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Month: February 2018

I remember…

February 28, 2018 adminPersonal

As a journalist, I could rise to any challenge without getting personally affected. At least, that’s what working in the media industry for 15 years led me to believe. But, there was a story that[…]

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Living inside my mind

February 25, 2018 adminUncategorized

Hope. Sometimes flickers of hope, Sometimes a majestic rainbow of hope, With different hues to colour my mind. But, always, it is hope. Without hope, there is no ambition. The status quo shall remain. Hope[…]

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Impact

February 22, 2018 adminPersonal

Sisterhood. It’s one of the most beautiful feelings in life. It means you can achieve anything you work towards, if you work together. I’m not referring to my sisters here. This sisterhood stretches across the[…]

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Home is…

February 19, 2018 adminEntertainment

Home. I have always loved the feeling of home.  I recall telling my sister recently that when I sleep at the home I share with my husband and child, I sometimes feel like I’m sleeping[…]

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AMANDLA AWETHU!

February 17, 2018 adminPolitics

This week, our country was held to ransom by the ANC. They are the ruling party after all. The masses voted them into power. And amidst all their rhetoric in recent years, they forgot about[…]

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Bite the bullet; talk about guns

February 15, 2018 adminUncategorized

My 7-going-on-17 year old son, who clearly seems to be following in my footsteps when it comes to asking questions, recently put me on the spot. He is familiar with the work I do, as[…]

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Making the numbers count

February 12, 2018 adminEducation

Children’s minds are like sponges. They absorb everything, no matter how young. This is just one of the many universally-accepted truths by parents and researchers alike. It’s why many parents try to teach their children[…]

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Imagined Enemies

February 11, 2018 adminUncategorized

Imagined enemies Are nowhere greater, Than in your own head. That voice of doom Telling you that you cannot, When you know you can. The voice that restrains you, And keeps you in check, When[…]

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My kind of comedian

February 8, 2018 adminEntertainment

He calls himself “The Other South African Comedian”. It’s witty and catchy, just how a comedian should be. The tagline is great for marketing ahead of his many international tours this year. But, I have[…]

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Pay back the people

February 3, 2018 adminPolitics

I am utterly disappointed. A recent visit to a Durban-based home affairs office proved to be a rude awakening about government priorities. I will not state where this office is, simply because I had no[…]

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