I’ve been ‘Missing in Action’ for a while now owing to the fact that I’ve been committed to some serious family obligations of the traditional sort. I’ve had to migrate hundreds of kilometers to aid in the culminated closing of one of my cousins Bildungsroman ceremonies. While I was not initially keen, and woefully feeling…
Tag: Africa
Nelson Mandela Bay and everywhere else his name
His name is everywhere-on street signs and the welcome signs in one town. He’s on money and graduation certificate. His face is on T-shirts and parliamentary portraits too. This is how people from all over the world choose to remember uTata Nelson Mandela. What have you been up to in his honor? I spent this…
Another Academy Award for South Africa?
Firstly, something bears initial clarification: South African cinema is slow, but gradually developing its cinematic repertoire  from a previously, predominately political-centric one,into more open-ended and globally appealing genres. Obviously, the social commentary is not something easily put aside simply to appease the standardized recipe for Blockbuster hits. However, South Africans have harnessed the unquestionable potency…
Destressing: Swimming Edition
So exams across South Africa are underway and I do not know what we ever did to the Weather, but Cape Town has been experiencing intense weather daily that is in the 30s. So in relative accord to the ambiance I went for a swim, donning an old blue swimsuit to show off how flabbed…
In the land of Milq&Honey
Bonolo Modisakwane, the Media Representative of Pana Television, as well as one of the owners of South African fashion label Milq & Honey Kelly Davids made me aware of something. We have a tendency to only support brands once they have reached international acclaim, forgetting that its local support that initiates that success. Pana Television…