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Thrift your heart out
My idea of a good time in Grade 8 was trawling the mall, looting the JayJays store of luminous tank tops and multicoloured bangles. The...
Aug 12, 20203 min read


It's not all black and white...
A couple of weeks ago, I spent a few minutes of my morning in a bewildered state of panic as I scrolled through Instagram. Had I woken up...
Jul 8, 20203 min read


Once Upon a Circus: It's a kind of magic
Once Upon A Circus begins as all fairy tales do; once upon a time, a young man named Trompie snuck into the Zip Zap tent. We are...
Jul 6, 20202 min read


The King of Broken Things: picking up the pieces
We are invited into the intimate workings of a little boy’s imagination in Michael Taylor-Broderick’s ode to the people and things...
Jul 4, 20202 min read


If I owned a bookstore...
The library at my school wasn’t a particularly awe-inspiring place; creaking rows of brown shelves were corralled by a particularly...
Jun 10, 20203 min read


Greta Thunberg's giant success
Greta Thunberg’s trademark blonde plaits, unwavering gaze and determined voice have been imprinted in the minds of social media users all...
Mar 14, 20202 min read


The year of the seed pearl
I am guilty of the smug demeanour of someone born in 1999 because I can say that I’ve lived in two centuries. While the limitations of...
Mar 8, 20203 min read


The clean-eating conspiracy
In today’s day and age, it is rare to come across a grocery shop or restaurant that doesn’t offer gluten-free, vegan or banting-friendly...
Mar 2, 20203 min read


Pipe dream: Waterloo man defeats the dark
In a settlement outside Durban, a once jobless man is turning plastic trash into fantastic treasure, writes Roving Reporter, Laura du...
Dec 12, 20193 min read


Toddling into Tech
The sight of a toddler’s face illuminated by the faint blue glow of a smartphone screen, their pudgy hands gripping tightly to the...
Oct 1, 20192 min read
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