by Takudzwanashe Ndangana | Jun 17, 2022 | Culture, Empowerment
“Each age comes with its pressures” were my mother’s words a few years back. Back then, this quote did not make sense but fast forward to the present, and the quote with only six words speaks volumes. There was a stage in my life when my peers and I...
by Takudzwanashe Ndangana | Jun 8, 2022 | Short Story
“One minute I am floating, and the next minute it feels like I have been hit by a bus.” These are the words I told my therapist the first time I visited her a few months ago. I was hurt and hopeless, and although I hoped that the pain would go away, I had learnt to...
by Takudzwanashe Ndangana | Jan 24, 2022 | Culture, Education, Thoughts & Reflections
“Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Have you ever listened to a song and felt like the artist had you in my mind when he or she penned it down? Sometimes we find...
by Takudzwanashe Ndangana | Dec 6, 2021 | Family, Short Story
When my wife died I did not cry, I allowed droplets of sweat to soak my pyjama top. I didn’t cry because I was confused and in denial. She had made my life a living hell and seemed to be immortal. There was a time that Roselyn and I were inseparable, she was the...
by Takudzwanashe Ndangana | Nov 10, 2021 | Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
My dear friend I applaud you for smiling, laughing and facing your fears. You are stronger than you think but you don’t have to walk each day with your head held high to please everyone. My friend, it is okay not to have anything figured out, it is okay to fail...
