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Afrimaxx - Modern African Lifestyle

April 5, 2024

In this episode, presenter Palesa Tembe is in a mountain bike race with South African trail running champion Thabang Madiba. Plus: dune-bashing in Cape Town, why Dina Ekanga nails it, and beginner friendly African food.

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Afrimaxx — Modern Pan-African Lifestyle

This is Africa - unfiltered, unstoppable, and leading the global conversation on creativity and freedom.

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