Life in South Africa – Page 2

Finding the light

September 12, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

It’s been a difficult start to September in South Africa. The coming weeks are likely to be more difficult. Soon, we should know if the body of a child found at Phoenix in Durban is[…]

(Not) from the same cloth?

August 31, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

Let’s talk Women to women Womxn to womxn I’ve had enough! Haven’t you? I thought we were Cut from the same cloth. Biology aside, I told myself That we had a deeper connection. That solidarity,[…]

Do you know these women?

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

Crossroads. I found myself staring at the crossroads. Art imitating life… The depiction on the walls bore not just their names, it represented the crossroads that countless courageous South African women found themselves at, almost[…]

Sisters of South Africa

August 9, 2018August 10, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

We are here We are here every day, Not just today Or this month. In August, the winds blow in a different direction in South Africa. In August, women are celebrated and honoured women are[…]

Zanzibar is calling you! Win a trip

June 26, 2018February 4, 2019 adminEntertainment

Right now, my son is my antithesis. Here I am, struggling to juggle my many tasks and attempting to shorten my to-do list, while he is in stress-free holiday mode – a wide smile fixed[…]

Getting in on the sardine frenzy!

June 20, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

I’m no sardine-lover, but this morning, the silvery fish were literally swimming and jumping through my mind. The beautiful drizzle and blanket of grey in the sky as I drove my son to school took[…]

A place like no other…

May 28, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

With trepidation, I stood outside the room. I had heard and read so much about this place that I was eager about what awaited me. You cannot live in Durban, or South Africa frankly, and[…]

Gandhi, 125 years on…

May 21, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

As what certainly felt like the onset of the winter chill in Durban creeped into the room, my thoughts rewinded to that wintery night in Pietermaritzburg. It had always intrigued and inspired me. As a[…]

"Wathint’ abafazi wathinti’ imbokodo – You strike a woman, you strike a rock!"

April 26, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

It’s been one of those weeks where I have felt like our country was in flames, figuratively. There were the protests at Mahikeng in the North West, the hooliganism at Moses Mabhida Stadium and protests[…]

Dear Mr President

April 18, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

Dear Mr President, I listened attentively as you spoke this week about your bold plans for attracting investment into our economy. I could hear the excitement in your voice. And yes, I am hopeful that[…]