Active Citizenship in South Africa’s New Home: We’ve Moved to In Mzansi
Thank you so much for visiting Me in Mzansi and thank you to everyone who has been a part of this blog. Since earlier this year, I’ve moved some of the content to a...
Thank you so much for visiting Me in Mzansi and thank you to everyone who has been a part of this blog. Since earlier this year, I’ve moved some of the content to a...
As part of my work as a Media Theory & Practice honours student at the University of Cape Town, I’ll be conducting a research study and potentially also a blog on museums in Cape...
By? Mubanga Kalimamukwento Where? Zambia When? 1990s Who? Chimuka, Ali, Tata and Mama The Mourning Bird I never thought it would take so long to get round to Reading Zambia. Zambia’s relatively well-known in...
This book club is based on the Reading Africa project described on Me in Mzansi. It’s a project to combat xenophobia in South Africa through pan-Africanist literature. Anyone can join (you don’t need to...
By? Bessie Head Where? Botswana When? Early 1960s Who? Makhaya, Gilbert, Dinorego, Paulina, Mma-Millipede Reading Botswana has never been high up on my bucket list; Botswana’s rather the quiet child of the SADC countries....
Every year Freedom Day approaches with the same whirlwind of emotions. My immediate association will probably always be happy faces, the rainbow of our flag and pride at belonging to this country. But this...
Taking care of the environment is not something can be done just once or twice a year. This Earth Day, I’m sharing the three daily actions I do to stay green.
This time in global history is so difficult and such a uniquely unifying moment that the urge to donate is only natural. My email inbox and social media have been flooded with donation requests....
There’s nothing like the satisfaction of shopping in sale season. Between the big bold letters of SALE on shop windows and the reductions on long slips lies a win-win for cash-strapped sustainable buyers. Shopping...
Beneath the Darkening Sky By? Majok Tulba Where? South Sudan When? Late 20th century Who? Obinna Beneath the Darkening Sky tells the story of Obinna, a child soldier who is weaponised by a rebel army...
Disillusionment, apathy and indifference may be rife but social justice has found a perhaps unlikely ally in digital media that promotes active citizenship. From global petitions for the protection of a rainforest to hashtags calling...