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...
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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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The Struggling Feminist Man
And so we find ourselves in a time, as in all of recent time, where we are at war with each other and ourselves. No generation before us has known such division amongst people. It seems, like in most relationships, life was better before we met, before Columbus met the Native Americans and the commencement...
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Leading The Way …
Contrary to popular belief, leadership and power are not synonymous. There are many individuals with influence and power that are not particularly leaders. The perfect example is Oprah Winfrey, she is such an influential personality and is considered one of the most powerful women in the world, however, she is not a leader in the...
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…Of Women, Music and Feminists…
I hate that my ship remains docked; therefore leaving me compelled to live in a complex. Don’t get me wrong, I’m quite grateful for my little house; well, my bedroom really: let’s not exaggerate the extent of my rather shy of 60 square metres abode… Nevertheless, I have to admit that the Universe really threw...