Freedom Day is a time of celebration
Men and women rise before dawn for long commutes to low-paying jobs
#PoeticLicence: When words and hearts meet
It was the chance reunion with a titan of wordsmiths
#PoeticLicence: Underneath the canopy of an oak tree
As the last rays of sunlight wash us in their warm embrace, I pull Kganya close, feeling the weight of his forgiveness like a burden lifted from my weary soul.
#PoeticLicence: What people remember
Every edition is a brick to the construction site
#PoeticLicence: On loss and grief
With each passing moment, the weight of impending loss hung heavy in the air, a haunting reminder of the inevitable.
#PoeticLicence: Where do stolen copper cables go?
Municipalities must thoroughly inspect their inventories.
#PoeticLicence: The walls we build
It is the subtle melodies of love that add the most enchanting notes
#PoeticLicence: The story of Tintswalo
When it rains, it pours where we come from. The dream drowns Tintswalo when she crosses a low-laying bridge on her way to school. Her story is a gambit, an oversimplification ...
#PoeticLicence: The future is yours to decide
Each spoonful uncovers rich layers of resilience, innovation and cultural fusion.
#PoeticLicence: What is vision to a mind forcefully narrowed like blinders on a horse?
We maintain a colonised perspective of poverty, of wealth, of what good living is. In our eyes, it is monetary.
#PoeticLicence: Poetry and destiny collide at Melville koppies
Not merely a chance encounter; it was destiny etched in the stars
#PoeticLicence: How did we get here?
How did we arrive at a point where the joys of new life are juxtaposed with the shadows of innocence lost and futures shattered?
#PoeticLicence: People first? Markets, methinks
While reading the article, all I could gather was that investors are content with giving South Africans the same old mouldy bread.
#PoeticLicence: What’s in a name?
Whenever I speak to my uncle who lives in Botswana, I always get the biggest sense of relief, no matter how dark or draining the stories he tells me. All of them ...
#PoeticLicense: A letter to Africa
It’s possible that Mbalula’s critique underscores the potential repercussions of hastened decisions, a sobering reflection on the unintended consequences that can ...
#PoeticLicence: Vimba a soundtrack of survival
If you have been in the Joburg CBD often enough on foot, you may be familiar with the chilling echo of a word that slices through the streets – “Vimba!” The rallying ...
#PoeticLicence: Till we meet again, Kashiefa ‘Discoverer’ Ajam
Dear Discoverer, as your new chapter begins in the UK, remember the tears of my LOVE.
#PoeticLicence: My family is now embarking on a collective journey of remembrance
The support and encouragement they give me reminds me of a story my uncle, Shirley told me this week.
#PoeticLicence: City Power and debtors dancing a high-stakes electrifying tango
The health-care facilities are teetering on the edge of darkness.
#PoeticLicence: People are forced to depend on the kindness of others just to meet their basic needs
I can imagine the struggles and sacrifices individuals face when they are compelled to buy essentials in smaller portions.
#PoeticLicence: Expecting foreign visitors to have travel insurance is not an undue burden
Let’s draw a parallel to the hospitality we extend to our own family members.
Titilope Sonuga's Joburg leg of her Open Tour draws closer
Award winning Nigeria Poet, Titilope Sonuga added Johannesburg to her highly anticipated Open Tour
WATCH: SA came second at the Africa Cup of Slam Poetry in Chad
Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa tips his hat to Thuthukani Myeza, SA poet who came second at the Africa Cup of Slam Poetry 2018
VIDEO: Private sector, civil society vital for achieving Universal Health Coverage
“To achieve Universal Health Coverage you need collaboration, integration from various disciplines. But most importantly you need capital”