The unbearable daily heat was finally broken last night. I could see the cold rain sizzle as it hit the scorching roads – the winds of change have arrived. As the steam rose like smoke from a fire, I was reminded of how the…
Author: Zanele Kabane
Uncategorized / February 8, 2017
Dear Me You’ve just turned 22, happy birthday. I know that you’re wishing more than anything, for 2017 to be a little kinder on your heart – your heart which constantly longs for the undefinable. I know that you’re okay but I also know…
Black girl, Black girl magic, Black girls, Black women, Uncategorized / October 19, 2016
It’s Black Girl Magic Until … She isn’t slim-thick with curly hair and freckles, or dark skinned and skinny, with an overexposed highlighter, captured by a 50mm DSLR and filtered 23 times. She’s sitting on the bus, no make up on, no real friends,…
Uncategorized / October 2, 2016
Often times as I carry on living my ever so wonderfully interesting life, I will usually come across an issue or idea and immediately think to myself “Somebody needs to write a book about this.” Here is a list, which will obviously be edited…
Uncategorized / October 2, 2016
So, I’m trying this new thing where I write some of my deeply personal thoughts, which would usually go in my journal, on this super public platform. I want to start being braver with my writing. I want to challenge myself and prove to…
Uncategorized / April 9, 2016
Observatory, also known as ‘Obs’, is a suburb in the city of Cape Town. What makes this suburb particularly unique is that during Apartheid, it was one of the few de facto ‘grey’ suburbs, where all races lived together. Even today, it has become…