Vital to look deeper into Khoisan culture's beauty
TOWNSHIP life is obviously not the most glamorous in the Cape. This is not said to make the upper ?class unhappy or uncomfortable, it is just a bloody sad fact. ...
Limiting Madiba legacy does icon a disservice
THE Nelson Mandela name fight is a bit uncomfortable, well for me that is. In some strange way, I think, there is something about the opposition politicos and their ...
Walk away from past’s narrow confines
There is still that deep sense of discomfort at the thoughts on March 21.
Unacceptable to treat foreigners with contempt
It does not sound nice the way that foreigners are treated in South Africa.
Let’s start redoing the continent
Okay let’s confess that quite a decent amount of progressive thought was imposed by the anti-apartheid consciousness.
Honour icons such as poet Mqhayi
SEK Mqhayi. Do you know him? He is the person who popularised Enoch Sontonga's song Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika.
Discomfort persists on Thembu king’s undoing
THERE is no intention to harp on the Thembu king issue. It is just unavoidable.
Stay vigilant on education – history tends to repeat itself
It is 40 years since that awful day in the Seventies. It is common knowledge that all South Africans do not want it repeated.
Disturbing silence on Thembu crisis
Trying to start 2015 with a positive vibe, but the Thembu royal crisis does not taste good.
Nudging human essence into a parable that narrates a depth of being
Happy new year! Oops, I mean happy new year 50 times.
A month to experience beauty of friendship
Me thinks that there is something lekker in a positive attitude in December.
A month that highlights beauties and intricacies of life
Okay, December is a cool month. It might be because Jesus’s birth is celebrated this month.
Praise mothers who gifted us our icons
This is not political. Only social. There is an initial intention to be humorous but it is not wise to boast an intention to a highly conscious readers.
Terror sidelines ‘noble cause’
The death of more than a hundred people is not a joke. Nor is the death of one person a laughing issue.
Youth discourse is being limited
Okay, let me not gloat. It is difficult not to. It is not every day that a soccer result can be so entertaining.
Chiefs’ loss an emotional let-down
Okay it is not aggression. It is just about getting tired of losing.
Sporting failures of more interests than academic unrest
EISH! Aai tog and damn! That’s the feeling that guided the sentiment last week when the All Blacks of New Zealand technically humiliated and demolished the Springboks ...
Chance for Boks to uplift humanity
It is quite a phenomenon. The best part of my brain cannot remember if the springbok (as an animal) is only found in South Africa or not, but an insanity in my mind ...
Liquor giant’s billions show we’re drinking too much
My head feels a bit dizzy. I do not even know where to begin this narration.
Being of royal blood is not an escape
Dalindyebo means “create wealth”. Buyelekhaya has something to do with “returning home”.
Stress of hunger stronger
Ever noticed the increase of foreigners in the, shall we call it, town section of the city called Cape Town?
Beware of girls with that sweet smile
It is not a national boom. It is a bit touchy. A bit scary too. In Africa we (South Africa) have had the most pregnancies (this year or last year), I heard on the ...
Honour jazz greats who played apartheid blues away
It is a bit sad, but it has to be said. As an artist, it is not really possible to dodge it.
Baboon nearly made a monkey of me
It is needless to say that life is beautiful. The danger is in the cliché sound of the statement.
Not a mistake to see city as Africa’s cultural capital
Still remember the Cultural Workers Congress (CWC)? The truth is that organisations like CWC are the reason why this month went cultural.