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…
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.…
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…
Life is Unpredictable
So I’ve been contemplating writing about my experience for some time now. I didn’t want it to be misjudged as a cry for attention but nevertheless the awareness is greater than what people think these days. At first I was…
Alive
By Tshepo Jamillah Moyo You are sunshine yellow. The lightness in the air. The little bit of scent the breeze carries in spring. You’re the skirts that bellow. The glowing skin. The dreadlock that does what it wants. You’re the…
Forced Abortions
by Tshego Senne The conversation about abortion is in no way a new one. For decades, people have chosen one side of the pro-choice or ‘choose life’ coin even though it feels ludicrous to argue about any individual’s right…
Lazy Sunday
by Mbaliyekhethelo AKA Chosen Sunflower New Chapters means starting anew, hitting the refresh button and just take things as they come, day by day, moment by moment. I am elated to be closing off a past that is filled…
No more compromising
By Zubaydah Bashir A few years ago, I would not have told you I wanted to be a filmmaker, or be involved in activism. I would have given you an entire list of occupations I couldn’t even remember today.…
You can already do the “thing” you want to do.
By Kemiyondo Coutinho Impostor Syndrome. We all have it, that nasty little voice that tells you that you are a fraud. That the people who are doing the “thing” you so desperately want to do ACTUALLY know what they…
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