by Owona Madlingozi I write about kindness and self-introspection and I do this because, for the most part, I believe that in order for us to share kindness with the world, and to approach the world with kindness, we need to start by being kind to ourselves. When we speak of acceptance, upliftment and […]
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by Nothile Majola Lately, I’ve had some difficult conversations, with not just myself but with God. I don’t think I’ve ever been at a point in my life where I’ve struggled with the idea and the concept behind patience until now. I think that I’m at a point in life where things should start
by Liziwe Chumani Ntshweza Like most of us I have found myself in a general haze, a fog that clouds my daily experiences and refuses to lift. I’m a creature of habit and routine, so fortunately the mechanics of my life have continued, even though at some points I may no longer be fully
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by Nokwanda Sihlali At the height of a global pandemic in South Africa, the City of Cape Town and the City of Johannesburg have been brutally removing people from their homes and viciously demolishing their shelters on the accusation of them having “illegally” invaded state land. A very graphic picture of a black man
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by Taruna Hariparsad Apocalypse- this must be the most used word of 2020. From the Covid-19 pandemic, to murder hornets and what seems like the gradual fall of democracy across the globe, the 2021 New Year started off with an all too familiar, “my fellow South Africans”, sending us into another restrictive lockdown
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by Writers & Thought Leaders “Tiny drops of writing became puddles that become rivulets that become streams that become deep ponds.” Roy Peter Clark As we enter the final quarter for 2020, we can all agree that it was a difficult year in more than one way or another. It’s time to reflect
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by Phiwe Ndinisa The persistence of inequality, increase in poverty and lack of food security in South Africa are largely due to the fact that the formal economy has complex barriers to entry for the poor. A fundamental reality is that participation in economic activities is governed by rigid practices and prohibitive legal frameworks
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by Sibahle Magadla A prominent theme of 2020 is the amount of loss experienced – job and financial losses, illness, divorce, disappointment and the death of loved ones. It’s no surprise then why so many people are ready for the year to end! Before you write this year off as a complete disaster, I
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by Kim Starkey There is an old African proverb that states, “It takes a village to raise a child”, which illustrates the importance of community, an oneness to humanity. It describes, how communities came together to assist in raising each other’s children. People of the ‘village’ assisted in feeding the children, watched over them
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by Dan Avutia “If feathers don’t ruffle, nothing flies” J Raine The title is a slight oxymoron, but honestly speaking, there is no political freedom without economic freedom. The apartheid stalwarts and generation X leaders in South Africa have failed to collaborate and implement the broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) legislature accordingly to emancipate
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