Africa on Luxury is a Podcast & Cultural Conversations Platform championing African luxury through culture, creativity and commerce. Founded and hosted by Buyi Mafoko, we curate conversations with African creative visionaries, cultural pioneers and industry leaders unlocking Africa’s potential as the next frontier of global luxury.
S3 EP11: The Narrative Strategist with Lerato Tshabalala
Lerato is an author, editor, broadcaster, executive creative director and cultural commentator whose career spans more than two decades across South African media, publishing, advertising and brand storytelling. She has worked across leading editorial titles including Sunday Times Lifestyle, True Love, O — The Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire and Mail & Guardian.
Now serving as a leading editorial voice in the African luxury space through YOURLUXURY AFRICA, Lerato brings a rare combination of cultural intelligence, creative strategy and narrative authority to the conversation on how African luxury, identity and creativity are seen, valued and represented.
In this episode
Owning our narratives - African lens, Luxury essence
Protecting our voices and trusting our ideas
Education on African Luxury value
The distinction between influence and influencers
A legacy of authenticity
Links
Subscribe to our YT channel https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxury
Follow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafoko
For sponsorship enquiries email experience@noble.africa
Follow @leratotj on IG
6 Aug 2026
S3 EP10: The Cultural Custodian with Prof. Pitika Ntuli
Professor Pitika Ntuli is one of South Africa’s most extraordinary living cultural voices — a sculptor, poet, philosopher, academic, linguist, cultural worker and custodian of indigenous knowledge whose life and work span more than six decades.
As an artist, he works across materials including bone, metal, stone, wood and found objects — transforming matter into memory, spirit, resistance and story. His sculptures carry the presence of African spirituality, historical consciousness and poetic imagination, making visible what is often erased from official histories.
In this episode
Love of people: Custodian's core responsibility
Spirit never mistakes accumulation for fulfillment
Luxury is creativity, inspiring youth and arming them against recolonization
The brain remembers what Empire erased
Sustainability: Renewal with purpose and spirit
Africa: Carrying the future all along
Links
Subscribe to our YT channel https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxury
Follow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafoko
For sponsorship enquiries email experience@noble.africa
Follow @pitika_ntuli on IG
14 Jul 2026
S3 EP9: Stitched with Story - Tshepo Mohlala
Tshepo Mohlala is the founder and creative director of TSHEPO, one of South Africa’s most recognised contemporary fashion brands. Known for its premium denim and contemporary African luxury aesthetic, the brand’s Atelier represents world-class craftsmanship emerging from the heart of downtown Johannesburg.
At the heart of the brand is a powerful belief: fashion is more than clothing — it is identity, storytelling, culture and purpose. Every TSHEPO garment is approached as a deliberate and considered act, honouring the people, craft and stories behind its creation.
In this episode
The responsibility of defining African Luxury and positioning it globally
Why Africa's luxury story needs to celebrate the continent a hub for luxury creation
Denim as the ultimate fabric and a medium for legacy
Investing in African Luxury brands, protecting their integrity and owning creative vision
Culture, African entrepreneurs' competitive advantage
Links
Subscribe to our YT channel https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxury
Follow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafoko
For sponsorship enquiries email experience@noble.africa
Follow @tshepomohlalo_ on IG
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