I’ve been a hiphop fan ever since my brother brought Eminem into our household back in the 90s, the lyrical skill, consistency in creativity and the untouchable flow all had me memorizing the MMLP from Read More …
“You fix your make up, just so. Guess you don’t know, that you’re beautiful. Try on every dress that you own. You were fine in my eyes, a half hour ago. If your mirror won’t Read More …
This dream I have been given Haunts me day and night For the longest time I’ve come to know It feeds on my happiness and sadness But yet also feeds my happiness and sadness This Read More …
Lately I have been thinking about the link between money and education. Better yet, the link that should exist between money and education. Relax, I am not talking about the noble “#FeesMustFall” movement. One assumes Read More …
#ChangeYourColonialName The world is abuzz discussing racial issues, from racism; cultural appropriation and colourism, and it is about damn time!!! South Africa is also sitting up on the table to discuss racial issues as personally Read More …
By Simangaliso Dlamini Students are calling for a Free Decolonized Quality Education Now. The response they get is armed police on campus shooting them with rubber bullets and throwing stunt grenades at them. Societies opinions Read More …
My former teacher always told our class ‘people treat you the way you let them treat you.’ Her words stuck with me and I’ve always accepted this aphorism as some kind of universal truth, apt Read More …
Have you ever sat and thought that the definition of “black”, even if only for BBBEE purposes, is a matter of principle? A betrayal to the ONGOING cause of freedom? It may very well seem Read More …
When I was born I believe I opened my eyes for the first time to see my parents who I grew to learn where human beings. I was basically born with natural instincts right, I Read More …
I just finished watching a movie called “beyond the lights”, with a black female lead. *pumps fist in air*. Being my woke self, I started thinking why is it that within movies the black female Read More …
In the Holy Scripture the book of Proverbs 22:17 pronounces that, ‘A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones.’ This passage, as time went by, was decoded into Read More …
I was sitting in the library at school. I overheard a couple of girls at my school watching Muvhango and skeem Saam back to back by the way, courtesy to school Wifi. Then they started Read More …
Son asked his father, “Dad, what is politics ?” Then Dad said ” – Look, I bring the money home, therefore I am the Capitalist – Your mother administrates the money, therefore she is the Read More …
As a people, black in particular but humanity at large…and I make the very deliberate distinction because black consciousness as an idea is ailing and dying an egregiously painful death somewhere in a dark, dingy Read More …
Clothes need love too, that is why they have that little piece of fabric with writing at the back, side, etc. No it’s not a factory malfunction; it is advise on how to best treat Read More …
“Reflecting is very important. It is when you take a step back and look at what you have achieved and how far you’ve came that you can move forward with gratitude and insight.” For a Read More …
Remember In Debt, that SABC TV show that tried helping people by exposing their debts into the public sphere? Well, if you followed the show season per season, it also just happen that even people Read More …
After being bombarded with the subtle imprinting on my subconscious that has been going on, on my twitter and bbm for what feels like almost a year now, regarding this Genius Level thing, I found Read More …
I am happy we are wearing fabrics that represent our African colors, I am happy we are greeting each other in our indigenous languages listening to our music and dance (that is us Africans) I Read More …
Today I saw these guys insulting and ill-treating this young man. I observed this for a while trying to figure out why were they doing this. They finally brought it up that they were insulting Read More …
