There is one question I have particularly been asking myself for several years now: “why don’t we produce half as many global athletes in South Africa as other countries do?” There is no doubt that in South Africa, sports – among other industries – has been at the core of...
What is societal pressure? Perhaps it’s a term that we don’t use every day but are very familiar with. It could mean different things to anyone but ultimately it means the pressure to fit-in using materialistic metrics. Some of you may be wondering where I am going with this. First...
The pressure of having a perfect life by the age of 25 seems to be rapidly rising. Having the perfect job that you love, driving the latest Mercedes Benz, living in the most luxurious house, having a pay-cheque that lasts you a month but making sure you still taking care...
I’ve always been fascinated with stories. It’s one of the reasons why in high school I jettisoned physics, chemistry, and math in favor of literature and history. The decision has served me well in my media and communication career. I realized early on – to quote the poet Muriel Rukeyser...
In a country like South Africa which has the worst HIV/AIDS rate in the world, women’s health should take priority in all instances. With the introduction of a contraceptive injection, Depo Provera and a tiny thin rod called Implanon, that are taken by young women, pose serious long term health...
“Imagine being the first African Union Chair from the SADC region and then find yourself referred to as President Zuma’s ex-wife. Imagine being a former managing director of the World Bank, just to be called Steve Biko’s mistress. Imagine being an entire human rights lawyer just to be defined as...
Land expropriation without compensation has been a sizzling topic for a long time now and everyone has their own opinion on the matter. While many agree that the land should be returned to its rightful owners, others feel that proceeding with this process will lead to an epic failure; making...
Every nation has its own prophets. Jesus himself was a prophet of the nation of Israel, not the world. In Africa we have our own prophets but we don’t honor them because we have been made to believe that they are demonic and that what we practice is not biblical....
This year marks the 62nd Anniversary since more than 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 to protest the discriminatory pass laws that restricted the movements of black women in South Africa. From this monumental day, Women’s Day was born and inevitably, August was dubbed “Women’s Month”....
“Loxion Kulca is the hottest brand to be seen worn on today’s streets, created back in 1997 by Sechaba Mogale and Wandi Nzimande, inspired by the urban ‘kulca’ (culture) and past history of the ‘loxion’ (locations/townships)”. “At some stage this brand became bigger than us. It had a different meaning...