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GQ South Africa is the first and last word on men's style. With access to some of the world's top photographers and writers, GQ offers professional men content that is entertaining and enlightening. Whether it's fashion, tech, business, Hollywood or investigative journalism, GQ covers it all with intelligence and imagination.

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Switch to digital • With a digital subscription, you’ll never miss an issue of GQ, Glamour or House & Garden. Here’s how to get the latest issues – without leaving home – in just a few clicks

Design Investment • When the worlds of sneakers and toy figures collide, the result is nothing short of cool, credible and collectable

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Investment Pieces: The Smart Way to Shop • OUR EVER-INCREASING AWARENESS OF WASTE IN FASHION has impacted us all, and, as such, we’re considering what we buy. Choose classic pieces; they might cost more, but they’ll last longer

A New Era of Leather, Cactus Leather • Local millinery Simon & Mary has a rich history but understands that it’s the future that counts

Classic Comebacks • 2021 sees an enthusiastic return to the classics – what’s old is new – but Virgil Abloh’s decidedly fresh take gives new meaning to the term “classic cool”

“IT’S NOT BY MISTAKE…IT’S NOT!” • While we were watching endless hours of Netflix during the lockdown, Elsa Majimbo was cementing herself in the comedy space. The 19-year-old Kenyan became a YouTube sensation practically overnight with her wit and epic one-liners

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SENSORY AWAKENINGS • There’s no sense more powerful and evocative than smell. Fragrances can convey a million moods – and different notes and aromas fit specific seasons and occasions. We’ve rounded up our top masculine notes to arouse rather than overwhelm your senses

Why waiting feels terrible • And why getting better at it just might improve your life

Seven big questions about erectile dysfunction answered • Some real talk about ED from a urologist and a sex therapist

The Ego-free guide to making your partner come • Fight the orgasm gap

Why are two million people still getting Netflix DVDs by post? • Netflix still has more than two million DVD subscribers – but the pandemic could be a killer blow

SANE BUT NOT SOBER • For reasons requiring no explanation, 2020 had many of us reaching for a stiff drink or two on more than one occasion. Fortunately, that meant we at GQ South Africa got to taste countless new rums, bourbons and gins

How to (finally) start meditating • Practising mindfulness isn’t complicated, but it’s also not easy

RED ROVER • Land Rover took its time to develop a new Defender. In 2016, the last of the legendary 110s came off the production line. On rugged terrain in the Cederberg mountains, GQ found out whether it’s a worthy successor to the icon created in 1949

Ménage à Porsche • What’s your favourite Porsche? Would you go for the famous Turbo S version of the iconic 911? Perhaps, you prefer the sporty SUV Cayenne GTS or the purebred, naturally aspirated Cayman GT4? GQ Motoring Ed Dieter Losskarn experienced all three

Bavarian beauty • Is the Berlin-built BMW R18 cruiser the first serious Harley-Davidson and Indian competition ever? To find out, GQ put die-hard Harley biker chick Irina Mink on one of them

Shona Ferguson is building a legacy one block at a time • Following his return to the small screen in the action-packed six-part series Kings of Jo’burg, the actor and businessman talks to GQ about wealth and being part of a Netflix African Series

The Prodigy • Awarded the world’s youngest CEO of an international pharmaceutical company at the 2019 ARAB Health Conference held in Dubai, Tony...