By Nqobile Gama August, also known as “Women’s Month” in South Africa, will always be a month of internal contention for me. While it’s amazing to have a month earmarked with the overt purpose of celebrating all women, young and old, across all walks of life, doing really incredible and selfless things in the […]
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by Thuli Montana In light of women’s month in South Africa and the World Water Week conference that takes place annually in August, this article touches on two subject matters that humanity simply cannot survive without. Women and Water In February 2019, I started my doctoral research on water security and governance in South
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by Taruna Hariparsad Since moving to Cape Town in 2016, one aspect that has stuck out for me is the city’s relationship with homeless people, sometimes referred to as “street people” or “vagrants”. As a small and increasingly dense city, in Cape Town, you are confronted with homelessness in a way I have not
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by Owona Madlingozi I have often been asked what I look for in a potential partner. My answer has always been ‘someone who is kind’. This often results in blank stares or retorts of “is that it?” It is indeed – that is it. You’re probably wondering why: I wholeheartedly believe that kindness is
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by Bakang Tshepo Moetse On trend with all things in 2020, this year’s Womxn’s Month did not arrive in its usual sass and celebratory splendour. Instead, August came, and we were found desperately wanting for that breathtakingly bright and beautiful, lumo pink bow this month used to come wrapped in. That memorable creation we
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– A Poem by Noluthando Buthelezi Ode to the woman who wakes up every morningPuts a smile on her faceAnd musters the courage to seize the dayTo the selfless woman who does it for her familyWho always finds a wayTo the woman who’s a saviorWhose desire is to guide and be cherishedBut instead suffers
by Lynn Klaase Seven full months into a year none of us could have imagined possible – many of us are still hopeful that we will wake up from this nightmare. For the majority of us, the year mostly holds remnants of painful growth as we take on new and unfamiliar roles in our families,
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1. COVID-19 has made us realize that the world’s most precious commodity is human life. We are learning that our genuine relationships matter. 2. Staying home means less money spent on transport/commuting, entertainment, eating out, etc. I hope you’re saving where you can! 3. The lockdown period means a lack of (or at least reduction)
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