by Owona Madlingozi I have to warn you, unlike my previous posts, I am not certain that as I begin to write this piece, that it’ll end with a silver lining or a positive outlook. Even we “joy-in-every-moment” seekers dwell in doom. In these moments, we sit in the pain and the hurt and […]
by Taruna Hariparsad The first part of this series dealt with the various challenges associated with lockdown, particularly the restrictions on alcohol and the issue of alcohol and substance abuse itself. Six months later, people do not seem too fussed about alcohol restrictions, accurately predicting when it will be banned and stocking up. However,
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A Poem by Tshepiso Lekgoro On the back of most pants they are found, Some have two, others three, and others none Some travel on the front of shirts and tees, Others seem to be, but are mere trimmings In most are coins that birth chime, paper money or other pockets in the form
A Poem by Tshepiso Lekgoro Your hands are the definition of protection Your arms a place where I once found home Your lips, tulips They grow when you smile Your eyes like the sky With stars that bring light Your hair so grand even if unkempt Your ears they listen to my lousy and
by Nokwanda Sihlali Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the world wide sensation Eat, Pray, Love released another ground breaking classic in 2015 entitled Big Magic. It’s a book centred on how to illicit creativity. Gilbert’s contends that ideas exist as entities similarly as humans and animals do.. Their manifestation is blocked by our own
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by Taruna Hariparsad Growing up in a fairly conservative Indian household, sex was something not really spoken about. Sex work, well that was taboo. I had never really given much thought to it, other than what I had been taught as a kid “prostitution is bad”. During my brief stint working for a political
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A Poem by Tshepiso Lekgoro And that’s the thing about doors; opening and closing, and others r(evolving)
by Phiwe Ndinisa “This pandemic has magnified every existing inequality in our society – like systemic racism, gender inequality, and poverty,” – Melinda Gates (September, 2020) There are many unknowns relating to how the economic fallout of the current Covid-19 pandemic and the changes it has prompted in how people use spaces (urban, peri-urban
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by Thuli Montana In 2019 I committed to travelling solo. This decision was largely influenced by my move to a new city and the realization that if I planned well, nothing was stopping me! After successfully completing three solo trips abroad in 2019, my goal for 2020 was to double the number. For many
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by Bakang Tshepo Moetse If there is anything that the past year and the pandemic have taught us, it is that though life can be long, it can also be short and fragile. Holding this tangible tension in the hands of my mind, I have started to experience a pressing burden to examine my
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