piece garage band, but we promise you they’re not. Evan van Zyl breaks down the not a two-piece garage band’s mini EP, SNAKES. As I mentione ...
The Hive Brings Loud Live Music to Ballito
The Hive is a new coffee shop in Ballito. This usually wouldn’t pique our interest, but they’ve opened their doors to all sorts of musicians and are trying to create a cool live music spac ...
5 Questions With Zama Dlamini
The Ooj has been beamed up to the big spaceship in the sky, but his legacy lives on through 5 Questions with… This time, Leah Jasmine gets intergalactic (planetary) with our Durban Designer for ...
PatternNation X Durban is Ours
CALL FOR ENTRIES: PATTERNS & COLOURS Every month we team up with a #DurbanDesigner to hash out the theme of the month for Durban is Ours submissions and this month we’re getti ...
Durban’s Knights
Bob Perfect takes an axe to the head and gets to know the Durbanites in the South African Full Contact Medieval Combat Team. “You’ve got to be a special kind of crazy to do ...
Exclusive: Watch Robin Thirdfloor’s Music Video for Ethekwini
Distinctly Durban and enticingly eThekwini, here’s Robin Thirdfloor’s music video for Ethekwini. Here at DIY, we’ve been fans of Robin Thirdfloor for a minute. I mean, ...
Melted Podcast Ep2 – Grandpa Swamp
In the second episode of the Melted Podcast, we chat to a Swamp Thing from Cape Town looking to make Durban hearts sing. Who is Grandpa Swamp, you ask? Grandpa Swamp is a shaggy-haired ...
Revolting Fashion
It’s time to start thinking about where our clothes come from. Liandra van Staden fills us in on a revolution happening in fashion and how you can get involved. Things are changing ...
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Revolting Fashion
It’s time to start thinking about where our clothes come from. Liandra van Staden fills us in on a revolution happening in fashion and how you can get involved. Things are changing in the world of fashion. We never think change will happen until it does. Remember the first time someone told you they […]
RSVP to Durban’s Creative Colour Party
Misha Lee is tired of seeing her favourite things about Durban die, so she’s doing something about it. Check out their event submitted via Durban is Ours and tickle yourself pink, purple, blue, red… EThekwini is a genius child fueled by spicy food and 5am sunrise surfs. She’s a vibrant vibe with the […]
Melted Podcast Ep2 – Grandpa Swamp
In the second episode of the Melted Podcast, we chat to a Swamp Thing from Cape Town looking to make Durban hearts sing. Who is Grandpa Swamp, you ask? Grandpa Swamp is a shaggy-haired Capetonian who no doubt enjoys a little Mac DeMarco and used to go by the name of Darryn the […]
Exclusive: Watch Robin Thirdfloor’s Music Video for Ethekwini
Distinctly Durban and enticingly eThekwini, here’s Robin Thirdfloor’s music video for Ethekwini. Here at DIY, we’ve been fans of Robin Thirdfloor for a minute. I mean, we put him in our list of acts to watch in 2017, so you should already be familiar. From his backpack rap teenage laments of empty pockets and the […]
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