“Philile is this not your cousin?’ Karabo shouted loudly across the newsroom. “Who?” Philie asked suddenly feeling uneasy. She rose from her desk and ambled across the room to Karabo’s desk who was holding up a copy of the daily newspaper. Philile berated herself for neglecting to read the papers as vociferously as Karabo did….
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PROF ALI MAZRUI: A MEASURE OF GREATNESS
This weeks’ post is in honour of the late Professor Ali Mazrui. In another time I would have been ashamed to publicly admit that I did not know about this towering intellectual until his death this week. He was 81. Today I don’t mind acknowledging my ignorance because today I am wise enough to know…
THE GLOW OF BLACK WOMEN
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”– Maya Angelou I have been more than a little disconnected from recent news and current affairs surrounding the commencement…
RED ALERT: I HAVE A DREAM.
14 October 2013. This morning I tuned in to SAfm’s morning news and current affairs radio talk show program and listened with interest as the presenter of Morning Talk, Rowena Baird interviewed the organizer of the Red October Campaign, Soenet Bridges – on their recent protest marches across the country, against what they called widespread genocide…
Charlie and the Sky Factory
By Jedi Ramalapa October 2013. On the 31st of August during a fundraising event for the Soweto Kliptown Youth (SKY) Center, Charlie called me “mama” and I was so touched to hear this – I didn’t even know I yearned so much to have a child of my own or that I had hidden secrete…
BLIND SIDED BY JOZI’S MINISTER OF SOUND
I read with interest today, an open letter directed to one radio talk-show co-host on Metro FM’s morning Breakfast Show (South Africa). The loyal listener told Unathi, exactly what she thought of her as a radio talk-show host in a way of offering some much needed constructive criticism. She loves the show and it’s the…
When Does Nudity Become Art ?
An Exploring Nudity, Art and the Black (female) Body What makes nudity art? Perhaps this is an elementary question but bear with me please. Your child might ask you this question one day. So it’s worth a thought. First let’s look at the prominent spate of controversies surrounding the artistic representation of the black body…
THE HANI MOMENT
10 April 2013. I was 12 and I had just woken up from a bad dream, it was a Saturday so happily I along with my siblings would be staying in at home. My father had recently installed black and gold iron gates the next step in the fencing off our township home. Putting a…
SUB-STANDARD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH STANDARD BANK – SOUTH AFRICA
I was truly hoping that it would not come to this but sheer frustration and a lack of any other options has brought me to this point. I have never in my life experienced such a callous and inconsiderate banking institution whose customer service has been less than below par. I have been seriously considering…
