Comfort Tshabalala

24/04/2026

Last night we did Day 1 of SA Fashion Week!

23/04/2026

We're back for Episode 3

Do you think we spend too much on weddings? The answer was a resounding YES from South Africans, with price tags ranging from R200k to R1m.

Weddings are meant to be a celebration of love, but they can become a hefty financial burden. From venues to dresses to catering, the costs quickly add up.

Money expert Mapalo Makhu and financial journalist Maya Fisher-French break down the price of saying “I do” on the Money: It’s not black or white podcast. Click here to read more 👉🏽https://tinyurl.com/36xu6x28

22/04/2026

Bars on BARS! This is 🔥

11/04/2026

Never be embarrassed of being seen trying...

10/04/2026

Becoming is such a quiet and lonely process.

We love the glow-up.

The transformation posts. We clap for that. We share it. We save it for the days we need the reminder that change is possible.

But we hardly talk about the random Tuesday night when it all feels like a mistake... the grief that comes before the growth. The quiet unraveling that happens long before anything starts to come together.

And that silence makes it lonelier than it needs to be.

Lately, I’ve been sitting with this whole idea of becoming… and I don’t think we talk enough about how uncomfortable it actually is.

Because becoming asks a lot from you.

It asks you to let go of a version of yourself you’ve known for so long. To outgrow people. To sit in spaces that no longer feel like home. To choose differently, even when it feels uncomfortable.

And now you’re in this in-between space where nothing feels fully settled and you can’t go back… but you’re not fully where you’re going yet either.

Mentally, it’s a lot.

Some days feel clear, like you’re on the right path. Other days feel heavy, like you’re questioning everything. And you kind of just have to sit with that.

Sit with the discomfort. Sit with the silence. Sit with yourself.

I think that’s the part that’s been stretching me the most… not the external changes, but what it’s asking of me internally.

Because becoming isn’t just about stepping into something new... it’s about releasing what you’ve outgrown, even when it’s hard, even when it’s familiar.

And I’m realising… that takes a different kind of strength.

Not loud strength. Not visible strength.

The kind that’s built quietly, in moments no one really sees.

I don’t have it all figured out… but I know I’m not the same.

And maybe that’s what this season is about.

10/04/2026

I stepped onto the streets to unpack something we all see, but don’t always question: The cost of looking good.

Moments like this remind me why I do what I do... capturing real conversations that reflect how we actually live.

Watch the vox pop + catch the full conversation on Maya Fisher French and Mapalo Makhu's podcast - Money: It's not black or white! https://specialprojects.news24.com/money-its-not-black-or-white/index.html -section-Listen-now-mpPYueP69U

09/04/2026

Not just dressed for the moment… grown for it. 🖤

09/04/2026

I’m reading The Alchemist for the second time, and it’s hitting differently now.

The first time I read The Alchemist, I understood it. It inspired me. But this time? I see myself in Santiago.

A shepherd boy who had something familiar, something safe… but still chose to leave it behind because he felt called to something more. Not because it made perfect sense, but because he couldn’t ignore that inner pull.

And reading it now took me back to a younger version of myself, the one who chose to leave North-West University and make my way to Johannesburg... by God's grace, I got funded to study study film and television in Johannesburg.

From the outside, it probably looked uncertain. Risky. Maybe even unnecessary. But like Santiago, I felt it. This quiet knowing that there was something more for me, even if I didn’t fully understand it yet.

The thing is… Santiago’s journey wasn’t easy. There were moments of doubt, detours, lessons, and times he could’ve turned back. But he didn’t. He kept going, kept listening, kept trusting.

And that’s the part that’s sitting with me right now.

Because sometimes we don’t need a new dream, we need to remember the one we already had the courage to follow.

Reading this again nudged me. Reminded me of that version of myself who didn’t wait for everything to make sense. Who moved anyway. Who trusted that the path would reveal itself along the way because I know my God always makes a way.

Maybe that’s what it means to follow your “Personal Legend”... not chasing something outside of you, but returning to who you’ve always been.

Because the truth is, the things meant for you will keep calling.

And like Santiago, the journey isn’t just about where you’re going, it’s about who you become when you decide to answer.

And this one? It’s still taking me through detours and uncertainty… but off to find the treasure by the pyramids, I will go.

08/04/2026

The thing is… nobody really talks about how long things actually take.

We see the wins, the glow-ups, the “it finally happened” moments, but we don’t always see the months (sometimes years) of showing up when nothing is moving. When it’s quiet. When it feels like you’re doing the same thing over and over again with no results... sometimes people even take credit for your ideas, work etc.

And that’s where patience comes in.

Because playing the long game isn’t cute. It’s not aesthetic. It’s discipline. It’s choosing to continue when you’re bored, when you’re tired, when you’re not getting validation, and when it feels like everyone else is moving faster than you.

It’s trusting that what you’re building is working… even when you can’t see it yet.

Some days won’t feel productive. Some seasons will feel slow. You might even question yourself. But growth doesn’t always look like progress in real time. Sometimes it looks like consistency. Sometimes it looks like rest. Sometimes it looks like not going back to what used to break you.

The thing is… the long game will ask you to become someone stronger before it gives you what you’re asking for.

So don’t rush it.

Stay committed. Stay grounded. Stay focused on your path. Because what comes from patience lasts longer than anything rushed ever could.

The long game always rewards those who stay.

07/04/2026

What makes a restaurant great?

I asked outgoing Woolworths Group CEO Roy Bagattini this question during the Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards, and his answer had nothing to do with what's on the plate.
We've been measuring excellence the same way for decades. Stars. Technique. Instagram moments. But what if we've been looking at the wrong things?

His answer wasn't about plates or precision. It was about the fisherman who understands ocean rhythms. The farmer who wakes before dawn. The ecosystem that makes a single dish possible.
"We're finding our own voice," he said about South African dining.
Maybe that's what we've been missing. Not copying what the world thinks is excellent, but defining it ourselves.
Read and watch the full conversati on the shared post!

Woolworths Group CEO Roy Bagattini believes that South African dining’s future lies not in global trends, but in local identity, community and understanding the ecosystem behind every exceptional plate of food.

04/04/2026

Went to play with the kids and we loved it

17/12/2025

I grew up a quiet young girl.
Observant. Reserved. Often choosing silence over disruption.

The past few years, that started changing.

I began using my voice… not suddenly, not perfectly, but obediently.
Little did I know what God had already prepared on the other side of that obedience.

I stepped behind the mic.
I hosted on stage.
I found myself leading conversations, shaping rooms, and holding space where I once blended into the background.

But the shift didn’t stop outside.

Using my voice changed how I relate to those closest to me.
It taught me that obedience is not selective.
When God calls you to speak, it is not only for platforms and audiences, it is also for private rooms and personal boundaries.

I now speak where I once stayed silent.
I no longer negotiate fairness with quietness.
Because when God entrusts you with a voice, you can no longer afford to keep it muted, especially where you are not treated with dignity.

This year didn’t just give me a microphone.
It gave me courage.

And that is a responsibility I intend to honour moving forward.