Life in South Africa – In My Words

To My Students, With Love

Jul 12, 2026Jul 12, 2026 adminEducation

There are some journeys that present themselves to you and you’re not really sure if a certain path is meant for you. You are diplomatic and debate the pros and cons. But something tells you,[…]

Our Democracy

Jul 12, 2026Jul 12, 2026 adminLife in South Africa

Youth Day 2026 was indeed soul-stirring for me – to hear young ladies speak candidly, courageously and raise controversial issues in a balanced manner. Why? Because 50 years ago, when the youth spoke up and protested against the apartheid government’s Bantu Education policy, they were met with teargas and live ammunition to silence their voices.

Channelling my anger

Nov 28, 2025Nov 28, 2025 adminLife in South Africa

I have been so angry for so long. Angry at the horrific cases of murder, rape and abuse of women and children daily in our country.Angry at how structures that are supposed to protect and[…]

Trust the process

Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024 adminLife in South Africa

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[…]

Our Battlefield

Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024 adminLife in South Africa

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[…]

19 October 1977

Oct 20, 2024Oct 20, 2024 adminLife in South Africa

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[…]

Somehow We Survive

Oct 19, 2024 adminLife in South Africa

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[…]

In Her Honour

Aug 13, 2024Aug 13, 2024 adminLife in South Africa

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[…]

For The Love of History

Mar 3, 2024Aug 13, 2024 adminEducation

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[…]

My never-ending love story

Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023 adminLife in South Africa

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[…]