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Gymnasts, judging and justice

The stretch of yellow is what catches my eye. Like a boomerang in mid-air. Or a pair of wings. I stop typing the address into the WeTransfer email bar and look at the image next to it. It’s a painting of a gymnast in a custard-coloured leotard with her arms...

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life

A shortie on the soul, sisterhood and the JillErykah celebration

“How about this,” she rhetorically asks as she leans into her screen (and ring light, apparently), “There are tiiiiiimes when you need someone/I will be byyyyy your siiiiide/There is a light/That shines/Special for yooouuuu aaaand meeeee.”   This is how Jill Scott ended the epic - I don’t use this...

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The Writers S02E01: dumama + kechou

I started The Writers series back in April 2019 as my way of showing my love to some of the songwriters I respect in black music. From one writer to another kind of writer. What I hadn’t anticipated was how often the creating process in general and the lyrics in...

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life

A Year Later: 5 Things I’ve Learned Since Quitting My Job

It’s taken me five days to actually write this post. To be honest, I thought I’d be publishing this post somewhere far from South Africa’s borders, having just sat down for an amazing video interview with an artist I really enjoy. But I am definitely in South Africa. And I...

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music

Moozlie vs Rouge catalogue battle

“Friend!”    Rouge uses the apple-green lollipop in her head to emphasise her exclamation.    “The one I am going to kill you with is the one you are featured on so now it’s awkward.”   The one refers to Mbongo-Zaka, a song by Rouge featuring Moozlie, and this is...

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On: The #CottonFest2020 Bowling Invitational

“Nah,” Twiggy’s gloss shimmers on parts of her lips as she shakes her head. “I only want winners on my team.” A mischievous smile is drawn on the face that’s helped to bring attention to a variety of brands from K-Way to Corona. The content creator whose real name is...

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On: Solo’s The Dreamer’s ABCs

A square clock is suspended from the ceiling. The short hand is placed on the eight and the long one waves past two. Below the clock, and on the floor, a banner with the Soweto Theatre and Joburg Theatre logos stands tall behind a close-together band set-up including keys, MPC...

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#imbaliLIVE featuring Thandiswa

Our new season is finallyyyy almost upon us! The third season of i(m)bali LIVE kicks off on Saturday 7 September. Our awesome guest is Thandiswa. I'm super excited to talk to her about her journey but I'm also very excited to hear what questions you have for her. It's always...

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life

Goodbye, Michael, Hello…new fan?

Full disclosure: I've never cared about The Office. Not the British version. Not the American version. I don't know if I care right now but I will say this: I'm blindsided. I never espededit. Rewind. My Dude loves The Office. The American version. On a whim a couple of weeks...

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