Mine is to filter out the rhetoric and propaganda, so that we children of the soil can form opinions based on logic and reason. Not through those summarized and scripted tales presented to us.
In an attempt to further silence his voice and jail him the country’s highest court exposed it’s biasness. South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country’s highest court. The sentence came after the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt for defying its order for him … Continue reading The Quest to ‘deal with’ President Jacob Zuma
The idea of the black woman being a single parent that struggles but continues to hustle, isn't part of the culture!But part of a system that was never for natives... People often ask, “What sustained the women of the past?” We were sustained by our common values, which bound us together and gave us the … Continue reading I hate how the black woman is portrayed!
You take take to the ground during elections, You ask us about our problems and we tell you,Not because we believe in you but because it has become a norm.. You then crowd the place in your regalia and expensive attire, making promises to the little who have hope in your governance,That time service delivery … Continue reading The Ghosts of The Elections
Dear Asanda Dlamini I write this email to share my two cents worth of my options to your thought-provoking T-vets Must Rise piece published by WordPress.under LaNkosi Writes.Technical Vocational Education and Training (T-vets) colleges under the Department of Higher Education and Training is a reflection of poor governance, corruption, negligence and lack of political will … Continue reading TVETs Must Rise ||
I am grateful for the lessons that come with the trials we experience in life, there are times where we want to give up but can't because this isn't in our control. Then there are times where giving up is an option but would it then be worth it? Toxic people attach themselves like cinder … Continue reading Unwanted Crowds led to an Awakening of Self
For your presence you do not need an excuse, you aren't required to take on a heap of responsibility to justify your existence. Shut that voice up it's your ego whimpering. You being here today, right now is a gift to the world.You are not out of place! For your presence you do not need … Continue reading Incase you were feeling a bit out of place, I have message for you.
An experience we as women of color dread is that of being undermined by a fellow brother and thrown under the bus by your male counterparts, with the assistance of fellow daughters of the soil who are driven by greed systematically planted within their minds. An individual draped in rolls of fake activism and sympathy … Continue reading The Spineless Creep
The Sharpeville Massacre The Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 which is commemorated on the 21st of March in South Africa became a catalyst in the fight against the apartheid regime. A week after the then president general of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli announced that 1960 was going to be the “Year of The Pass” through … Continue reading Sharpeville Day
The TVET Colleges of this country have been overlooked by the same people who promised to see to it that transformation occurs on these campuses.A huge percentage of these institutions lack resource centers of their own and the ones that have aren't big enough to accommodate all students especially those who aren't as privelaged as … Continue reading TVETs Must Rise!
Between the 7th of April and the 15th of July 1994, as many as 800 000 – 1 million Rwandans were murdered in the most rapid genocide ever to be recorded. I watched the Hotel Rwanda movie countless times so I could wrap my head around the genocide that occurred in Rwanda, in as much … Continue reading The Rwandan Genocide
Will it ever stop?Don't the multiple complaints that have similarities drain you? How long are the cries of South african students going to fall on deaf ears that claim to be there for them? As a child of the soil, what do we do with people like you?Those of you who contribute to the problems … Continue reading Note to the Sell-outs
Queen Nzinga A fearless African queen, who fought for the liberation of her people against the Portuguese who were colonizing the areas at the time.In the year 1570, the Portuguese established a colony in Angola. They were the earliest European colonists to settle in Africa due to the fascination of their prince Henry 'The Navigator' … Continue reading Queen Nzinga
https://lankosiwrites.home.blog/phenomenalwomenof-color/ Mme Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai was born on the 1st of April 1940 in a village called Tetu (160 kilometers) from Kenya's capital city Nairobi. She was of Kikuyu ethnicity.She was also among the 800 young Africans who studied in the United States through the Kennedy Airlift Scholarship program in the 1960s.Wangari studied biological … Continue reading Phenomenal Women Of Color
If I were to change the person I am for society, I'd be far from being free. Why change who you are and everything that makes one unique to fit the criteria of the very same people who ridicule our customs and traditions? We developed a bad habit of ridiculing those of us who aren't … Continue reading English or Clanglish?
He told me not to snitch!The man who came and stole my joy,The thief who creeped into my life,Has made it possible to silence the voice I thought I had. The man who came and stole my joy,Continues to flourish in higher up places,Whilst I drown in the river created by the tears shed.A life … Continue reading The Man In Charge
To the sell-outsWhen will you stand your ground and claim the throne?When will you take center stage of your life?How long are people going to determine your fate?When will you stop trying to fit in?For how long are you going to punish yourself like this?Why continue like a slave and chant freedom like a brainwashed … Continue reading To The Sell-Outs
We learn a new thing about ourselves and life in general every year, it could be something big or small;good or bad what matters is how we choose to look at it and deal with it. Unless of course comfortability is a thing. I nearly lost myself to the society and it's standards not realising … Continue reading Vibes This Year
It has never been a crime, to protect your peace that is and act accordingly. We tend to enable others the opportunity to take advantage of us all in the name of love, we even make the mistake of lowering our standards to accommodate those who purposefully demonize our existence because we feel 'lonely' this … Continue reading Self Care is Necessary
Mme Margaret Gazo was a servant of the people who led from the front whenever called upon to do so.She played a significant role in the 1956 March to Pretoria Union Buildings against the pass laws.Mama was a fearless leader who championed the ideals of democracy, human rights and the struggle against apartheid.Mme Margaret Gazo … Continue reading Remembering Our Heroines
Mme Dorothy Nyembe Participated as a volunteer in the Defiance Campaign in Durban and faced imprisonment twice.Mme joined the ANC in 1953 and she also participated fully in the establishment of the ANC Women’s League in Cato Manor. She then became the Chairperson of the Two Sticks branch committee. She was one of the leaders … Continue reading Remembering Our Heroines
One day it will all make sense. But for now, yours is to laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason☀️
Self-care goes a long way. It is an essential for our well being but we often don't take time out to focus on improving ourselves. Taking care of yourself, your body, health and mental well-being is very important. Besides feeling better it improves our performance in the long run, which also helps us help others … Continue reading Protect your peace
It is easy to smile and pretend as if all is well.. rather than to accept and admit the reality of my heart swelling up due to the loss of something I thought belonged to me... La Nkosi Writes I ignored the signs in the name of denial disguised as hope and found myself in … Continue reading Words of heartbreak 💔
‘The oppressor’s approach is aggressive, mainly because he is the most fearful. Yes, he fears the *oppresed* black man because it is, he who dominates the earth.’The white man has castrated black people enough because of Black's hunger for glamour and prestige, nowadays children of the soil talk black, they live white and think green. … Continue reading Racism is very much alive
The People elected you, you were chosen by the people to represent them.
Be weary of the company you keep.
La Nkosi Writes 