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BY MUFARO MHARIWA
Business and Lifestyle
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Sep 5, 2024
Mufaro Mhariwa is MOG’s Business and Lifestyle writer. Though initially drawn to the field of IT, which he studied for a time, Mufaro ultimately discovered his true passion in the world of writing. Deeply spiritual, Mufaro finds peace and guidance through reading and meditating on the Bible. In his pursuit of physical strength and well-being, he maintains (or tries to) a disciplined routine at the gym.
When he isn’t writing and reading, you can find him outside drenched in sweat. Mufaro is a sports enthusiast and enjoys playing soccer, tennis, padel, basketball, table tennis, and swimming. He also has a love/hate relationship with running. His athletic talent was evident from a young age, having played for the Manchester United Academy at 11. With a rich background in writing, Mufaro aims to produce enriching content that not only educates the reader but answers all their questions.
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Oct 23, 2026 ∙ 8 min
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Review: A Different Breed of Smartwatch
The best-selling watch in the world is the Apple Watch, with over 300 million units sold. Is that hard to believe? Yes, if you look at the Apple Watch as a watch. Stay with me. I don't particularly see it as a watch first, but rather as a companion to the iPhone in a watch's body. And that's how the Apple Watch started. Over the years, it has grown and evolved from being a companion to your health, a fun fitness tracker and, more recently, a device touted as a medical-grade health tracker....
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Oct 20, 2026 ∙ 8 min
BYD Shark 6 Review: Worth All the Attention
The BYD Shark 6 had always been a bit of a unicorn to me. All I’d ever heard were good things. I’d watched videos of it outperforming sports cars on the track and, every time I saw one on the road with its imposing front end and distinctive headlights, I couldn’t help but stare. The Shark 6 is one of those vehicles that arrived in South Africa and immediately got people talking. Those who had driven it seemed to love it. Those who didn’t usually had one reason: they’d already bought a Ford...
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Oct 8, 2026 ∙ 7 min
Lepas L4 Review: Premium Enough Without the Premium Price
My first experience with Lepas was when I attended the preview of the L6 earlier this year. I remember thinking to myself, what a pretty brand. There was something about the way Lepas presented itself that immediately caught my attention, so when my L4 Pantera review car arrived in red, I was naturally curious to see what the brand could actually do. The L4 immediately looks like a small premium crossover. The red exterior certainly helps, but even beyond the colour, there is a certain...
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Oct 7, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Johannesburg’s DUI Data Shows Why Road Safety Needs Year-Round Action
Transport Month may bring renewed attention to road safety each October, but three years of Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) data show why drinking and driving requires attention throughout the year. Between January 2023 and December 2025, JMPD recorded 26,578 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol in Johannesburg. That works out to an average of roughly one recorded arrest every hour across the three-year period. The figures come from a joint review of...
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Oct 4, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Muzi Brings His Creative Lens To ASICS’ New GEL-NYC 2.0
ASICS SportStyle is looking back to its archive while bringing a distinctly contemporary perspective to the GEL-NYC 2.0, with South African music producer Muzi at the centre of its latest campaign. Launching in partnership with Sportscene, the campaign explores the relationship between heritage, movement and creativity, drawing a connection between the way ASICS reinterprets its design history and the way Muzi approaches his own music. Known for taking inspiration from the past and reshaping...
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Sep 30, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Inside the Launch of Nissan’s All-New Tekton
I attended the launch of the new Nissan Tekton at Gallagher Estate, and if there was one thing Nissan wanted to make clear throughout the event, it was that the brand is entering a new chapter in South Africa. The setting certainly helped tell that story. Surrounded by Nissan models dating all the way back to the 1980s, alongside some of the brand's famous GT-Rs and Datsuns, there was quite a showing of Nissan's history under one roof. It was a proper reminder of just how long Nissan has been...
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Sep 28, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Sony Expands Its Line-Up With New Headphones And Three New Lenses
Sony is ending September with a sizeable wave of new and refreshed products across its audio and imaging line-up, giving consumers everything from updated everyday headphones to professional-grade camera lenses and a new colour option for one of its compact portable speakers. Rather than focusing on a single category, the latest additions show just how broad Sony’s consumer and creator ecosystem has become, with new products aimed at commuters, music lovers, photographers, videographers and...
