by Anesu Nyakubaya | Sep 14, 2021 | Thoughts & Reflections
Every time I saw a mother and child strolling hand in hand I always thought, “I want that”. Not because I didn’t have it as a child or because I was longing for it but because to me, it was the natural course my life would take. We grow up, get married, have...
by Nadjath Akanni | Sep 10, 2021 | Culture, Current Affairs, Thoughts & Reflections
“One in every fifty human beings – more than 150 million persons live outside of their countries of origin as migrants or refugees. They are highly vulnerable to racism, xenophobia, and discrimination. But even when their movement is legal and authorized,...
by Takudzwanashe Ndangana | Aug 31, 2021 | Thoughts & Reflections
There are always two sides to every story and one’s blessing can also be someone else’s burden. The same can be said about the lockdowns that governments around the world have imposed to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. The COVID-19 pandemic enabled...
by Kudzanai Kurotwi | Aug 16, 2021 | Thoughts & Reflections
Job hunting is the most excruciating and frustrating phase we all have to go through, unfortunately. If it ever gets easier, I think it’s because we would have accepted defeat. After all, it’s not as easy as it seems. It’s usually a series of...
by Kabasinga Samantha Kagabo | Jul 23, 2021 | Culture, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
There is a cloud of pressure that hangs over black women in our society. The pressure to be strong, independent, confident, among other things. We are ‘queens’ if we do not break down when something saddening happens to us, or if we do not fight back and...
by Eunice Aber | Jul 19, 2021 | Education, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
This story begins with the disco hall near my residence (residence because apartment is too generous and rental is too modest). It is 2AM in the morning and because it is a Public Holiday, the entire neighbourhood is treated to a generous supply of loud rocking music....
