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…
It has been a hectic few weeks for South African and Africans living in South Africa. While some debated from the comfort and security of suburban pubs and restaurants, others cowered in fear or fled their homes in terror as a few misguided groups terrorised black foreign nationals. The damage to brand South Africa on more…
We have been numbed in this age of twitter and breaking news feeds. 147 students are murdered at a university in Kenya, we tweet our outrage, call in to talk shows and then quickly move on to the big sports events the next day. That way the gory details do not really affect us and more…
As one visible life giving light is blacked out, Rays of renewal bleed in slowly, painfully. Time to sow, soar higher. Embracing the chance to deliver a future, pregnant with opportunity. Birthing vision, promise, a future cloaked in uncertainty, Mingling awkwardly in serendipity. As surely and as purely as light begins to take leave more…
