South Africa – Page 2 – Becoming The Muse

Of The Prey Of The Gods: Review

When I finished reading The Wormood Trilogy by Tade Thompson and raved about it on Twitter, it was suggested that I also check out Prey Of The Gods by Nicky…

Defining Moments

Of Youth Day and the Soweto Uprising

16 Jun 202016 Jun 2020

For many, it started it started as an ordinary day… No one could have imagined that this day would rock Soweto, South Africa, even the world and over 40 years…

Of FreshlyGround

FreshlyGround and we not talking coffee. A throwback chat from almost 10 years ago with my favourite band... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-5GzjsxGU0 B: Who Is FreshlyGround? FG: Freshlyground is a multiracial multinational band…

Of Obama’s Summer Reading list and The Obama Leaders Africa

16 Jul 201816 Jul 2018

Former US President Barack Obama is in Africa for the first time since he left office; he draws great inspiration from Africa's literary traditions and shared with me his recommended…

Of Feeling The Earth Move

I felt the Earth move beneath the soles of my feet, a tremor deep from the bowels of the planet's core. https://twitter.com/Beatonm5/status/848957458819174410 I was sitting on the sofa watching TV and…

Of Now or Never #LeFemmeRemix: A Review

18 Aug 201610 Aug 2017

I was scrolling through music channels wondering what happened to the music scene because most music videos seem to be all about the all up in your face provocative sex…