A collection of opinion and book review posts
Do young Africans have a future?
I constantly come across young Afrikans who just give a blank stare in response to…
Browsing: Opinion and Book Reviews
Thanks for nothing Cell C
When you’re in trouble, serious trouble, like your heart is about to stop, you need…
My way or the high way, and the constitutional way
My way or the highway Can it be argued that; it is human nature to…
Gender and Black Consciousness
Why the Presidency of Liberia’s Ellen Johnson, The Presidency of Malawi’s Joyce Banda and coming…
Some Notable Events of 2012
The most ‘difficult’ thing about writing a review of the year that was 2012 is…
The Other Cries of The Beloved Country
As a recently converted member of the “twitterati”, I was checking what was trending on…
My 21 day meatless journey (Switching to vegetarian a guide to the young Azanian)
FIRSTLY IN THE WORDS OF THE RAPPER IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE: “BEING A VEGETARIAN SHOULDN’T EVER BE…
The beauty about an economical language
Hlogotshwewu (white or grey head) is a term that Bapedi(Nothern Sotho speakers) use to refer…
The Other Side of A Good Intention: Pupils and Condoms
There’s a saying that goes “health is wealth” and very few people can argue with…
BLACKMONEY – Ayanda Yani
First published by Ayanda Yani 2012 Contact number: 071 657 5662 Email: bcmtrust1@gmail.com Twitter account:…
Marikana Mirrors Our Inequality
The world renowned jazzman Hugh Masikela, in the live recording of his famous working class…
Like An Individual To A Whole Society
It’s often said that the ‘true’ African mode of living is one that emphasizes and…
MAKE YOUR PASSION YOUR DAY JOB
There’s no money in poetry, but then there’s no poetry in money, either. Robert Graves…
Shirley, Goodness & Mercy – A childhood memoir by Chris van Wyk
The first memoir I read was “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden, the first…
The Indignity of Miseducation
By now it is a matter of history that a painting, The Spear, of Brett…
The Land Is Ours – The Political Legacy of Mangaliso Sobukwe – by S.E.M. Pheko
It has been just over 3 decades to date, that the death Mangaliso Sobukwe occurred…
The Artwork & The Naked Truth
by Lerato Themba Kuzwayo I think Brett Murray is a Genius, probably the artist of…
GAY RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION TOO
“The State may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more…
The Spokenmind Venting
A few months ago, I was reading an article on a news site and this…
How One Man Can Change The World We Live In
Fellow readers it is with great delight and relief that I compose this long overdue…