Tag: South Africa
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#GuestPost | The Day I Decided To Leave
If I remember correctly, I went to my lectures, and would leave when I came back from uni. I went back ‘home’ with the intention to leave, only to second guess my choice, like I had done in the past. I was going to stay again; and he beat me, again.
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#Satire | Man Loses Plot, Arrests Another For Being At The Wrong Place, At The Wrong Time
People who’ve no frigging clue how these innercity Jozi streets operate act all forms of shook when their outsider asses encounter even the slightest of discomforts. Such was the case with Herman Mashaba when he decided to take a stroll and catch a vibe in the Summer heat. The Johannesburg mayor, creator of Black Like […]
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#iWrite | South African Nightlife Guide For Guardian UK
Shout-out to Phiona who put me onto this sweet Guardian gig that required me to play musical guide through some sweet live spots around South Africa.
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#Fotografi | I Had A Shoot With My Childhood Crush + Appeared On Top Billing
A brother of mine, Igy Mokone, put me onto this Top Billing gig that required a photographer about a week or so back. They were paying, he added, and wondered whether I’d be down to do it. Of course I was keen, no question!
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Behind-The-Scenes: Cabo Snoop’s ‘Está no Limão’ Video
My friend Shoni called to inform me that Cabo Snoop was in town. He also wanted to know whether I’d be down to tag along with the Kudurista, and hell yeah I couldn’t say no!
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Four African Musicians And Their Hairstyles
Doubtless, Cassper Nyovest (cover image) is one of the biggest rap artists we’ve seen in recent times. His live performances in and outside of South Africa are acclaimed. He’ll routinely fill up stadiums in Botwana, Lesotho, Zambia, and shut down halls in Malawi. Currently, he’s aiming at filling up The Dome, a performance venue in […]
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Thandi Ntuli-x-Jozi Unsigned
I’ve secretly been a fan of Thandi Ntuli since her university days, back when they used to have recitals in room C7 at the Suth African College of Music. At one point, I found myself somewhere in Khayelitsha grooving along to her house music project named Deluge; such is her range. There have been countless […]
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Photographic moments
He asked me for a rand to buy a ciggie. I shrugged to indicate that I didn’t have it. Ten seconds later, after he’d crossed over to the other side of the road, I whistled out to him. As he turned around, I mustered up the courage to string sentences of broken Zulu together; “I’ll […]
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