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Sep 24, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Old Mutual Is Using AI And WhatsApp To Make Financial Education More Accessible
Financial questions are often simple to ask but surprisingly difficult to answer. What does interest actually mean? How should you start saving? What happens when you miss a payment? And what do you do when there simply is not enough money to cover everything? Old Mutual is attempting to make those conversations easier to start with the launch of ZakaChat, an AI-powered financial education tool available through WhatsApp. The platform allows South Africans to explore everyday money matters in...
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Sep 13, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Mazda 3 Astina Review: If You Know, You Know
I am a Mazda fan. I grew up in Mazdas, from the 626 to the B2500 Eagle, and the Mazda CX-60 Takumi is still, to this day, one of the best cars I have ever driven. So coming into the Mazda 3 Astina, I was already excited. That excitement was heightened even further when I saw that my test car was an all-black Astina with burgundy seats. What a spec! I know the Mazda 3 is a niche car. Much like Alfa Romeo, it is one of those ‘if you know, you know’ cars that does not necessarily need to shout...
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Sep 11, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Alfa Romeo’s Italian Heritage Takes Over Modderfontein This September
There are few car marques where the past and present can sit next to each other and still feel unmistakably related. That will be the scene at Modderfontein Bird & Sculpture Park on Sunday, 20 September, when the Alfa Romeo Club of South Africa brings together generations of the Italian marque for its 2026 Concorso d’Eleganza. The annual gathering has become one of the standout dates on the local Alfisti calendar, bringing together carefully preserved classics, contemporary Alfa Romeos and...
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Sep 7, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Dis-Chem Is Rethinking What Workplace Wellness Should Look Like
For years, workplace wellness has followed a relatively familiar formula. Employees are offered an annual wellness day, perhaps a health screening, fitness initiative or health-awareness campaign, and encouraged to take greater responsibility for their wellbeing. These initiatives have an important role to play, but they can overlook a more fundamental challenge: knowing that you should look after your health does not necessarily make it easier to do so. Dis-Chem is taking that idea a step...
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Sep 3, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Sony Expands Its ULT POWER SOUND Range With Three New Party Speakers
Sony is making a strong case for turning your next gathering into something considerably louder. The company has announced three new additions to its ULT POWER SOUND range, the ULT TOWER MAX, ULT TOWER 7 and ULT TOWER 5, designed for everything from house parties and karaoke sessions to DJ setups and outdoor events. The new speakers are built around a combination of newly developed circular woofers, larger speaker cabinets and Sony's ULT DUCT technology, with the aim of delivering deeper bass...
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Aug 25, 2026 ∙ 7 min
Haval Jolion Pro Ltd Review: The Chinese SUV Everyone Wants
This was my first car from GWM, and I was excited. Not because I'm particularly a fan of the brand, but because this car is popular. Very popular. Just a day before the Jolion arrived, I saw 10 trucks loaded with Jolions ready for delivery. That's a lot of cars, and it starts to make sense when you realise the Jolion accounts for around 50% of GWM's sales in South Africa. My test car was finished in grey, although I think it looks best in black. And because this was my first real experience...
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Aug 25, 2026 ∙ 4 min
BIC Turns More Than 1,690 Learners’ Artwork Into Colourful School Murals
There is something quite satisfying about seeing your own work displayed somewhere for everyone to see. For a primary school learner, however, spotting a piece of artwork they created weeks earlier as part of a huge mural on their school wall is likely to feel a little more special. This August, more than 1,690 learners across four Gauteng primary schools are seeing their individual artworks brought together as large-scale permanent murals as part of BIC South Africa’s 2026 "Let Your Colour...
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Aug 21, 2026 ∙ 4 min
How Bang & Olufsen Makes Beautiful Sound The Ultimate Travel Companion
Travelling without headphones is almost unthinkable these days. There is something about putting on a familiar album before a flight, finding the right playlist for a road trip or switching on a speaker once you have finally reached your destination that makes the journey feel a little more your own. That is the idea behind Bang & Olufsen’s 2026 travel collection, which brings together three rather different ways of listening: the over-ear Beoplay H100, the jewellery-inspired Beo Grace...
