My mother comes from a family dominated by women, all her siblings are women. Her sisters, my aunts, have all played a pivotal role in raising me and in taking great care of the entire family, extended family included.  I think the turning point for them was at a point when they lost their father,… Read More My mom’s sisters – Day 9

Whether you refer to them Siyaya’s, 16-seaters or Quantums, I am certain that each of us has had some form of interaction with these daily part of life beasts.  Taxi’s are a part of life and I dare not underestimate the important role that these vehicles play in our lives and in making our country… Read More Taxi Chronicles

This year, saw the official release of a movie about three African-American Mathematicians who worked for NASA in the late 1950s during the Space Race.  Hidden Figures is a movie based on a book of the same title written by Margot Lee Shetterly and introduced us to Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. … Read More Day 8 – Hidden Figures No More

I begin this open letter of mine to you by congratulating you on your well-deserved wins over the weekend during the first edition of the DSTV Mzansi Viewership Choice Awards. I will attempt to detail why I chose to appropriately use the word ‘well-deserved’ throughout the letter.   I would like to begin by expressing… Read More Dear Thembisa Mdoda… 

Communities are places where souls reside, meet and connect. They are as better as the people who live in them. Communities are made by people not by buildings and infrastructure.  The people who fight for others, speak up against all forms of wrong doings and care enough to protect others. Safer communities are those with… Read More Neighbour and community champion – Dorah Maluleke took the spotlight on Day 7