• Creative Things

    what does not sink

    A MOXIE fave, Siphokazi Jonas, opened the 2021 SONA with this incredible poem. Siphokazi’s work is well-known for its realism and powerful messaging that tackles topics that give a voice to millions unable to expressive them. “My work gives us…

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    MOXIE Recommends – Oct. 2020

    by tshegofatso senne The first few months of the pandemic had me digging deep into the internet for things to keep me entertained. This is a short list of some podcasts and artists I’ve really been loving lately. Share some…

  • Creative Things

    Self Loathing

    by mpumi mayisa It can’t just be that  It has to be more  Cause for investigation A full, clear inquiry  About the ugly beliefs  You neatly stitched onto Yourself, Or were they stitched onto You?   That might not be the …

  • Creative Things

    i have never felt safe

    by chosen sunflower I have never felt safeespecially in places that we like to deem ‘secure’.Shops, Banks, the very place you are mean to call home.I have never felt safe. Living isn’t safe for who knows who is looking at…

  • MOXIE Chats

    MOXIE Chats to Thuli Zikalala

    Thuli and I did our honours degree in South African Sign Language in 2015 and we’ve stayed in contact since, collaborating on a few projects. I was so incredibly happy and proud to see her in the news this year.…

  • Creative Things

    July 2020 – Featured Artist

    By Rendani Nemakhavhani Rendani Nemakhavhani is an artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa and she is selling prints! She’s an incredible illustrator, art director and designer. She first got my attention with All Hail the Honey, “a series of photographs…

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    MOXIE meets Among The Lilies

    Hello MOXIE readers, My name is Mpumi Mayisa and I am the creative brain behind Among The Lilies. What is Among The Lilies you may ask? Among The Lilies is a platform that creates space for rising creatives to express…

  • MOXIE Thoughts

    A rallying call

    We know all too well the toxicity that abounds party politics in our country and this ruling most certainly will add a new dimension to our electoral process. But more importantly, this ruling opens our political field and I think…