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.
There are those who climb because their spirit has been prepared for the heights they reach. They have walked through the fire, carried burdens in silence, and built foundations that existed long before anyone recognised their name. Their elevation is rooted. It is not simply a matter of being seen…it is the result of discipline, … Continue reading Borrowed Elevation
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 speak about my ancestors is something that brings me so much joy. To be in the presence of someone whose energy allows me to share such truths says so much about the spirit they carry. When I remember my early struggles with grasping the basics of a certain ancient language, I laugh … Continue reading Our Souls Hold What Our Flesh Has Lost
The Abahambe Brigade @lankosiwrites Gayton McKenzie’s public outburst did more than just spark debate…it revealed some deeply troubling views that many of us hadn't fully recognized. His decision to confront the Open Chats podcast, under the banner of defending the colored community, instead opened a can of worms he perhaps did not expect. In doing … Continue reading When Outbursts Expose More Than Just Anger
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
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
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
Fikile Mbalula's leadership era as Secretary General of the ANC is by far the worst in the party's history due to his diaphanous lack of organizational skills, periodic controversial statements and actions, together with the decline in voter confidence and support experienced under his leadership. When he is away from the press, one would swear … Continue reading Fikile Has Arrived
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 we are seeing, is the death of what was once a glorious movement. The ugly thing about this death is how fast the sickness spreads among others who are in the same circle as these arrogant crop of leaders regardless of the political home they stem from, their advantage however is that they report … Continue reading The Dangers Of Celebrating A Leader Before They Deliver
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
A lie was sold, which led to buying into the downfall of what was once a promising country. False narratives that painted an image of a dawn that was said to be new, quickly flooded mainstream media which pushed the idea of positive change being on the horizon for the masses, which was far from … Continue reading Don’t Always Go With What They Give You
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 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.
Walking away did not only free me from that fancy jail those clowns paraded as leaders were wardens of, it also destroyed the veil that distracted me from seeing what lay behind the glass of deception that their masters were feeding us. There are those who are stull stuck in this web due to their … Continue reading The Clowns We See
Before her arrival, you sentenced her parents to constant punishment for finding time to extend their family. You deprived her mother of food with the hopes to starve her and her little one to death, because you could not bare to see a native woman’s belly grow. You bullied her husband and overworked him, so … Continue reading Have you no shame in the way your twisted fantasies destroyed the identity of this african child before her birth?
The thing about you puppets that I find worrying is, how full your heads are with slimy goo. Because the things you do are uncalled for and the unfortunate part is that your actions affect those of us who are on the ground. Continue to ridicule those who call you out if that brushes your … Continue reading You Puppets Are a Nuisance!
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