If you would’ve told me that Nandi Dlepu got the name ‘Mamakashaka’ from the close chemistry and proximity to which she shares characteristics with King Shaka’s mother, Nandi Bhebhe, I would have believed you. It’s cliché but I would’ve still believed you. “No”, she laughs. “It was a nickname given to me in high school….
One for us All my niggas in the whole wide world Made this song to make it y’all’s turn For us, this sh*t is for us All my niggas let whole world know Play this song and sing it on your terms For us, this sh*t is for us All my niggas got the whole…
‘And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom’ – Anaïs Nin The above quote was the very first post by BLOOM when they launched their Instagram account, on the 1st of September this year; the first month of spring. It…
While it may be true that over the years certain features of the multilayered feminist project have been incorporated into laws and institutional structures, the emergent new wave expands on feminist ideals via new and varied avenues of protest against heteropatriarchal norms and values. In the South African context specifically, and across the globe more…
