The system will create a distraction to shift your focus from the truth, because your ignorance is what keeps it going. This is why we are faced with a pandemic of celebrities and influencers who promote nothing but bile, by glorifying that which is demeaning, all in the name of moving with the times.Unlike the … Continue reading Reject The Fall This Time Around
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About my journey ❤️
I have seen water, clean rivers and streams tha gracefully flowed. I have drowned in these waters, not because I was in danger but because it saved me from the wicked hearted ones.. The water I know, is water that brings about healing, The sounds of the waves crashing is enough to calm the storms … Continue reading About my journey ❤️
A Pinch Of It
If they were your hill and you were their pill,Why would they spill that which made you chill? The peace you openly speak into existence comes with responsibility, worry not about the naysayers. What good is a joy that is temporary, when your happiness can last lifetimes? Stop comparing your journey to mine, start enjoying … Continue reading A Pinch Of It
The Scary Thing About That Bishop’s Case
An Article The fact that it dates back to years before it broke out in the news is scary!! I respect uMama for her bravery, coming out and testifying in court after 40 years is not an easy thing to do. The mistake we make as people is to think the victim is strong or … Continue reading The Scary Thing About That Bishop’s Case
The problem with today’s leaders
The era of leading with use of words and no action has come to an end, to those of you who continue to do so unapologetically don't you ever get tired of having to lie your way out of things you could easily avoid? If the approach was from a genuine place of concern then … Continue reading The problem with today’s leaders
The Weirdness of This
It’s a bit funny how the ones in red continue to justify voting with those who ridiculed them and undermined their capabilities, weeks after and yet the same explanations which are lousy are deemed as newsworthy. There’s a void in the South African media and it is more evident now than it has been before, … Continue reading The Weirdness of This
The Seasonal Ones
Why is it that you only speak about our issues when the theme comes knocking on the door?Why is it that you disappear when needed and appear when you want to?Have you no shame in your operational style?Have you no shame in the things you say when in your own safe space away from those … Continue reading The Seasonal Ones
The Grootman Syndrome
Let us not repeat the mistake we made of allowing these elders to dictate how we should run things in the youth league, we have derailed from what we should be doing instead of championing the interests of the youth we opted to disconnect which has resulted in nothing but a decline and the sad … Continue reading The Grootman Syndrome
The Father Of Multi-Partism
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Source Born on April 12 1922 in the Chinsali district of the Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia. Chinsali was remote from the country’s urban centres, it was an area of early educational development, due to the presence of two rival missions. The Presbyterian Livingstonia Mission of the United Free Church of Scotland … Continue reading The Father Of Multi-Partism
From The Ancestors
We were with you before you walked the earth.We were the first to hear you utter your first words.We watched you grow as we showered you with unconditional love.Your existence in this life was never a mistake.You have a purpose, we have a duty to protect and guide you.You were never alone, we never left … Continue reading From The Ancestors
No Peace in Ethiopia?
A country with a rich history, landlocked in the Horn countryside of Africa. The country which birthed phenomenonal women of color who ruled remarkably during their reign: Queen Sheba and Queen Candace. Ethiopia where peace roamed is bleeding, unrest, suffering, abuse and crime created by the incompetence and ignorance of the ones who led and … Continue reading No Peace in Ethiopia?
To The Silly Ones
Dont you dare try to silence my voice!I noticed an ugly trend you people hopped onInstead of uniting and empowering you destroyI despise you people, peace is an allergy of yours.Don't you dare try sway me from the battle aheadYou see the idea of my kind being weak is nothing but a reflection of a … Continue reading To The Silly Ones
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When he showed up she was on the verge of pulling a no show.A rebel who wanted nothing to do with that which she came from, was prevented from leaving.She whose eyes burn when fuming with rage,The one whose face turns red due to the fire that burns in her, whose mouth utters nothing but … Continue reading .
The Dark Side of ‘Military Assisted Transitions’
Military assisted transitions is a fancier and safer way of calling it a coup. What is a coup? It is a sudden and unconstitutional takeover of power by a small group within a state, a military coup is when the takeover is led by certain individuals who are also leaders within the military which eventually … Continue reading The Dark Side of ‘Military Assisted Transitions’
The Cowards who abuse their power to get what they want, are the actual bullies.
We live in an era where some of our male counterparts in the space continue to undermine our capabilities to lead as women.You see as a young woman in student politics you would expect some form of unity to exist among your peers and yourself instead you are greeted by the ungodly desires of those … Continue reading The Cowards who abuse their power to get what they want, are the actual bullies.
If it is for you, it won’t hurt you.
Used to question my actions I looked for reasons negative reasons that would justify or quench the thirst I had for the little belief of things crumbling every time I tried them out.This time around it was rather different, when I questioned my actions and the choices I made the answers I never seeked for … Continue reading If it is for you, it won’t hurt you.
Mme Adelaide Frances Tambo
Ma Tambo as she was affectionately known was born on the 18th of July in 1929.Mme Adelaide Frances Tambo (nee Tshukudu) was from a place called Top Location, Vereeniging in the Vaal Triangle. Her Early Life🖤Ma Tambo's political career kick-started when she was only 10 years old, this was after she witnessed the police raids … Continue reading Mme Adelaide Frances Tambo
The Phoenix Massacre
The president came out to applaud those using private security and vigilantism to 'protect their communities' this then led to Europeans and Indians parading the streets, terrorizing, burning shacks and deliberately shooting unarmed black South Africans all in the name of 'protecting themselves' now this was after the president publicly incited ethnic violence. It was … Continue reading The Phoenix Massacre
The Quest to ‘deal with’ President Jacob Zuma
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 Ghosts of The Elections
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
TVETs Must Rise ||
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 ||
Unwanted Crowds led to an Awakening of Self
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
English or Clanglish?
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?
Vibes This Year
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
Don’t Give Up
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☀️
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