In Conversation With Fatimah Asghar
Muslim, American, Pakistani-Kashmiri, poet, writer - in her debut poetry collection, Fatimah Asghar reflects on navigating those identities through questions of race, history, sexuality,...
Sibahle Collection: A Doll For Everyone
European beauty standards continue to be pervasive in society with most products including toys in the consumer market reaffirming those standards. Sibahle Collection is...
Resurrecting Mam’ Winnie: In Conversation With Sisonke Msimang
"I don't think I would have written the book if Winnie Mandela was still alive,"Sisonke Msimang says, speaking on the phone from Australia. Her...
5 Reasons To Read Esi Edugyan’s “Washington Black”
Can a person who was enslaved ever be free? This is the question Canadian author Esi Edugyan grapples with in her masterpiece novel: Washington...
Sisonke Msimang Gives Winnie Madikizela-Mandela The Complexity She Deserves
When Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away on 2 April this year we, as South Africans, didn't quite know what to do with her legacy....
Vote For Caster and Luvo For IAAF Athlete Of The Year!
Caster Semenya has been on fire this year. In spite of all the obstacles she has had to face, Semenya has continued racking up...
Bonang Matheba Will Host The People’s Pageant
"The People's Pageant is about pushing boundaries and changing the game," said The People's Pageant South Africa host Bonang Matheba said at the launch...
The Oral Tradition Behind South African Names
Phumzile Simelane Kalumba first started considering the significance of names when she had to name her own children. She and her husband considered the...
Gender Summit To Hold Government Accountable For Gender-Based Violence Failures
On August 1, thousands of womxn* marched in South Africa, under the banner of The Total Shutdown Movement. They demanded that the government take...
Massive Support Shown As Proteas Head To West Indies
The Proteas Women are going to West Indies for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup. The tournament - taking place from...
Raashida Khan Takes On “No-Go” Areas In The SA Indian Muslim...
South African Indian Muslims are a conservative bunch: there are some topics that are just not spoken about. So you can imagine the furore...
The Dove Self-Esteem Project Has Launched In South Africa
Too fat, too skinny, too dark, too light, too short, too tall: everyone has insecurities about themselves that they carry from their childhood. The...
“Yes, I’m Hot In This” Cartoons To Be Made Into Book
The person behind the hilarious and thought-provoking Instagram account, YesImHotInThis, is coming out with a book compilation of her cartoons - Yes, I'm Hot...
Six Women Summit Mount Kilimanjaro To Raise Awareness About Albinism
Stigma, prejudice, and violations often faced by persons with albinism inspired six visually impaired women from various countries to raise global awareness by climbing...
Jihad of the Girl Child
Since 2012, 11 October has been marked by the United Nations as the International Day of the Girl Child. The day aims to highlight...
Girls Guides SA Teaches Young Girls Important Life Skills
Girl Guides South Africa is the national branch of international organisation, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Around the world, the organisation...
In Reclaiming The Soil, Rosie Motene Finds Her Roots
Reading Rosie Motene's biography, Reclaiming The Soil: A black girl's struggle to find her African self feels like catching up with a friend you...
Qarnita Loxton: On Writing Cape Town’s Sex And The City
Born and bred in Cape Town, Qarnita Loxton started writing as a way of keeping herself busy. Being a shy child, she had always...
#MyBodyMyChoice: The Right To Safe Abortion Is Protected By Law
Cries of "my body, my choice", "my vagina, my choice" and "phansi unsafe abortions" rang in the air in the name of the campaign...
Magic And Reality Clash In Mohale Mashigo’s “Intruders”
Mohale Mashigo's latest literary offering Intruders is a rollercoaster of a read. Moving from monster-chasing in Bloemfontein to escaping the end of Earth to...
