Here is a probably unpopular take on an already unpopular topic based on this article. This is purely my opinion. Kanye West is a Medium. And, most probably uneDlozi. The more the spirit in him fights to be heard, the more it seems that he is losing his mind. But, he doesn’t know that, the...
Category: Editorial
Every Generation Needs a Revolution …
Every generation has an agenda to push mankind forward, to bring forward change. Change is not easy and change is not civil at times. Freedom is not free, never has been and never will be. We are that generation that will take this country forward. We are that generation that has re-defined fame, have changed...
The Art Branch by Nedbank
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Vanity Is The New Black …
When Gorgeous George briefed me on this piece – and I was warned against being a “rock star” in this self-portrait for this creative lifestyle magazine. That was quite a request; it’s been so difficult to get out of my marketing persona and delve deeper into me and expose the inner-most journey of my travels....
What is Liberty?
Is it Spokes Mashiyane in 1953 creating music which revitalises? Is it the strong melody of his pennywhistle in a world which insists that he has no right to create? Is it him daring to create, to be excellent, anyway? Is liberty Spokes daring to stand firm in his creativity against a world which tells...