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A long  pause  and stare  as  we  wait  for  a person with disability to  walk past, get  into  the taxi, climb the stairs, buy first, or  even skip the long  queue. How  many of  us  stopped to  stare  with eyes  filled with pity?  Thinking  at  the back of  our  minds  “oh shame”.  Do  we  even make space  or  allow  them  to be serviced first  only to  pass  demeaning  comments  and  to  express  our  frustrations  because  Lord knows  we  have  been standing  in  this  line for  forever?  Well, all day and  every day, the funny part  is that  the pity and shame  is  what  they feel for  us  because  it  goes on to  show  the level of  our ignorance  and insensitivity. If  anything, persons  with disability hate  the stares, truth be  told unnecessary. Thato  Mphuthi  Feminist  Activist  (sexual and  reproductive  health, rights  and  justice  champion, a leader  and  advocate  for  selfcare). Founder  of  Enabled Enlightenment, Gauteng  Youth Capital Influencer, Marie S

 'Abby!,  Hi  can  we  meet up  with  you? whats  your  schedule  looking  like?  are  you  available  for  the  event we are putting  together? how much do you charge?' those  were the kind of messages I was receiving before the pandemic. I was an unstoppable  train, I was on the run hosting events back  and forth, facilitating workshops and  dialogues at different organizations until  the pandemic came and caused a huge turn  over, more like a havoc! A tsunami if I could  label it that.  I'm not sure how other people are handling  the pandemic, I also don't know much damage it caused but for me it was havoc. I had to start over, I had to rethink everthing  that I was doing. I had to reconisder the  smallest things such as how I was advertsing myself on the socials. I had to rethink which social media platforms work  for me best especially when it came to advertising myself as a brand and the work I do.    This meant me spending more time on the socials, en

The scariest thing about being a young christian is the constant need to "fit in" the constant moments of "fomo" (fear of missing out) that pop out every time you engage with other young people. Our generation is constantly on the move, we are constantly coming up with new ways to make money, new ways to stay relevant and new ways to be trendsetters, in these busy lives of ours have we forgotten about God? Our relationship with him? Or will we probably do what everyone else does, put on a "churchy mask" wear it every sunday, raise our hands and shout 'your a good God' then go back to our normal lives? But yet again the question then goes back to what is normal?  Full time student, SA YouTuber and small business owner Bupe is on the run to make christian merchandise relevant, hip and exciting for all young christians finding it hard to "fit in"; 'we are different from other young people, yes I'm a sinner, yes I make mis

From every 'welcome to my channel' to every 'see you soon' Zibo managed to win hearts of not only Botswana residents but also of South Africans. I remember when I first got in contact with her videos, I was just going through YouTube looking for new content to watch and I came across one of her videos where she was talking about her relationship with her boyfriend (very inspiring as I was seeing flames in my own relationship). Her bubbly personality, beautiful soul and energy is what got me wanting more, I subscribed and eventually joined the Bantsi squad. I don't know how to comfort the family, I don't know how to comfort her friends neither do I know how to comfort the Bantsi squad however all I can say is we lost more than a vlogger, we lost more than a YouTuber we lost an entire public figure an entire content creator and amazing host. It's weird how it feels like one has lost a best friend, she managed not only to educate, inspir

          Source Malabela photography Qhwa qhwa qhwa (the supposedly sound that my heel makes) as I'm about to walk into a room full of men that think I am incompetent, yes you have guessed it right I'm back to square one where I have to prove myself again. I have to use this opportunity not only to prove I'm competent but also to prove behind the "loud" heel is a woman whose strong, who can handle anything and is up for a challenge. Another opportunity stolen from me simply because I am a woman, black to be precise and I am young. I'm only 21 but I'm in the corporate world wheeling and dealing my way and I'm still given the "you can't" look it's sad. After decades of years we still find ourselves in a predicament we can't take ourselves out of, yes we wanted 50/50, independence, equal pay and equal treatment simply because we understand work ethics, we understand that it makes sense to work hard for what you want and