I was recently on the Mail and Guardian website, when my cursor hovered over an article titled “Sisters in the academic struggle”. Fate! As if daring me to read it, I complied and clicked on the title, waiting patiently to be routed to the article. And then, there it was right in front of me. The cause for my not …
Naledi Siphokazi Msimang finds herself straddling the proverbial fence over French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde’s recent appointment as International Monetary Fund Managing Director, following the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn amid allegations of sexual assault.
“Who Run the World!?
Girls!”
My Girl B is on to something with this one; do not dismiss this song as just another one of her Number One Billboard and …
ReView: WALE SLLS Authors’ Book Launch
South West Engineering Building, East Campus, Wits University
14th May 2011, 11h00 – 12h30
A smoky room… people speaking in hushed tones, lest they annoy the heavyweight South African authors who occupy centre stage. The enthusiasm in the room is tenable; eager attendees hope to strike literary gold in the presence of these masters! I always imagined …
Naledi Siphokazi Msimang offers a response to Matshidiso Omega Moagi’s piece last week on the killing of Donavan van Lill.
Dear Matshidiso.
May I call you Matshidiso?
Thank you for an interesting blog post.
What was meant to be a mere comment on your article (chiefly: ‘huh?’) has now turned into this love letter, which intends to critically engage with the issues you …
Naledi Siphokazi Msimang reflects on the recent race debate in South African mainstream media and internet fora.
These blacks! You give them Bantu education. They take up a whole column in a newspaper with bad journalism and even worse English! Talking about coloureds – as if they are any better! All that they have ever been good for is serving meals …
Two months into the New Year, and already the media are brimming with coverage of newsworthy stories – floods in Australia, SA membership into the BRIC, a historic referendum in Sudan (Gasp! Shock! Horror!), the shenanigans at the SABC (yawn…) and no word yet from Julius Malema (touch wood). It’s been an eventful year to say the least! Compliments of …
“How She Clinched Her Prince” and “Middleton Secures Her Spot On The Throne” are just some of the headlines appearing all over the media in the last week. You would swear that Khanyi Mbau has resurfaced in all her bling and weaves; or that some fame-hungry woman has just won her bachelor, with all the media frenzy. But Mbau will …
