Tag Archives: South Africa

2020 July 8: Civil Society Organizations in the time of Covid19: Trans Hope- giving hope to LGBTQI+ People

Posted on July 12, 2020 by inkanyiso2009

by Thobeka Bhengu It has been over a hundred days since the implementation of a lockdown due to the Covid–19 pandemic that has infected more than 11 million people, with fatalities over 500 000 worldwide. South Africa is one of the recent countries at the beginning of a worrying surge and according to leading … Continue reading →

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2020 July 9: Tell them…

Posted on July 12, 2020 by inkanyiso2009

  Tell them to spend time with their loved ones. Tell them to pray more.  Tell them to make amends with each other.  Tell them to take their vitamins. Tell them to wear their masks. Tell them to eat their … Continue reading →

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2018 Oct. 25: Somnyama Ngonyama

Posted on November 6, 2018 by inkanyiso2009

To name ourselves rather than be named, we must first see ourselves – Lorraine O’grady When thinking portraiture, Somnyama Ngonyama is a persistent point of reference. When questioning notions of self-identification, I refer back to this haunting work as though … Continue reading →

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2017 Dec. 15: Ricki & Tony’s best wedding

Posted on December 23, 2017 by inkanyiso2009

Team TT Weds by: Lerato Dumse Days after making her/story in her birth country Botswana, Tshepo Ricki Kgositau walked down the aisle on Friday, December 15, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. Ricki reached a new life milestone by marrying the … Continue reading →

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2017 Aug. 21: Brave Beauty from Umlazi to Amsterdam

Posted on August 22, 2017 by inkanyiso2009

by Yaya Mavundla conversing with Le Sishi Travelling is lot of work. It involves a lot of preparations. There is a lot of stress and excitement at the same time. Travelling abroad is even worse. Especially if you travelling for … Continue reading →

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2017 Aug. 8: I live here

Posted on August 10, 2017 by inkanyiso2009

  I know this place I live here Where dresses wear deeper voices than suits Where tattoos and piercings are shaded in rainbow colors Where 7 closets have other shades inside of them Then come out as bubbles and feathers … Continue reading →

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2017 July 30: Painful send off for transgender activist Iko Mash

Posted on August 3, 2017 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Yaya Mavundla Photos by Zanele Muholi The funeral service of Iko Mash was very painful. Iko who passed away on the 21st of July 2017 was buried on Saturday the 29th of July 2017. Her funeral service was … Continue reading →

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2017 July 29: Pride and Loss during Amsterdam Pride 2017

Posted on July 30, 2017 by inkanyiso2009

  Pride and Loss Curated by Lerato Dumse, with work by Boitumelo Nkopane, Collen Mfazwe, Lebogang Mashifane, Lerato Dumse, Thembela Dick and Velisa Jara. Exhibition opening 3 August 2017 | 17-21h | Weteringschans 69, Amsterdam Press release by curator Lerato Dumse: … Continue reading →

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2017 July 4: Tumi’s Foundation in photography

Posted on July 25, 2017 by inkanyiso2009

by Tumi Nkopane The 11th of January 2017 was my first day studying a Foundation Course (FC) in photography at the Market Photo Workshop (MPW) in Newtown, Johannesburg. The opportunity to study was granted to me by Zanele Muholi who is … Continue reading →

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2017 July 22: LGBTI Leadership & Career Expo

Posted on July 23, 2017 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Yaya Mavundla    It is Saturday the 22nd of July 2017, Constitution Hill and Koketso Rathumbu hosted a group of LGBTI individuals from townships and the surroundings of Gauteng to change stereotypes of LGBTI people & careers, expose … Continue reading →

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