Africa on Luxury

Buyi Mafoko

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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.

Jun 21

S3 EP8: The Culture Architect with Scoop Makhathini

Siyabonga Ngwekazi or Scoop Makhathini is a cultural architect, media personality, creative entrepreneur and a key voice in SA’s urban culture. For over two decades, he has helped shape and amplify the evolution of African pop culture across TV, radio, fashion, music, sport and digital media. A key personality that has always been ahead of the curve stylistically — contributing to how African fashion evolves within basketball and lifestyle ecosystems and driving how music continues to shape style, attitude, and identity. He has an enduring relationship with centering African culture long before it became globally celebrated and serves as a contributing voice in how urban culture and lifestyle endow African luxury. In this episode An aarly mindset of architecting African cultureA clear distinction between Culture vs. EntertainmentMedia's influence on raising children Reclaiming African identity from Western influencePreserving our heritage: A call to action Links Subscribe to our YT channel ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxuryFollow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafokoFor sponsorship enquiries email experience@noble.africaFollow @theonlyscoopmakhathini on IG

1h 20m
May 24

S3 EP7: The Future Fossil with Lezanne Viviers

Lezanne Viviers is a Johannesburg-based conceptual fashion designer, artist and founder of VIVIERS, a sustainable, handcrafted clothing studio working at the intersection of sculpture, fashion, craft and design. Through VIVIERS, Lezanne creates garments she describes as “future fossils” — pieces born from South African soil, yet carrying universal questions about identity, beauty, belonging and the future of luxury. In this episode Fashion as a language of beingAbundance and the craft of conscious luxuryUnderstanding origins: Material intelligence and responsible makingCommunity & co-creation: supporting local industries and ecosystemsTime, permanence and future fossils Links Subscribe to our YT channel ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxuryFollow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafokoFor media and sales enquiries email experience@noble.africaFollow @lezanneviviers & @viviers.studio on IG

1h 8m
Apr 28

S3 EP6: The Making of an Artrepreneur with Monalisa Molefe

Monalisa is an artrepreneur who has quietly but decisively shaped how contemporary African art is collected, positioned, and valued. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Artform Factory and Artform Advisory, where she works with collectors, brands, and institutions. Here her work sets to build thoughtful, long-term relationships with African art grounded in cultural intelligence, stewardship, and legacy. She previously was recognised in the Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential People of African Descent, and named one of Top 50 Black African Women Entrepreneurs to Watch. In this episode Defining the 'Artpreneur' mindset and why it's an important distinction in the African art contextArt Consumerism: Narrative vs. SpeedConservation Framing, value preservation and the hidden nuances behind Africa's art industryAfrican Art's Future: Infrastructure, and the role art advisors, collectors, and institutions play in building a more sustainable, long-term ecosystemIdentifying the continent's art market gaps, breaking the industry gatekeeping and leveraging platforms like Investec Art Fair to build global recognition Links Subscribe to our YT channel ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxuryFollow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafokoFor sponsorship enquiries email experience@noble.africaFollow @monamolefe on IG

57 min
Mar 27

S3 EP5: Wearing the Future with R'frique

Through a carefully curated wardrobe of pieces from leading African designers, R’Frique is pioneering a circular fashion model rooted in sustainability, craftsmanship, and cultural pride. Guided by a shared belief that African luxury should be both globally visible and locally accessible, Ceejay and Lebi are challenging traditional retail structures while championing conscious consumption. Their innovative fashion rental model draws from wider industry context around circular luxury, African fashion systems, and access. R’Frique transcends fashion rental norms and expands this platform from a rental to retail movement, with the launch of their new pop-up which sets a new standard as a cultural infrastructure reshaping luxury behaviour on the continent and across the globe. In this episode R'Frique pioneering Circular African Fashion, from rental-only to retail expansionChallenging traditional luxury retail structuresDecoupling worth from possession in luxuryDemocratizing African luxury fashionHonoring African designers' craftsmanship Links Subscribe to our YT channel ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxuryFollow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafokoFor sponsorship enquiries email experience@noble.africaFollow @rfrique @theceej & @lebi.bosei on IG

