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For Sudan

Mar 22, 2018 adminEnvironment

Many things have happened on our watch. Things that we may not have been directly involved in, but we do need to take collective responsibility for as the human race. We can raise our voices[…]

Chocolates, Children, Comedy

Mar 15, 2018 adminEntertainment

Mama always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” That line from the movie Forrest Gump inspires me and makes me anxious too. I love hearing it[…]

Red Roses

Mar 13, 2018 adminUncategorized

Her head throbbed. After months, she was suffering with a nagging migraine. The whirlwind of the past finally weighed down on her. She sank into the pillow. Soft, dreamy… but it was not for her.[…]

Spreading happiness in schools

Mar 10, 2018 adminEducation

It’s been a week of violent videos going viral in South Africa. First, it was the video of a mother physically and verbally abusing her four year old child in Phoenix, Durban. I have not[…]

Listeriosis: school lunch box woes

Mar 6, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

My son eats well but he is a fussy eater. He loves home-cooked meals – pastas, seafood, vegetable and meat curries. When it comes to eating away from home and especially from his school lunch[…]

The journey of learning English

Mar 5, 2018 adminEducation

English is a beautiful and powerful, but strange language. Yes, admit it. Between concorde, spelling, silent consonants, syntax and the nuances, it’s a lot to get your head around. Most people don’t. They text. It’s[…]

I remember…

Feb 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[…]

Living inside my mind

Feb 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[…]

Impact

Feb 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[…]

Home is…

Feb 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[…]