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.
The ground remembers every footprint. It remembers who walked with humility and who walked with arrogance. It remembers those who carried the burdens of the people and those who carried only the weight of their own ambitions. When the ground no longer yearns for your presence as its leader, why run to the corridors of … Continue reading The Ground Does Not Lie
What troubles me is not only the amount of money being spoken about. It is the spirit behind the response. Some ministers have come out breathing nothing but fire and bile, speaking as though the people are the enemy. And perhaps that is what leaves such a bitter taste in my mouth. We are constantly … Continue reading When Government Speaks In The Language Of Threats
Returning to the unseen places where spirit remembers what the world forgot There are wounds no policy has ever reached, no law that has ever truly touched the quiet places where the spirit has been bruised and left to sit with itself. We are taught to believe that healing comes through structure, through systems, through … Continue reading Where Spirit Heals Beyond Structure
There is a knowing older than textbooks. A wisdom that does not sit in classrooms or wait to be approved by institutions. It lives in the marrow, in the breath, in the memory of a people who have walked through fire and continue to sing, even as the winds of hardship move through their lives.Consciousness is the first medicine. … Continue reading Consciousness Is the First Medicine
@lankosiwrites There seems to be this hushed crisis unfolding in many parts of Africa. It is not always found in unemployment statistics, government reports, or political debates. At times it sits in empty libraries where laughter and curiosity once echoed. Sometimes it lives in neglected community centres that have forgotten the sound of young voices … Continue reading The Keepers of Memory Pushed to the Margins
Ai Generated Art Be careful of your so-called leaders. Many have learnt how to wear the language of justice without carrying the spirit of liberation.La Nkosi There is an unsettling truth I can no longer outrun, Ours did not preserve Us for this. They surely did not preserve us for a liberation draped in familiar … Continue reading Ours Did Not Preserve Us For This
Being able to heal through the sacred art of storytelling is a gift I do not take lightly. Writing, for me, is not merely a craft. It is a calling. A breathing, living act of remembrance. I breathe life into stories that stir me awake in the quiet hours of night and into those that … Continue reading When the Ancestors Speak, I Write
The way the legal council is moving right now? Is nothing short of outrageous. It’s painful to witness, especially when you consider how little the justice system has done, truly done for the majority of people in this country. And now, to see them dragging Judge Hlophe and Advocate Mkhwebane through the mud, trying to … Continue reading This Democracy Isn’t Ours
-Lessons From The Past- The Sharpeville 6 were a group of activists who were wrongfully accused and convicted of murder in the wake of the 'Sharpeville Massacre' in 1960. A time when South Africa was under the grip of the Apartheid regime whose engine was fueled by a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination. A … Continue reading Remembering The Sharpeville Six
@lankosiwrites As I penned my piece on 'The Sharpeville Six,' this section emerged organically. I found myself swimming in the waters of inspiration , feeling driven to keep sharing our version of events, as the title was birthed by me being a creative which resonated deeply with me. I genuinely hope that we can learn … Continue reading About Walking Through The Corridors of History
@lankosiwrites Be careful of those who assert themselves as leaders and innovators, some are not unfamiliar with the concept of selling out, particularly when they thrive at the expense of others. When history starts to echo past mistakes, reminding us of what led to the demise of our people through the actions of today's crop … Continue reading When History Repeats Itself
The wisdom and insights of those who came before us serve as a powerful guiding light for our journey through life, especially during this transformative era in which the oppressive systems of the past are beginning to break down. Instead of stepping into the shadows of uncertainty, we have the opportunity to follow well-lit pathways … Continue reading Gems To Illuminate Our Path
Now that the cat is out the bag and your faves have been exposed, does it not bother you that your actions cost Natives their right to freedom of expression? For you to come out here and brag about fighting against a system you inherited, by maintaining it instead of doing away with it due … Continue reading Apartheid Did Not End, It Evolved
