GQ_South_Africa_2017

CONTRIBUTORS

Noel Ceballos

Writer

Page 72-

Simamkele

Matuntuta

Content

producer

Leanne Botha

Designer

Anna Peele

Writer

Page 66-

Ceballos is the

resident expert

in pop culture,

humour and the

secret nooks

and crannies of

the internet at

GQ Spain. He’s

also hosts

a podcast,

has published

a novel and

claims to know

about fi ve

different types

of cheese.

As a content

producer on

GQ.co.za,

Matuntuta

relishes sharing

what she learns.

While fashion,

entertainment

and pop culture

are her staple

beats, she also

values topics

on diversity,

inclusion and

women’s

empowerment.

As a graphic

designer, Botha

fi rst fell in love

with magazines

after seeing

Fabian Baron’s

perfect

typography in

Vogue Paris.

She has worked

on a host of

fashion and

retail mags, and

now weaves

her magic on

GQ’s pages.

With long-time

experience in

the media, Peele

oversees pop

culture coverage

and the monthly

entertainment

section for GQ

US. She also

gets to meet

and write about

high-profi le

celebs, like this

month’s GQ

Man, John

Boyega.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | FEEDBACK | GQ ONLINE

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hey say there’s not a lot

of room at the top, but

if this month’s cover stars

are anything to go by,

these days it’s about creating

room rather than waiting for an

open spot. It’s that clarity of

mind that propelled John Boyega

through to the role of a lifetime,

one that’ll forever place him in

a new galaxy of acting talent –

and an energy which he’s smartly

matched with a feet-on-the-

ground realness that we’re hoping

will spread throughout the

Hollywood machine. A machine,

by the way, he’s clearly trying to

repair: ‘I ain’t paying money to

always see one type of person

on screen – we can ruffl e some

feathers,’ he tells Anna Peele

on page 66.

Of course, we can’t all inhabit

the Star Wars universe, but in this

issue we also look at ways to

future-proof your career with

advice from innovation strategist

John Sanei, whose latest book

What’s Your Moonshot? details

how to get shift your mindset

from one of victim to victor (p64).

The view from the top is ever

changing, and the biggest

names in commercial aviation

are rethinking the way we

experience travel at 30,000ft –

experimenting with transparent

skins, acupressure seats and

even wood fl oors (p76).

Every now and then, though, we

could use some pressure relief,

and we spoke to a few comics

about how to stay sane in times

when the truth is harder to fi nd

(p82). One tip? Don’t let someone

else dictate the telling of your

story – make sure to proofread

your memoir.

Nkosiyati Khumalo

Editor

14 GQ.CO.ZA OCTOBER 2017

EDITOR’S PHOTOGRAPH BY TERI ROBBERTS