SLICE: We all might benefit from a digital detox
Studies have shown that constant connectivity can make maintaining a healthy, balanced lifestyle difficult. (more…)
SLICE: Art has been my saving grace during lockdown
In times of crisis, we often immerse ourselves in art for cathartic or pleasure-seeking purposes. (more…)
SLICE: Mind your own lockdown business!
It is time to stop pointing the finger at what everyone else is doing during lockdown that is not to your personal satisfaction.
SLICE: Locked down with my addiction
The ban on cigarettes has simultaneously baffled my mind and put it in distress, and the evil last minute snatching away of the lift of the ban has completely torn my mind to shreds. (more…)
SLICE: #RamaphosaMaskOffChallenge – The meme we all needed
Although Cyril Ramaphosa’s eyes were covered by his mask blunder, the president had vision. (more…)
SLICE: Covid-19 has taught me to grow a thick skin
The covid-19 lockdown is proving to be a global newsroom for this Wits Vuvuzela student journalist. (more…)
SLICE: Writing as routine
My new lockdown routine has given me a new-found direction.
SLICE: What am I going to do with my hair?
With the lockdown preventing me from visiting a hair salon, I’ve had to reflect on the significance my hair has in my life as a black woman.
SLICE: My scars are a reminder of my resilience
I will not hide my scar from the world.
SLICE : Born free, but not free from inequality and poverty
Prevailing socio-economic and political conditions are stumbling blocks to freedom. (more…)
SLICE: Locked down with my anxieties
Being forced to distance socially during the covid-19 outbreak has not been as easy as I thought it would be for a socially anxious recluse.
SLICE: I may be a ‘coconut’, but I am still black
Being called a ‘coconut’ creates insecurities in my identity as an African person.