Power – In My Words

Wear your scars

Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020 adminPoetry

I looked at my scars In the mirror today. I didn’t cringe, Or cry, Or feel angry. Even if I don’t see them, I feel them; As my finger slides across The slight ridges On[…]

Shakti

Aug 10, 2019Aug 10, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

Speech delivered on 9 August 2019 at Saptah Mandir, Reservoir Hills, Durban Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je Peed paraayi jaane re Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye Man abhimaan na aane re Sakal lok maan sahune[…]

The South African Story

Apr 27, 2019Apr 27, 2019 adminLife in South Africa

Reflect, Rather than rejoice, For there’s too many wrongs We still need to make right. And there are still too many Who have fallen folly, To that power That corrupts absolutely. Yes, I am[…]

Rape be not proud

Nov 26, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

Rape be not proud. There is no power In stripping the dignity of another. Let’s reverse The status quo, And bare you naked. Let’s see you Cower Like a coward. Where will you Hide Your[…]

Anew

Jul 20, 2018Jul 22, 2018 adminPersonal

52 weeks, 12 months, 365 days….One year is a long time. A lot changes in a year, and a lot stays the same. My new blog, right here represents that. It’s a leap in my[…]

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[…]

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

Apr 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[…]

AMANDLA AWETHU!

Feb 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[…]

Zimbabwe: Let us break bread

Nov 22, 2017 adminUncategorized

www.urbandictionary.com https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com Let us, South Africans, break bread with our brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe. The symbolism of bread for this country runs deep, and it’s tangible too. Once hailed as the bread basket of[…]