With banking changing so rapidly in South Africa. Nedbank recently launched another flagship branch of the future at the Mall of Africa during a vibrant event attended by Gauteng’s MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi, clients, community members and various social commentators. The night was about celebrating another leg of the bank that has seen it continue...
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Afro Millennials …
Afro millennials is a term used to define the generation born post oppression and into a new South Africa filled with opportunities. “post oppression” how is it post oppression you would then try figure out when those deemed to be born at an era filled with possibilities are still trying to figure out what era...
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Dear Marvin …
I’ve been dropping my pupils on Marvin and just recently, my ears heard your voice on Cliff Central with G-Man The Ad Man. You know moss Grant? Here’s the thing, after incorporating that interview into my morning rituals, I couldn’t help but think that ‘Kubi’… ‘Kubi’ blind my guy. The fact that I have to...
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What He/She Has That You Don’t …
Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? / Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? / Don’t cha? “Dont Cha” by the pop girl band, Pussycat Dolls seems an applicable soundtrack for this post. We’ve all asked ourselves at some point “What does he/she have that I don’t?” This could...
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I Want To Start a Business. Where Should I Start?
The first step to starting a business is finding a business idea. Every business starts with an idea. But how do you find the right idea for your business? Who will you be selling to? One of the key attributes of being an entrepreneur is to be patient with yourself , to start a successful...
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… Because I Am Without Postage, And Am A Stalker: Dear Mtutuzeli Matshoba
Dear Mtutuzeli Matshoba I am caught between feminism and feminine rage. I feel that I should tell you that, so that you know a little about me. It is only fair that you know at least a little, since I feel that I know you and knowmuch about you. I feel that I know you...
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What’s In A Name?
Before the English and the Dutch treaded onto African soil, fellow Africans had names that 1) were in their mother-tongue language and 2) had symbolic meanings that were unique to the child with the given name. Names like ‘Senzangakhona’, ‘Ntombikayise’, ‘Izintombizakithi’ or ‘Simlindilewafika’ and many more rolled off African tongues like honey dripping from honeycombs....
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I’m Doing This For My Last Name Not My First …
I remember when I decided to quit my job; it was probably the easiest thing to do but the hardest at the same time. It was easy because I was finally chasing my dreams full time, no more moonlighting. I’ve never been here before; it was the hardest because I was not sure of what...
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Cape Town: A Dream Deferred …
What does it mean to be black in Cape Town? Where do you fit in? Especially as part of the new emerging black middle class with new ideas and beliefs on what blackness means? How do you express yourself in this very Eurocentric world? Cape Town. It’s one of the most beautiful cities in the...
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Friday …
It’s 4:45pm at the office and you just hit a presentation out of the park and dropped the mic to the content stank faced nod of management and a blushy smile from Thembi from finance. Celebratory after work drinks glint in the golden light of the setting sun and you’re asked if you’d like a...