A loose definition of the modern man is a hustler, dreamer, hard worker and this is besides his other, more formal job titles. But there is one job title that puts fear into many modern man, and that is “fatherhood”. Let’s break bread and let me tell you MY story. What does two lines mean?...
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Stranger Things 2.
Stranger Things 2 was finally bestowed upon us by the Netflix gods, and boy was it a treat (or trick). I’m going to keep this review simple, I’ll just talk about things I loved and maybe things I didn’t enjoy but when all is said and done I freaking loved this season. Let me start...
Fak’imali uzobona – ‘Money Talks’
Anyway, money really it does talk; a very funny and complicated language that we all understand differently. Gone are the days when every cent that you got (be it from your mother, dad or whoever else felt generous enough to make your pocket / wallet shine) would be invested in something that you needed. Not...
Here we go again!
Those who know me, will know that I don’t usually rant about the goings on of the world, as such please allow me to drop a few words into this miasma of perfunctory speech we find ourselves in. Firstly I am a black female South African. So the barrage of constant unsavoury rhetoric aimed at...
Conversation with Marvin …
Marvin reckons New Years resolutions should start in December. He figures it’s a bad idea to jump on the January bandwagon because by the end of March, the wheels fall off. It is generally the same pattern every year because people are inspired but it doesn’t last, there is no momentum. People put so much...
Black Coffee Does Not Have To Have Another Gig In The Hood, But He Does, Why?
iGrootman lama Grootman. Before I can express the tone of this opinion you should be aware of my respect for uCoffee. You only have to look in 2016 to understand where this man is going. You voted him to win Best DJ in the Deep House category at the 2016 Ibiza DJ Awards. He was...
Long Live The Free …
When I saw the new campaign on Previdar “Long Live The Free” – it took me back to the article that I write the other week “Every Generation Needs A Revolution“. With every generation really it’s always about the same thing – to be heard. 1976 and 2015 students protest the education system because they feel that they...
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...
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...
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...