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2014 Dec.25: My pleasant Christmas

Posted on December 28, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebo Mashifane Previously I spent my Christmas days by going to church then back home to my grandmother’s house to eat Sunday food and dessert. When I became a university student in Cape Town I celebrated it with my … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 3: Beauty

Posted on December 18, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

She is beautiful But she doesn’t know it or maybe She chooses to hide her beauty In the exterior of her hard face … So, okay she has a hard face And the thing is she hides her softness In … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 12: Muholi presents Faces and Phases (2006 -14) at home

Posted on December 16, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Zanele Muholi’s family and friends gathered for the Durban instalment of Faces and Phases 2006-14 book launch, hosted on Friday 12 December, at W section Cinema Hall, Umlazi. The award-winning photographer who was born in Umlazi has … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 13: Faces and Phases invokes memories

Posted on December 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Book Review by Kopano Sibeko “I used to be lesbian, but now my final words are on a tombstone, because he showed me the power of a man. I could never love that, so I killed myself because I knew … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 9: Exclusive Book Launch of Faces and Phases in Amsterdam

Posted on December 11, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Hosted by ZAM Magazine in Amsterdam, Netherlands Where:  ZAM, Tussen de Bogen 66,  Haarlemmerplein Tuesday, December 9 at 5:00pm photos by Valerie Thomas and Frederico                                … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 7: Queen of Bhozi – eVosloorus

Posted on December 10, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Everyone and everything has a nickname in this town and that’s how we roll Umagriza means granny Awuti means man We have many signs that we use to greet or call someone tjovitjo….awe…zithini lapho It might be a whistle, a … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 7: The joys and pains of organising Faces and Phases (2006-14) book launch

Posted on December 8, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse  Apart from reading about it, and maybe seeing them in movies, the first time I attended a book launch in which I feature amongst many black lesbians and transgender individuals was on November 7, 2014 held at … Continue reading →

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2014 Nov. 26: Freedom…that’s all we need

Posted on December 6, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

We write letters into ANCient scrolls with ANCient mentalities that refuses to act now… We recite poems into dead societies with zombies in suits and big bellies.. Nobody hears us, we are in the basement of their thoughts… long forgotten … Continue reading →

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2014 Nov. 27: The night that was…

Posted on December 4, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

… with Miles Rutendo Tanhira (right) and Pendo James (left)  at SATS gym in Stockholm. Camera used:  Canon 6D with 50mm lens. © Photos by Zanele Muholi             Related links 2014 Nov. 27: “I am … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 1: “I lost my mom, she died in my hands”

Posted on December 2, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Sifiso Leornard Nkosi known as Candice. I was born on the 9th May 1987 in Tsakane, Eastrand, Johannesburg. I was raised by my grandmother, and my mother. My grandmother played an important part in my life. The … Continue reading →

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