Category Archives: Creating awareness

2015 Dec. 27: Qhawekazi Elihle (Memoir)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

by Tinashe Wakapila Knight and shining armour come in the image of males, who are strong and powerful. These men fight and correct problems every now and again. My article is a grieving article, a poetic article filled with flashback memories of … Continue reading →

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2015 Dec. 24: Remembering Magesh Zungu

Posted on December 24, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Dry eyes were scarce inside Denis Hurley hall, when Wandile Mkhize asked to speak during his mother’s memorial service. Diakonia Council of Churches Centre hosted Nombulelo “Magesh” Zungu’s memorial service, on Sunday December 20, 2015. Magesh is popularly known as “Mam’ Mfundisi or the first … Continue reading →

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2015 Dec. 8: Cultural exchange from Johannesburg to Sardinia

Posted on December 8, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse After spending nearly a week in Durban attending a conference with Feminists, Artists, Academics and Activists. On November 30 2015, collaborators and friends, Lindeka Qampi and Zanele Muholi, made their way to Italy. They are participating in … Continue reading →

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2015 Nov. 27: Relationships don’t create happiness but reflect it

Posted on December 8, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Tinashe Wakapila Relationships are simply the mirrors of your happiness; they reflect it and help you celebrate it. Most people enter into relationships with an eye toward what they can get out of them, rather than what they can … Continue reading →

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2015 Nov. 25: My words are the ink in my blood

Posted on December 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Phila Mbanjwa I have found peace through these words from my heart. They are not only inspired by life and love experiences, but form part of what society lives through everyday. I have seen lives ended and dreams shattered. … Continue reading →

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2015 Nov. 21: The story of my life from what I can remember

Posted on December 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Kgomotso Masigo, I am a 28 year old born in Soweto. I’m the eldest of three 3 girls raised by a single mother. For a few months now I’ve been following Zanele Muholi, and ever since then … Continue reading →

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2015 Nov. 30: The priceless opportunity of being reunited with likenesses 

Posted on December 2, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebo Mashifane ”Hail, the Dark Lioness” Rocks the sky to tears as it hail on our way home! Yes, it literally hail hard as we left Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg where the opening of Zanele Muholi’s exhibition entitled ”Somnyama Ngonyama … Continue reading →

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2015 Nov. 25: The best ‘black’ exhibition of the season

Posted on November 26, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo album by Lebo Mashifane Read and view photos from Somnyama Ngonyama series, currently showing at … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 20: Funeka’s New York visit

Posted on October 22, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Where: Brooklyn, New York Visited: Isibonelo/ Evidence exhibition at Brooklyn Museum Photos by Zanele Muholi Camera used: Canon 6d with 85mm lens @f2.8 Related links 2015 May 9: A Review of Isibonelo/ Evidence I and Breaking the silence and Zanele … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 18: “I reminisce about her”

Posted on October 19, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Balekane “TK” Moloi As a 27 year old woman growing up in the dusty streets of Duduza, a small township in the eastern wing of Johannesburg, just outside Mpumalanga province. I had a life some would say was an … Continue reading →

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