by Teakisi | Sep 13, 2017 | Culture
Dear Baba Opembe, I have wanted for so long to write to you a letter. To tell you how my new home is not home without you. But is home anything so physical? I think home is where you are. When you are with me, I feel at home and I am more true to myself. I am even...
by Teakisi | Jul 21, 2017 | Current Affairs, Empowerment, Hair & Beauty
I love you. I love you because you are me. I love you because there will never be another you and you are amazing as you are. I love you, each part of you. As you find yourself outside the bra, I think you are fine, really fine. Just learn to stick a little bit more...
by Teakisi | Jul 5, 2017 | Culture, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
By Felly Oyuga As African women, we need to realise that one of the best things to happen to us is social media. In the days of old, the African woman had a huge support network. She had access to information from the older women, she had the comradery of her age...
by Teakisi | May 23, 2017 | Poem, Thoughts & Reflections
By Josephine Amoako We love to stare at and admire The thousands of photos we find online; They are a source of inspiration For our new wardrobe, wedding and interior décor; We can’t help but wish to be like those on our screens; Smiling, happy, serene, with a perfect...
by Teakisi | Jan 20, 2015 | Culture, Current Affairs, Empowerment
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...