“I want to know the human being, the beating heart” Deejay Khan
By Melody Emmett
“We are a society that is hurting, damaged by our past, numbed by our present and hesitant about our future…”
Minibus taxis are a thorn in the flesh for most South Africans, but we all depend on them.
By Melody Emmett
Philosophers and social analysts are questioning how the values we learn from the meritocratic system we live in contribute to anxiety and depression.
Broken hearts, religious zealots, diamonds, dichotomies, disciples, powermongers, saints, sinners, love and hate in suburban Johannesburg
Queer Imam offers hope to LGBTIQ+ community
Hats are part of our heritage as South Africans but I have only ever met one milliner. Her name is Dolly Sepel. I wrote a blog about her more than 10 years ago when I was living in Bez Valley. Her shop was around the corner from where I lived.
People are praying- on Melville Koppies, alongside the Yeoville water tower, in parks throughout the City. This is how it is has always been.
Although a stranger in South Africa, and even a stranger within his own Chinese community, Chow’s story is a quintessentially South African story.
“The holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was Hallelujah, Hallelujah, and Hallelujah…”
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