(I first published this story on my LinkedIn Page where it was quite popular and reshared widely. There was even an infringement where it has been copied and shared without crediting me.) The photo that made Albany Trend - by Siki Dlanga South Africans love a feel good story. It all began with a photograph…
(Article first written and published on tantvstudios.com) The South African Rand is still to recover since US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben E. Brigety II, made explosive allegations against the South African government with accusations of supplying Russia with weapons. SA struggles to keep the lights on with threats of a national blackout due to…
To live To breathe To exist To feel .......anything at all Grief Disappointment Joy ....is to participate in the miracle of being alive To long To want To wish To hope To not have However hard you may work for it Wish for it Hope for it Fight for it Is to live in the…
The sudden kidnaps The random murders The political murders The rapes The missing children The full-bodied human beings who disappear Last seen wearing… The corruption The darkness The loss of energy The power theft The regressing technology The undereducation The dangerous schools The climate turmoil The questionable democracy The pandemic Are we in denial Expecting…
I have learnt that bad days are for writing poetry so beautiful a smile must crack my heart open until my cheeks burst with the heat of joy if i do not smile while i write if i do not cheer if i do not hope after then i need to write some more poetry
Isn't it a crazy thing to be alive? Isn't it beautiful? Isn't it miraculous? O to speak, to think, to do, to move and to be simply human! Is it not a wonderful thing to be alive?
You would have heard about the teenagers that tragically died in a night club/tarven/ shebeen early hours of yesterday morning. Politicians, priests, parents, family members, neighbours and teens gathered in the church to weep, to find courage for the devastation that has struck the community, the city, the province and even the nation. It's international…
Sawubona is how you say hello in Zulu. It means we see you. Depending on where you are people greet to acknowledge that they see you. Where I am, we still greet when we hop onto a taxi. We don't say Sawubona but people truly see one another. You appreciate that more when you have…
Man, the story of Black Coffee and taking his boy to the Grammys!!!! In SA we loved this boy when he first accepted a #SAMA award on behalf of his dad. Sikhala ngembeko yakhe. His grandmother, Ms Dandala, who is Black Coffee's mom said seeing them both on that stage was so emotional for her because…
Remember the unadulterated you Remember the joy of you unaware of the self You as an extension of the sun's rays the edge of grass blades beneath your freedom Remember you Remember uncontained laughter Remember freedom Remember joy Remember living for nothing but living and loving it siki dlanga
Madam Madiba 