Tag Archives: Life

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 Oct. 29: She sings A New Song

Posted on November 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Theatre performance review by Lebo Mashifane I feel the chill of “the winter rain”…no; the chills of a great performance as I become engulfed by Sibulele Gcilitshana playing the role of Thokozile in a A New Song play written and … 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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2015 Oct. 9: Muholi presents at the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

Posted on October 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Lerato and Constanza McKinstry A total 360º is the best way to describe the change of weather that awaited Zanele Muholi and I when we arrived in Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA). Unlike the windy … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 6: So Proud of Soweto Pride

Posted on October 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo album I by Lindeka Qampi for Inkanyiso When: 26th Sept. 2015 Where: Meadowlands, Zone 2 Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa … Continue reading →

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2015 October 2: Liverpool was a great experience

Posted on October 3, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Somizy Sincwala I started entering pageants in 2012 and with my first attempt I was fortunate to be crowned as the first Miss Uthingo 2012. My journey continued after winning Miss Uthingo. I entered Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Visibility, Visual activism is a language, Visual democracy, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged a follow up photo shoot, Articles, artists, Audience, BBC Liverpool, beauty, Captioned, Crown, Cultural activist, Education, Everything paid for, Exhibition opening, Experience, Fashion, Feelings, Good hearted person, Good news, Homosexuality, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, International trip, Interview, Lerato Dumse, Life, Loved, Miss Gay Daveyton 2015, Opportunity, Pageants, Participant, Participation, Perseverance, Photography, Queen, Reality, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality, Somizy Sincwala, South African visual history, Title, Trip to the UK, Visual activist, Voices, Winner, Words, Zanele Muholi | 1 Comment

2015 Oct. 1: Brick

Posted on October 2, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Brick displaced your Face Blow after blow Bone by bone Your face cracked and caved Smashed under the pressure of the sharp concrete That was brought down with full force Upon the canvas we used to call your face You … Continue reading →

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2015 Sept. 8: Faces and Phases presented at Hasselblad Foundation

Posted on September 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse We departed from a sunny and humid Syracuse, New York in the USA on the last day of August 2015. Zanele Muholi was selected as an Artist-In-Residence, a month long stay as part of Light Work AIR. … Continue reading →

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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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Tag Archives: Life

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

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

2015 Oct. 29: She sings A New Song

2015 Oct. 18: “I reminisce about her”

2015 Oct. 9: Muholi presents at the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

2015 Oct. 6: So Proud of Soweto Pride

2015 October 2: Liverpool was a great experience

2015 Oct. 1: Brick

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

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