Pap and wors with spicy tomato relish, the lekker South African dish, is my homemade meal of choice for my planned Saturday night virtual rendezvous with megastar Tyla.
There is an electric tension and euphoria in the air the world is buzzing after Paris Saint-Germain FC emerges victorious over Arsenal in a nail-biting final to win the Uefa Champions League.
Our long-distance digital check-in is at 9pm in Joburg and noon in LA. Tyla is running 30 minutes late. A member of her management team texts me that her last appointment ran over. As I wait, I indulge in my scrumptious dinner and re-watch the viral British Vogue video of Tyla in February 2025 cooking her favourite childhood meal, pap the creamy, buttery, delicious Mzansi family staple rooted in memory, heritage, culture, and identity. When we eventually connect, it takes her signature Yoh to leave me transfixed shes smooth as melt-in-your-mouth pap.
