In my 20’s, the last thing I was going to do was to be that woman who didn’t have a man, who wasn’t married, who had no children, with only the comfort of a career and some money to keep away the loneliness. I envisioned myself married with children living wealthy and extremely happy. I...
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Why Do You Believe in God?
I am searching for a religion. Yes, seriously. I am looking for a home for my divine beliefs. Strange, isn’t it? That someone is looking for something that is so, well, common. So common in fact that, having specific faith borders on common sense. Well, common sense, as the quip goes, is not very common....
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You May Think You Do Not Need Education…(Part 1)
As an Educator I am often faced with talent that abandons their education when they begin it, are midway, or just before completion citing “too much workload”, or “I can’t cope” and the famous line, “I don’t really need this qualification to ‘make it’”. I once had a young man tell me he’s quitting school...
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A. Designed. Life
Hi, my name is Juliet and I’m an aesthete. I am drawn towards the delicious, desirable, debaucherous and dandy and I would like to invite you into the world of ‘ The Designed Life’. What is a designed life one may ask? Well, it is just that, a life lived and planed with a specific...
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Lunch with Steve Biko, Grandad & Shaka Zulu (Part 3)
There’s gunshots everywhere and kids in their school uniforms running for their lives. The teargas scrapes my throat and I could swear my eyes bled. I struggle to see through smoke to catch a glimpse of the moving mouth of a dying Hector Peterson as he lay on the street taking his last breath. His...
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Letters To My Younger Sisters (Part 2)
Dear Little Sister I think I spied a picture of you while going through the pictures in my 15-year-old nephew’s mobile. It matters little what he was searching for, but buried in the midst of his mobile album were a few pictures taken of you sent to him taken in what may be your bathroom. ...
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Episode 2 : Why Should I Not Open My Legs? (Nairobi Nights)
Every girl at some point has dreams of a happy marriage and kids. We are not exceptional; we had those dreams and somehow still nurture them. But then one of the side effects of prostitution is that it makes it almost impossible to trust the institution of marriage. How are you going to believe your...
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The State of Us Address
A few years ago, I had a conversation with a high school visual arts teacher from a school in KwaLanga, Cape Town. She told me a story about one of her students. This young boy was virtually a creative prodigy. Of all the creative disciplines she taught at the school, there were none he didn’t...
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Conversation with Menzi Mcunu
Q: What do you do for a living? A: I am currently studying a bachelor of social science degree at the University of Cape Town however I also do creative consulting through a photographic collective that I have co-founded – Made in Johannesburg and run a bespoke menswear lifestyle brand – Afrocentric Gentlemvn Q: What...
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Adonis
Adonis the Greek god of beauty and desire is my inspiration for this weeks post. I thought I would take time out from immersing myself in the countless possibilities of the lingerie world and dedicate this one to the fellas. Let’s be real here, as much as men love what women look like in luxurious...