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Aug 18, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Why Women’s Safety On South Africa’s Roads Requires More Than Technology
Every August, South Africa celebrates the achievements and resilience of women, with this year carrying even greater significance as the country marks 70 years since the historic 1956 Women’s March, when 20,000 women united to challenge laws that restricted their freedom of movement. For many women, however, Women’s Month also brings an uncomfortable reminder that freedom of movement is still experienced differently depending on who you are. Ask almost any woman about going out at night to...
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Aug 17, 2026 ∙ 7 min
Jetour X70 Plus Review: The Family SUV That Got Better For Less
Having had the pleasure of driving the Dashing as my first ever test car, I had high hopes for the X70 Plus. Unfortunately, this time it wasn't going to be a surprise because I had already attended the launch of the facelifted X70 Plus and Dashing, so I knew what to expect from this car in terms of the drive. Still, this particular X70 Plus was brand new, with less than 1,000km on the clock, and finished in a shiny onyx black with silver and chrome accents. It genuinely felt like I was...
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Aug 11, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Changemakers Driving Innovation to Feature at Singularity Summit South Africa 2026
New speaker line-up brings together leading voices in AI, robotics, digital transformation and African innovation, with women playing a prominent role in shaping the future of technology. The future of innovation will not be shaped by technology alone. It will depend on the people developing new ideas, challenging conventional thinking and finding practical ways to use emerging technologies to solve real-world problems. That conversation will take centre stage at the Singularity Summit South...
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Jul 29, 2026 ∙ 7 min
Bayer Calls For a New Approach to Self-Care in an Increasingly Stressful World
For many people, self-care is still associated with a massage, a spa day or finally booking that haircut you've been putting off for weeks. While those things certainly have their place, they only scratch the surface of what self-care really means. That was one of the biggest takeaways from Bayer's recent International Self-Care Day media roundtable, where healthcare professionals, media and industry representatives gathered to discuss why looking after ourselves has become more important...
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Jul 24, 2026 ∙ 8 min
Jetour T2 Review: Not a Defender Pretender
When Jetour launched its T Series in late 2025, there was little doubt about which model would become the crowd favourite. The T2 immediately stole the spotlight, and months later that prediction has proven correct. It is the one you see most often on South African roads, and after spending two weeks living with it, it's easy to understand why. On paper, the T2 should not have surprised me. Having attended the launch, I already knew it shared almost everything with the T1. The same...
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Jul 16, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Pura 90s Series leads Huawei's latest wave of AI-powered devices
Huawei has expanded its flagship ecosystem with the global launch of the HUAWEI Pura 90s Series, introducing a new smartphone designed around advanced photography and creative expression alongside the new HUAWEI MatePad Air and HUAWEI FreeClip 2 Special Edition. The devices were unveiled during Huawei's flagship global launch event in Dubai, where the company showcased its latest hardware innovations aimed at photographers, creators, professionals and everyday users seeking a more connected...
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Jul 14, 2026 ∙ 2 min
How South Africa's Supercar Community Is Driving Rhino Conservation
South Africa's passion for performance cars will once again serve a greater purpose when the Supercar Rhino Run returns on 19 July, bringing more than 150 of the country's most desirable supercars to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in support of rhino conservation. Now entering its fifth year, the annual charity event has grown from a small convoy of around 30 vehicles into one of South Africa's largest automotive fundraising initiatives. For the first time, the event will be hosted at...
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Jul 9, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Why Luxury Spirits Brands Are Investing in South African Fashion
The Hollywoodbets Durban July has evolved into far more than South Africa's premier horse racing event. It has become one of the country's biggest showcases of fashion, music, luxury and creative talent, with global brands increasingly using the occasion to celebrate local culture rather than simply promote products. Among this year's standout activations was Don Julio, which built its Durban July presence around the idea of craftsmanship, bringing together fashion designers, artists and...
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Jul 7, 2026 ∙ 2 min
How Mercedes-Benz Vans Turned the Durban July Into a Luxury Experience
The Hollywoodbets Durban July once again proved why it remains one of South Africa's biggest celebrations of fashion, entertainment and culture, with luxury brands using the event as a platform to create memorable experiences beyond the racecourse. Among them was Mercedes-Benz Vans South Africa, which partnered with Durban-born musician and entrepreneur DJ Tira for this year's event before bringing the collaboration to life through a series of experiences during the weekend. Rather than...
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