My Guests – Becoming The Muse

Of Cecil Rhodes… Who Or What was He?

13 Oct 202112 Oct 2021

Guest Article Vandalised bust of Cecil Rhodes in Cape Town. Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA Perhaps the problem with discussions over Cecil John Rhodes is that people do not really understand who…

Of A Mother Of Angels

10 Oct 202110 Oct 2021

Guest Post TW - contains child loss A very long thread.So in 2010, I was pregnant with a boy a baby boy. He was lovely a mirror image of me…

Of Coffee With Chengetayi

23 Jul 202126 Jul 2021

If you were having coffee with me we would be having a chat with Chengetayi N. Mnisi. I first ran into her back when you could count the number of…

Of A Book Tour: Bloodstone

21 Jul 202121 Jul 2021

Guest Post Thank you so much for being part of the blog tour for Bloodstone (The Curse of Time Book 1) Beaton. AUTHOR BIO My alter ego is MJ -…

Of Coffee With Kites For Peace

11 Jun 202112 Jun 2021

If you were having coffee with me, we would be chatting with Suraiya Essof founder and managing director at Kites For Peace. Kites for Peace is a movement for social…

Of Coffee With The Afrodiva

4 Jun 20214 Jun 2021

If you were having coffee with me we would be hanging out with Pamhidzai Hlezekhaya Bamu owner of The Afrodiva, an Afrocentric Accesories Brand and Movement… Pamhi hails from Zimbabwe…

Of The Stone Whisperer Of Harare David Ngwerume

Meet David Ngwerume the Zimbabwean lawyer and stone whisperer, who teases out exquisite works of art from stone taking advantage of the world’s attention to showcase the beautiful stones of…

Beaton’s Cut: Emoyeni Digital Twitterview With Uncle Of Bloggers

1 Jun 20211 Jun 2021

For the first day of WinterABC I am sharing the Beaton’s Cut of the EmoyeniDig Twitterview hosted by Melody Chingwaru on the Culxure Mag Twitter account for #EmoyeniFriday. Emoyeni Digital…

Of Food For Thought: A Taste of Zimbabwe in the Lehigh Valley

A guest post by Matt Snyder Food For Thought: A Taste of Zimbabwe in the Lehigh Valley This isn't the first time I've tasted a bit of Africa. A friend…

Of Beaton’s Cut: Philisa Creatives QnA

19 May 202120 May 2021

Philisa Creatives invited me to a Twitter Chat conversation on heritage, culture and language!. https://twitter.com/Beatonm5/status/1393930357439881217?s=20 If you are familiar with Twitter, then you know how the tweet limit imposes a…

Of Coffee With The Beverage Whisperer

29 Jan 202129 Jan 2021

If you were having coffee with me we would be hanging out with the self-styled mixologist Ashler Jaya or as she is now also known as The Beverage Whisperer. I…

Of One To Look Out For Batsirai Shasha

8 Dec 20208 Dec 2020

Energetic and passionate are two words that best describe Batsirai. If you're having coffee with him, then I'd prescribe something non-caffeinated because his energy is catching and he exudes enough…