SLICE: Strange choices make relevance of award shows hard to discern
Are award shows as essential in popular culture as they make themselves out to be?
SLICE: ‘Look Ma, I am a graduand!’
Graduation is only the first of many milestones that I will achieve without the physical presence of both of my parents.
SLICE: Embracing my Indian culture
Coming to Wits helped me to come to terms with my heritage and to accept that there is nothing wrong with being different.
SLICE: Coached into empathy by little brother
”We need to learn that across generations there is as much to learn as there is to teach’’- Gloria Steinem (more…)
SLICE: ‘I am sorry, can you repeat that in English?’
An unwilling ‘coconut’ shares the inner workings of a journey to the roots of discovery and growth.
SLICE: I did not feel black anymore
An avid attempt to understand the intersectional identity of a black child in a white private boarding school.
SLICE: Sick male ‘norms’ used to justify women’s sexualisation
Why does society create norms that protect men from being held accountable for sexualising women? (more…)
SLICE: Was I really at a higher institution for three years?
Moving from a private to a public institution, one learns that giving up is not an option.
SLICE: Academia is not linear
There are countless hurdles to be cleared by young people after high school, and society should work harder at preparing children to overcome them.
SLICE: Some shows deserve a live audience
Although hybrid theatre has kept some venues open and operational, the full theatre experience does not translate online.
SLICE: A taste of being the toxic friend
The consecutive loss of multiple close friendships made me realise we are all capable of toxic behaviour. (more…)
SLICE: Adulthood’s initial shock is a call to action
When you are a child, you want to be an adult. Then when you are an adult, you want to speak to the manager to insist that you get your childhood back. (more…)
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- Bonus Episode: There's a Zille on my stoepSince her announcement as the Democratic Alliance’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille has dominated national headlines. In this bonus episode of We Should Be Writing podcast, hosts Lulah Mapiye and Bonolo Mokonoto dissect a media meet-and-greet with the mayoral hopeful. From her extensive political résumé to her controversial public utterance, we examine why the Democratic Alliance has chosen Hellen Zille as their candidate for the 2027 local mayoral elections. Additionally, […]