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Career Shifters
By Florentina Twongyere Put up your hand if you experience the Monday blues even when it is a Wednesday? Not surprisingly a multitude of people will eagerly raise them in agreement. Although we are eager to enjoy the fruits of our labour (paycheck) this alone is...
Blame Game: On African Women, Empowerment And Violence
Almost every other day, an article is written about how women are to blame for the violence that we face on a daily basis. Society is awash with individuals who are more than willing to tell women what we should or shouldn't do so as not to invite trouble from men....
When Death Knocks
By Kye Makyeli Many people have spent countless years of their lives trying to figure out life. Philosophers. Theorists. Thinkers. Academics. Logicians. And I can tell you that none has found a definite answer to it. But you know what’s an even stranger phenomenon?...
Talking About Suya, Nigerian Streetfood
By Ozoz Sokoh Suya – one thought and my mouth begins to water. Its deliciousness is tattooed on the hearts, minds and bellies of almost every Nigerian. My most poignant memory is five years old, from when we lived in The Netherlands. It’s the year 2010 and...
Let’s Reclaim Our Power
Article written by Likeleli M. Monyamane. Last night, many South Africans watched the State of the Nation Address (SONA) by Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa. I also watched it, albeit very briefly, preferring to rather read about it tomorrow. What fascinated...
Johannesburg: In a New York State of Mind
By Attiya Karodia Existence is distinguished by seasons of evolution, not always forward, but ever-changing and though the concept is boasted mainly by the odd life-coach or ten, the theory of evolution in this regard for my continuously influenced being, applies to...
Beauty: Universal or Individual?
I often wonder who the first person to define beauty pertaining to human beings was. Did s/he also come up with the so-called standards of beauty? Or was that decided later on by a group who appointed themselves the keepers of beauty? With the diversity that exists in...
5 things I have learned about life (so far!)
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron Life does not come with a manual! As kids, we are taught to go to school, get good grades, earn a living, have a family and try to live our lives the best way we can. Our parents raise us, guide us, advise us and try their best to protect us...
Race Relations: All Downhill From Here
By Attiya Karodia Last year, just a day short of the anniversary of Madiba’s passing, I witnessed an event that jolted me from the Suburban New South Africa dream we've seen reiterated in our rainbow nation ads and former model-c schools. Standing at the Gautrain bus...