Tag Archives: Expression

2015 Sept. 12: ‘2015, the year of breaking my silence’

Posted on September 12, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Christie van Zyl This year was my first time attending Mbokodo awards ‘Celebrating Women in the Arts’. Ang’zange nga kuzwa ukubumbana kwabantu besifazane kanje. (I have never experienced a solidarity of women so strongly before) Our mission for the … Continue reading →

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2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

Posted on September 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album by Lerato Dumse & Mary Coble and Ram Ranjan What: Muholi & Dumse’s Artist Talk Where: Stadsbiblioteket (Gothenburg City Library), Sweden. When: @17h30 Presentation focussed on photography as a political and artistic medium in South Africa and was moderated … Continue reading →

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2015 Sept. 1: Mr & Miss LGBTI Daveyton 2015

Posted on September 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Sicka ‘Sharon’ Mthunzi What a “turn up” as we say when an event is supported by many. People came in all shapes and sizes, from the ladies in their gorgeous dresses to the gentleman with their smart casual wear. … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 19: Time really flies when you are having fun

Posted on August 27, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Mlu Msomi & Sekara Mafisa We had big plans for our golden anniversary this year. But time just flew, before we knew it the day had arrived. We had a beautiful garden winter sunset wedding at the Val Verde … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 14: A football match like no other

Posted on August 18, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Siba Nkumbi Photos by Lindeka Qampi Let me begin this one with a question: Why is it that in the history of South African women’s football, in fact women’s sports, we still have male coaches? Show me a … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged A football match like no other, Active, Black Lesbian Soccer players in South Africa, Coaches, Collaborations, community, Discipline, Education, Emergencies, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases participants, Falcons, Fans, Fashion, Feelings, Female players, Female sports, Fitness, Football, Friendships, frustration, Game, Gender politics, Goalkeeper, Goals, Healthy bodies, History, Human beings, in soccer, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg, LGBTI society, Loving, Male coaches, Match, Mehlareng, Members, Motion, Names, Nationals, Noluntu Makalima, Official, Opposition, Photos by Lindeka Qampi, Politics of sponsorship, Power, Professional soccer, Recognition, Recreation, Red cards, Relationships, Respect, SAFA, Sasol Women’s League, Scoring, Siba Nkumbi, Soccer kit, South Africa, Spectacular, Sponsors, Sport Activism;, Sports, Stadium, Strategies, Striker, Support, Team, Tembisa, townships, Victory, Visual history, Voices, Women, Women Soccer Players in SA, Women's Soccer Match, Won, Words | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 8: Celebrated my late sister’s life

Posted on August 17, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Boitumelo ‘Tumi’ Nkopane At 16:45pm on the 4th of June 2015 I met with Ayanda “Kiss” Masina at Tsakane taxi rank. We were meeting as participants of Faces and Phases/Yithi Laba Intergenerational Conference, held at Constitution Hill (Con Hill) from the 5 … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 13: Cheated out of a goodbye

Posted on August 14, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Bathini Dambuza Losing a mother has never been an easy thing for someone to go through. You feel the pain and the heartache almost everyday; especially when things aren’t going the way you want them to. I … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 10: Fulfilling a wish

Posted on August 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Muholi Zanele I think black South Africans (maybe even other races) might agree with me that watching African American church services on TV or in movies makes one wish to attend. Their pastor’s sermons … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 9: Tangled pubic hair

Posted on August 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Your piece of soft pubic hair is tangled with mine. I saw it as I showered. The blocking white shower surface makes it transparent that we exist here as one. I see my black curly stubborn-ness, so annoying We just … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 9: Balancing culture and activism

Posted on August 9, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Jacqui Mseleku-Ngwane In my line of work I have seen so much abuse and injustice that happens in the name of culture. I am a dynamic Zulu woman, raised in a cosmopolitan household so different from normal Zulu households. … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Expression

2015 Sept. 12: ‘2015, the year of breaking my silence’

2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

2015 Aug. 19: Time really flies when you are having fun

2015 Aug. 14: A football match like no other

2015 Aug. 13: Cheated out of a goodbye

2015 Aug. 10: Fulfilling a wish

2015 Aug. 9: Tangled pubic hair

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