In the not-so-distant future—January 2027— the air reeks everyday. Smog and smoke are our way of life here, and it is all our children will know. I am awake early enough to hear taxis hooting in the distance, but only because the neighbours emphysemic coughing kept me up all night. Just then: shouts erupted from […]
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Human courting strategies have evolved over time, and online algorithmic spaces have become the new social battlegrounds. Many people claim that this is the worst era to date and blame social media for this. I believe that this era is different from no other. I also believe that social media is not to blame for
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Somnambulant (adj): Walking or having the habit of walking while asleep; alternatively, it can mean resembling or having the characteristics of a sleepwalker. Sleepwalking is a parasomnia that occurs during the deepest parts of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. The parts of the brain that control movements stay awake, while the faculties responsible for memory
My common sense was Katlehong’s broken lens Smug as I watched uTamkhulu and his friends Jest and dig pole size holes for our fence Suddenly loose lipped voices turn tense “Food or freedom?” said an all too familiar voice Sarcastic, mocking the suggestion of choice The conversation lost amity, the jest lost poise My eyes
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I’m usually right in my headBut I pamper you in so many ways I’ve disappeared abruptly,Not because of any malice butBecause my hands have been used for survivalSo much so I forgot how to hold flowers (tulips) And I damn myself— I’m protecting youFrom the same man who would burn the world for
Oppositional Sexism, Transmisogyny and the Politics of Gender in South Africa Abstract On 9 August 1956, approximately 20,000 women gathered at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the apartheid government’s pass laws. Organised by the Federation of South African Women (FSAW), the march was one of the defining moments in South Africa’s history
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African Time is the debut jazz album released by the great Herbie Tsoaeli in 2012. It won a SAMA Award for Best Jazz Album in 2013. Prior to this release, Herbie had worked on multiple other projects from partnerships with Bono, performing at the King’s Trust Concert In Eswatini as Eric Clapton’s supporting act and
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Artwork by Kimberly Panashe My mind is spinning at a thousand kilometres per hour. I need to get this down before I forget it. Memories are so fickle. The fire burns brightest in the dark. I feel it clawing at me, trying to drag me back into that night. It’s all behind me. So
June Jordan’s Things That I Do in the Dark is an intimate collection of poems. It challenges readers to confront the tensions within themselves and to examine, as the title suggests, the parts of their lives they keep hidden, secret, or reserved for their most intimate spaces. Published in 1977, the collection brings
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