Category: Editorials

“Be the person you want to become”, the famous wise words that drive a lot ambitious people to a point of success. These words say forget the things you do not like about your life, the type of lifestyle you are living and focus your energies on the future and the life you wish to...

The world runs on one thing: people’s feelings. And no, I don’t mean the coddled, “Oh, we’re spoiling the youth,” safe-space-type feelings. I mean emotions. Emotions rule the world. This is because people primarily spend money on things that make them feel good. And where the money flows, power flows. So, technically, the more you’re...

You can’t sit still. You know you fux with the rat race. Just circling in this maze of getting ‘the cheese’. And you want that money. That; zaka, nyuku, paper, gwap, chelete, imali, tshankura, stacks… your ‘cheque’? You believe you have your ways – trust – it’s dope. I see you, I get it. “We’re...

The earliest memories I have of myself were with my brother, he is 3 years older than I am so my mom did everything for us together. We bathed and ate together, shared a bed and even went to the same school. When my brother was old enough to take care of me my mother...

Growing up in Alex was interesting for me but I can imagine the fear my parents had for me. My father was an involved dad and I mean involved in every way possible. He never bought me All Stars because it was the kind of footwear thugs wore. Later in life I bought myself a...

To say whisky is an acquired taste would be stating the obvious. There’s a reason why teenagers head straight for WKDs and Lambrinis on their first forays into drinking, and not for a bottle of fine golden dram. But, like blue cheese, sushi or craft ale, learning to love whisky can be one of the...

Inspired by #WeAreComingForEverything. The most important hashtags of our generation. Have you seen how children would put their feet, wear and try to have their feet fitting their parent’s shoes? 99.9% of the time, it’s never the same sizes as theirs. It’s always bigger sizes than theirs. At that point they envision themselves having/wearing the...

Much of what we consider to be our identity can be found in the language that we use. We can learn so much about who we are from how our language is constructed. It is actually quite interesting how language shapes our perception and experiences of the world. There’s a term for it, it’s called...

Ahhhh… the age old question of “who should pay on the first date?” It’s a minefield for the modern dating man. Try and do the gentlemanly thing, and you could end up looking a sexist dinosaur; split the bill, and the only thing you could end up kissing goodbye is the chance of a second...