Street beat
09 June 2016 - 10:12
Not only social media aficionados, but the South African public in general weighed in to the doek debate that raged when an eNCA line manager removed arts and entertainment reporter Nontobeko Sibisi's clip from a news bulletin dealing with Africa Day ostensibly because she was wearing a headscarf.In light of the debate, our street-style photographer Trevor Stuurman showed some of the country and continent's celebrities wearing doeks in response to the incident that trended online as #RespekTheDoek.IT'S A WRAP: Millen Magese, one of Africa's most celebrated runway queensHEADS UP: Johannesburg blogger Yoliswa Mqoco..
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