Picture this: You fully immerse yourself into something you’re doing. You thrive on the adrenaline and deadline of accomplishing the said task. There are challenges. You stress, but you get it done. Mission accomplished. And[…]
Bodies.BloodOn the hands of partners.Pseudo-protectors,Unmasked. Handcuffed.Half-confessions.Half-lies.The scales of justiceDon’t dip back in time. Once beating hearts,Now beaten.Ambitions,Annihilated.Similar stories.The same fate. A gun.A knife.A fire.A brick.Bare hands. The warWithin the walls.Destroying us.Will itDefine us? War cry.Warriors.Marching[…]
They call it Black Wednesday. It was about the light;The light of words thatReveal the truthAnd spark conversations,Inked by the pens of journalists,Imprinted in newspapers,Flowing in the blood of Biko. Did he really die in[…]
When I saw the theme for Poetry Africa 2024, my immediate reaction was, “This is it! I have to be there!” Dennis Brutus’ poem Somehow We Survive resonates deeply with me as my poems speak[…]
It’s a trend I didn’t give much thought to until Women’s Day. The unveiling of a memorial bust of an iconic woman, Dr Kesavaloo Goonam, stirred this question in my heart – What would I[…]
I had to fight to take history as a subject at high school until matric. The course I initially wanted to take, which included history, was not available. When I opted for another course with[…]
As South Africa celebrated 100 years of “the wireless” this week, personal and professional memories raced through my mind, akin to the adrenaline rush of every live radio broadcast in my 20-year career. This image[…]
There was a time when I celebrated this month. A long time ago, when I wore rose-tinted glasses. Now, my glasses are misty from my tears. They flow with the tears of thousands who mourn[…]
Looking resplendent in their gowns, they walked on the red carpet down the aisle as new graduates and spotted me eagerly waiting to congratulate them. Each of my students hugged me and thanked me. What[…]
So, this happened. And I’m still overwhelmed. Yes, it was for the 2022 academic year, but I only picked it up a few weeks ago. I hope that explains why I’m super delayed with this[…]
