Themed ‘A Story in Every Cup,’ the competition attracted over 300 entries across 16 tertiary institutions nationally. Visual arts students had the opportunity to draw inspiration from the top 5 Mzansi stories announced earlier this year. These stories encapsulated themes… Read More »Young Artists Design Wild Bean Cafe Cups
Like Obelix from Asterix and Obelix, I fell into the cauldron, the cauldron of Marseille. “À jamais les premiers” – Forever the first Olympique de Marseille are the first, and only french club to win the champions league back in… Read More »Love letter to Olympic de Marseille – From South Africa with love.
In the late 60s and early 70s in South Africa, there was rock n roll, curfews and banned books. The curfew did not affect me, neither did the rock n roll, it was the books that did. Hidden in the… Read More »A Personal Experience of South African Authors
Photo by Life Matters from Pexels Unconscious bias is at the heart of much racism, where people who genuinely believe they do not identify with racist practices are still unconsciously skewed in their perceptions of ‘the other’. Unconscious biases are ingrained stereotypes that… Read More »How to set an example for racial inclusivity
2/3 teams with the best defensive record in 19/20 Premier League season have already conceded a third of their entire total of last season. Manchester United and Liverpool FC. The league has thrown up a few bombshells so far, with… Read More »Table Talk: Who are the real dons?
Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash I recently watched the documentary, Do I Sound Gay? (2015), in which journalist David Thorpe investigates whether the ‘gay voice’ truly exists; how it originated; and which characteristic acquaints to having one. This comes… Read More »Does My Voice Sound Gay?
“Twitter buzz”, “All you care about is transfers”, “Trust the process”, “New Direction” blah blah blah. For 7 years, I’ve probably heard it all. From the board, rival fans and football pundits. David Moyes, Louis Van Gaal and Jose Mourinho… Read More »Narrowing in on Nothing: A Manchester United Story
Photo by Raluca Seceleanu on Unsplash The car wouldn’t start. We had just explored the Kloof street surrounds to find an ATM to pay the car guard. I put the key in the ignition, and turned it, only to hear… Read More »We Avoided Entropy After Watching Tenet – A Cape Town Film Going Experience
Photo by v2osk on Unsplash My day began with a quick google search, like all creatives. Both a distraction and an enduring term. I use; drum roll please – wait for it – Duckduckgo. Yes, all 62 and a bit… Read More »Writing, Vodka, Dentures and Duckduckgo – Stories are Everywhere
Photo by Anomaly on Unsplash We are here, five months of a very weird lockdown later and we are now on a soft lockdown with level 2 having hit South Africa. It has been a very long time since we were able to… Read More »5 Ways to Survive Level 2 in South Africa