One of my friends said something to me this week that still has me shook, she said:
"White people today, especially the most oppressive, are exactly their ancestors' wildest dreams."
Building student accommodation in the township
In this week’s podcast we talk to Nthabiseng Sejake, a property investor and municipal employee from Soweto who works in utility and property management.
In this episode, Nthabiseng shares how to build student accommodation in the township.
Things I Wish I had known When I was in Debt
If there’s one thing I wish someone had told me when I was drowning in US$60,000 (R700, 000 then) debt, it was that - you can be strategic in how you pay off your debt.
A Case Study on How Trauma is Passed Down from Generation to Generation
A few months ago, I saw such a deep display of family trauma on “Iyanla Fix My Life”, and I wanted to share because it shows how trauma is passed down generationally and I loved Iyanla's exercises for the parents to help them see this:
The Painful Experience that Taught me to Trust Myself and Turned me into a Nomad
I was in my early twenties when a man made me quit my job and life in London to live in Trinidad with him (we knew each other and had dated for a while when we both lived in Florida, USA). At the time South Africans needed visas for Trinidad (we no longer do) and he organized all that, so I thought this is real and I trusted him.