The Read Aunt Mzansi

Born A Crime: a long awaited review by the Protégé It’s been well over a year since I read Trevor Noah’s Born A Crime; and I remember swearing to Self that I will review it as soon as I was done *insert laughing emojis*. Little did I know that I was going to live it (consciously so) more than reviewing it – this is one of the books I read in 2017 that was top of my Books I Would Recommend list, pretty much to anyone. Fast forward to 2018, Winter Recess, and my 13 YEAR OLD (I had to - #Pride people) nephew finds this gem on their visit. I tell him there’s a book he needs to read and essay (read review) before they leave and he didn’t waste any time. But first, he had to remind me that I robbed him of the chance to finish Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus back in 2016 (circumstances, very special circumstances) when he was halfway through the book. Born A Crime was an intellectual debt transaction between an aunt and her nephew. Below is MK the Poet’s (as he c...

Unfortunately, to most, Alexandra is popular for its many shacks and filth; many of us don’t even give this place a chance that there is more that can happen or come out of it. I remember thinking to myself that, ‘Maybe I have a hang of this adulting thing if I can eat and walk in the streets of Alexandra’. Having to breathe in a stench air owed to the water that is always flowing in the streets or the garbage that couldn’t be PikitUp-ed and eat (because you’re late) on your way to the local library is not ideal. This is me on my way to discovering the gem that is Mongane Wally Serote’s To Every Birth Its Blood. I haven’t been this immersed in a read in so long! I remember talking to a friend some few weeks ago and him saying, “Alex is the one place where you can be yourself without fear of judgment”. With the kind of work he does that has people demanding his attention every now and then, it is in Alexandra that he is able to be himself and not worry about being watched or seen....

    "And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." - 1 Corinthians 13:13 February has been dubbed the month of love and what better way to celebrate that than with a young couple that represents all that is love. I caught up with newlyweds, Kgabo and Hosia, to get a sneak peek into their love life and answer some of the questions that some of us had/still have regarding marriage and hopefully get a new perception on love and relationships. Spoiler Alert - they are #RelationshipGoals and the epitome of #TogetherWeAreBetter. 😍😍 How and when did you meet? BOTH : We met at church in October 2016.   What was your first impression of each other? KGABO : He looked sweet, amazing, nice, a bit shy, and quiet. HOSIA:  The kindness in her million-dollar smile on that innocent face got me hooked.   What does Love mean to you? KGABO : Love is unselfish and not self-seeking.. Love gives. ...