52 min
Mar 1

S3 EP4: Manhood, Media, and Meaning with Kojo Baffoe

Kojo Baffoe is one of those rare thinkers who moves through the world with quiet depth — thoughtful, curious, and intentional in everything he creates. He is known for his thoughtful and intentional approach to storytelling. Rich and nuanced in perspective, he has shaped some pivotal conversations on modern African identity, creativity and masculinity which he's carried through his editorship of Destiny Man magazine and in his book and podcast, Listen to Your Footsteps. In this episode Underrepresentation of African voices and surfacing them as experts in media Embracing African identity globally and challenging Western luxury notions of luxuryElevating African reference points in global luxury Shaping modern African masculinity and embracing differenceValues alignment and the journey of modern manhood and fatherhood Links Subscribe to our YT channel ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxuryFollow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafokoFor media and sales enquiries email experience@noble.africaFollow @kojobaffoe on IG

1h 2m
Feb 15

S3 EP3: The Ancestral Minimalist with Lulama Wolf

Lulama Wolf is a defining voice in modern African art and luxury expression, she stands at the intersection of intuition, identity and innovation. Her work is shaped by spiritual reflection and African vernacular traditions, it blends minimalist expressionism with deeply rooted ancestral storytelling. Influenced by visionaries like Credo Mutwa, her textured visual language has travelled to global stages such as Art Basel, 1-54 and AKAA Paris. In this episode Africa: Museum of cultureAfrican abstraction, ancestoral storytelling and indigenous references in artArtworks as self-reflection and embodied prayersStillness as an artist's commanding powerAfrican soil as an intuitive material choice with deep roots in intuition, identity and innovation Links Subscribe to our YT channel ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxuryFollow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafokoFor media and sales enquiries email experience@noble.africaFollow @lulamawolf on IG

50 min
12/19/2025

S3 EP2: A Year in African Luxury with Khami Sithole & Lindelwa Busakwe

In this special edit, we look at the 2025 roundup of the year where Africa took centre stage from Fashion, Art, Travel & Cultural Power. I sat down with our Content Curator and the Marketing Manager to reflect on Africa’s biggest cultural moves of the year - from luxury moments that mattered, past episodes, and the process of building Africa on Luxury this year. In this episode Reclaiming African Heritage TextilesCelebrating African Creativity GloballyTyler's Global PhenomenonLagos Fashion Week's ImpactFashion, Culture and Music highlights of the yearFuture of African Luxury in 2026 Links Subscribe to our YT channel ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxuryFollow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafokoFor sponsorship enquiries email experience@noble.africFollow @khamikazeee & @hi.lindee on IG

38 min
11/20/2025

S3 EP1: The Feminine Language of Luxury with Buqaqawuli Nobakada

Buqaqawuli is a South African mixed-media artist trained in Fine Art and influenced by architecture. Her works are known for her striking use of lace - a thread that connects generations of women; a language of beauty, softness and strength. Through her textured paintings, she reimagines black womanhood and luxury in a way that feels deeply intentional and deeply personal. In this episode Lace as central to her practice, both as a material and metaphorDefining craftsmanship in an age that often prizes speed and surface over depth and meaningWhat luxury means in the context of black femininityThe symbolism of her work bridging traditional craft and contemporary expressionHow her work is participating in a broader redefinition of African luxury Links Subscribe to our YT channel ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@africaonluxuryFollow us on IG/ LinkedIn @africaonluxury @buyimafokoFor sponsorship enquiries email experience@noble.africaFollow @buqaqawuli.nobakada on IG

55 min

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.

Creator

Buyi Mafoko
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

32
Rating

Explicit
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© Buyi Mafoko
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Africa on Luxury