BD: Who are you and how was your upbringing? OJ: My full name is Onela Joni , people simply call me O.J. I was born and bred in Butterworth, a small town in the Eastern Cape. Later on my parents bought a house in Mthatha when I was 12, but by that time I was more…
BD: Please tell us about your upbringing AK: I was born 25 years ago in a small town called Gatyana in the Eastern Cape. I grew up in different places and got different cultural influences. My mother was a teacher and constantly made sure that education was the central focus in my life. In 2011, more…
BD: Please tell us about your upbringing? SV: I was born and raised in Port Elizabeth. I went to Woolhope high school where I finished my matric. I grew up very close with my grandmother. She is the one who loved sewing, and I grew up helping her make garments. Little did I know I more…
BD: What is the jump off all about? TL: The JUMP OFF sessions were created to bridge the gap between suburbia & kasi partying by spawning a niche and unique market where people from different areas can have a platform to meet up, network and most of all, have the time of their lives. BD: more…
We ran in to Reneilwe Mathibe at a recent art exhibition hosted at a private home in Johannesburg. She happens to be Education Manager of Artists Proof Studio (APS) and we were curious to find out what they do. BD: What are you doing here? RM: We are here to exhibit and showcase Artist Proof more…
We have heard a lot about “black tax” but there is much more to giving back beyond what we are happy to do for family and extended family. We were privileged enough to attend an art exhibition at the home of a gracious couple, where we met the curator and had a chat. Normally our more…
Zubeida Jaffer writes a beautiful account of the story of a singularly determined young girl who sets out to improve her lot in life through education. It is a story one hears a lot today but when you set it in the context of the late 1880s, you realise what a truly special woman Charlotte more…
Drew Sanudi is a young man and one happy soul who loves spending time alone with his pencils and some good Old RnB music. He describes himself as friendly, hardworking and trustworthy. We spoke to him: DS: I grew up in Malawi where my mum is from. I am the first born in a family more…
BD: You grew up in Zwide Township, how was the experience? MN: My experience growing up in Zwide was a peculiar one, though not unique. I was raised by my grandmother and my mother, a domestic worker who struggled to make ends meet as a single mother. She worked different jobs and we lived paycheck more…
If you want to understand what is going on in Burkina Faso, a good place to start is Jacana’s pocket biography of Thomas Sankara by Ernest Harsch. The book, published in November 2014, written in a very easy reading style will give you an understanding of several things. For one, you will understand why women are playing more…
