Emlanjeni

The past weeks have not been easy for me, I have lost people and as one who likes music for its lyrical value in such uncertain times, today I listened to Mafikizolo who I dare say is the best thing to come from RSA. Emlanjeni is a xhosa word that losely means,”in the river”. TheContinue reading “Emlanjeni”

The Hand that speaks

You know that moment when you are thinking that life is unfair, but on further introspection, you think again, that is what I did a few weeks ago. I was told of Irfan Hafiz, a Sli Lankan who got a muscle illness at age 4 and couldn’t move his body but lie in one positionContinue reading “The Hand that speaks”

Dear Kirsten,

There was a sitcom,”kids say the darndest things”. It must have aired on WBS, the earliest memory I have is the name. I remember the first time I saw you, we must have picked you up from school and I recall Josh must have been talking about mint which you kept taking away from him.Continue reading “Dear Kirsten,”