It was in 2007 when my bother first told me that there would be someone calling me regarding the confirmation of his gun licence. I knew he had a gun because my mother always grumbled saying she didn’t understand why he had it in the first place, but I had never had to deal with […]
Lihle Tshabalala
Lihle Tshabalala is a young, former Mail & Guardian journalist who has also had a short-lived stint in broadcast journalism working for eNews Africa. Lihle has been part of life-changing events like the ANC's Polokwane conference and slept in refugee camps during the xenophobic attacks. Ms T thinks there's still hope for her in news journalism even though she has moved to Marketing Research. Living and loving Soweto is what she is about and is convinced there is a mouthful (blogful) she can share about the intricacies of being a deeply rooted kasi girl. Most of her opinions are light "something to think abouts" that probably won't make headline news in the M&G but will provide some food for thought.
Posted inNews/Politics
Take a short left, captain
So the taxi industry wants to launch a low-cost airline. Seriously? As soon as this year? I’m nervous, shocked but most of all appalled. Of course I’m not one of those absurd people who think Baba Mkhize from the Bree taxi rank will give up his fake leather jacket, izincab’elela and fong kong Nike Clima-FIT […]
Posted inLifestyle
Ms Patta, lead us not into racial tension
I am almost tempted to open this piece with a disclaimer stating that the views expressed here are not in any way a personal attack on the main character, but then again based on my main character’s evident thrill from personally attacking people, what the hell. Last night, in an attempt to get my monthly […]
Posted inSport
Zakumi and me
One morning, recently, I woke up to realise that this 2010 thing is happening. You know what 2010 thing I am talking about, right? I have not bought into it and I am in the passive revolution against it. Please do not get me wrong, I am usually very optimistic (NOT), but it’s just the […]
Posted inLifestyle
Food for thought
So there are certain things that we natives have learned from the coming of the civilised. Well, I will not say learned, but rather cultivated to certain systems. This cultivation is particularly rife when it comes to our food. Why do you think people have subjected themselves to the consumption of raw fish eggs and […]
Posted inLifestyle
Townhouse torture or township triumph?
If there is one thing about townships that I think I should share is that there is a lot of monkey see, monkey do behaviour. It is a lot like the American mentality of keeping up with the Joneses but in a rather intricately township way. We (need I say) black people tend to overlook […]