Under the starlight night sky, Thoughts come to life, As words dance their way, Into the steams of ink, With a careful spill, Like a set of secret whispers, Creating tales coated with wisdom.. Wisdom and tales are transferred, Onto sheets that hold memory, A canvas for the soul’s longing...Now the twisted tales, Of those … Continue reading When Truth Thrives
The media continues, to serve us the news,But can we trust what they choose to infuse?There's no downplaying...How facts may be twisted, with truths being resisted.At this rate, ours is to question.It is crucial to doubt and to probe, for in narratives, biases globes,What's shown isn't all, seek the truth's call,By interrogating what the media … Continue reading Question What Is Presented To You As Facts
I find it scary how the conditioned are quick to debunk theories they deem to be a conspiracy because they do not want to face the truth. They have been trained to dismiss anything that exposes the lie they are forced to live, by the same puppets controlled by the enablers of this wicked system … Continue reading Ours Is To Stop Being Ignorant
You thought you would put me in my place But I will not stay in this space How dare you make an attempt to silence my voice? Have you no shame in the dealings you scored at the expense of those whose heads you utilized as puddle blockers? Your mistake was to think you silenced … Continue reading This Voice Isn’t For Sale
What is SAPO? SAPO is an abbreviation for, South African Post Office. It happens to be the national postal service of South Africa, a state owned enterprise, with it's only shareholder being the South African government. According to South African law, the Post Office is the only entity that is legally allowed to accept reserved … Continue reading The Demise of the SAPO: 400 Branches Shut Down
When the government sings lullabies, we no longer fall asleep. Ever since the new dawn began our trust in them has eroded, and they have resorted to what may now be a failed attempt of image sanitation, because it led to the punishment of those who were bold enough to speak up. As the veil … Continue reading The Government’s Lullaby Song No Longer Puts Us To Sleep
I say this because,I had been conditioned into thinking the solution to our problems would come from the works of those foreign to us and those they shunned. We are the generation that has been called to repair that which was broken when our ways were slowly being removed from us throughout solutions that only … Continue reading Not All That Glitters Is Gold
When they destroy, they make sure to utilize the paperboys and tea girls who lack the political capacity not proximity that would allow them to scrutinize those who present plans and make promises that involve having to sell-out and give away your dignity, all in the name of leading structures that no longer prioritize students. … Continue reading This Thing Is Not Make Sure..
We are faced with a problem of being led by bobble heads who would do anything for their masters even if it means, having to form part of those who are trained to destroy us by spreading fake news that promotes our separation as Africans and a favoritism that only leads to more chaos than … Continue reading The Bobble head Problem
The idea of our slavery being the future as Natives stemmed from the masters of the European scholars who were instructed to do so by those who paid them for their works and policies due to their greed and thirst for the riches found in the Mother continent. There is nothing natural about this idea, … Continue reading Let’s Talk About That Grand Master Of Portugal’s Wealthy Military Order of Christ.
The cheerleaders of water fluoridation backed their statements up with PR the chemical got and they turned a blind eye to the works of those who opposed the idea, they even went as far as discrediting their findings and punishing the professionals who openly opposed this by ensuring that they were removed from the boards … Continue reading What You Forgot To Tell Us About Being Over-Exposed To Fluoride, Via Water Fluoridation.
To think I nearly withered away in an organization that had been hijacked by spineless hyenas with wood for teeth...My cuffs broke off the minute, I penned down that resignation letter. When the hyenas were baited they sure as hell exposed themselves for who they are and what they stand for, the sight was far … Continue reading About That Bread
They have always had my back.My Ancestors have always had my back.My day ones and number one supporters,Removed me from low vibrational spaces and people. They detached me from a conditioning I never saw coming, compassionately guiding me towards the path of self-discovery.Detoxing the perfectly presented poison that had me lowering my worth, for a … Continue reading One For My Fighters ❤️
La Nkosi Writes 