2014 Jan. 6: Confusion
Why am I like this? I feel abnormal I feel like I’m different from others Every girl date guys, but I do not feel anything for them I am the only one having these feelings When I see my girl I get...
View Article2014 June 16: Ze ungandibizi
by Mandisa ‘Thozie’ Mathe Uze ungandenzakalisi ngamazwi akho arhabaxa! Uze ungandibizi ngendoda wakuvukelwa bubu khwenkwe nenzondo Uze ungandibizi ngendoda wakuvukelwa bubu ndlobongela bakho Uze...
View Article2014 June 17: Uprising with EPOC and the black LGBTI community in Ekurhuleni
by Lebo Mashifane June 16 is known as Youth day in South Africa. On the 16th of June 1976, there was an uprising in the township of Soweto, with students protesting the introduction of Afrikaans in...
View Article2014 June 27: A classy night at the Singapore O.P.E.N
by Fikile Mazambani “I feel like I am receiving an award from Singapore” At the invitation of Ong Keng Sen, the director of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Zanele Muholi arrived in...
View Article2014 Oct. 31: Mbokodo awards honor the first ladies of our heritage
by Lerato Dumse Stilettos, evening dresses, shiny accessories, fresh hairdos, make up and tuxedos were the order of the night, during the third annual Mbokodo Awards. The event took place on October 24...
View Article2014 Oct. 29: “I always avoided fights”
by Vania Cruz I’ve always known that I’m different from the person standing next to me, unique and intelligent. Lend me your brains not your ears because I want to paint my picture on it. My name is...
View Article2014 Nov. 16: The best private gay wedding photos
by Lindeka Qampi What: Gay Wedding When: 7th Aug. 2014 Where: Johannesburg, South Africa 1. Decoration: Kim Cordier was Décor person who was responsible in making the entire venue glitz in crystals,...
View Article2014 Nov. 17: Announcement – MoMA present two best South African artists
The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art present Conversations: Among Friends, A Perspective on South Africa featuring artist ZANELE MUHOLI and actress NOMONDE MBUSI moderated by...
View Article2014 Nov. 7: Faces and Phases (2006 – 2014) book launch in Johannesburg
Where: Market Photo Workshop Photos by Lindeka Qampi SlyPod featuring in Faces and Phases series… Text by Amo Senokwane It was great to finally attend an event organised for Zanele Muholi by...
View Article2014 Nov. 21: I’m cut in two
by Christie van Zyl What if a non-discriminatory love was re-instated as the only mantra of Love? What if all forms of love were celebrated with no incidents of hate processing them before they are...
View Article2014 Nov. 20: Book Review: Faces and Phases (2006 – 2014)
There is no single smile in Zanele Muholi’s Faces and Phases 2006-14 book The book was recently launched in Johannesburg South Africa, and is a collection of black and white portraits captured by...
View Article2014 Nov. 24: My love story
by Tsepo Kgatlhane I’m okay, but I know I will be better with love. From what I remember, I can’t pass knowing that I have always been celebrated. I have always been best friends with the finer things...
View Article2014 Nov. 24: Our Photographs have been taken
by Junie Sihlangu I’ve always been a fan of Zanele Muholi’s work and it was such an honour to get to review her book Faces and Phases 2006–14. I honestly thought it would be just a bunch of photos, as...
View Article2014 Nov. 26: Faces and Phases mini book launch @ RFSL, Stockholm
Photos by Miles Rutendo Tanhira, Mutsa Honnor and Zanele Muholi In 2014 Stockholm: Mutsa Honnor and Miles Rutendo Tanhira are featuring in Faces and Phases...
View Article2014 Nov. 24: Pleasant surprise
by Lerato Dumse A two-day surprise 25th birthday party for Akhona Nolusindiso Hailele, was celebrated mid November, in Alexandra Johannesburg. Akhona’s partner, Zandile Makhubu (22), thought it fit to...
View Article2014 Nov. 25: Faces and phases-embodying the freedom of being
Book Review by Glenda Tambu Muzenda Faces and Phases (2006 – 2014) showcases resistance and courage from all corners of the country. From South Africa trailing into Canada, United Kingdom and the...
View Article2014 Dec. 7: The joys and pains of organising Faces and Phases (2006-14) book...
by Lerato Dumse Apart from reading about it, and maybe seeing them in movies, the first time I attended a book launch in which I feature amongst many black lesbians and transgender individuals was on...
View Article2014 Dec. 7: Queen of Bhozi – eVosloorus
Everyone and everything has a nickname in this town and that’s how we roll Umagriza means granny Awuti means man We have many signs that we use to greet or call someone tjovitjo….awe…zithini lapho It...
View Article2014 Dec. 14: The kiss that moved the church
© Photo by Charmain Carrol @ VMCI – Johannesburg Camera used: Canon 60D with 75-300 mm lens What: Bathini Dambuza & Portia Dludlu’s engagement ceremony Union blessed by Pastor Mazibuko “I...
View Article2014 Dec. 13: Faces and Phases invokes memories
Book Review by Kopano Sibeko “I used to be lesbian, but now my final words are on a tombstone, because he showed me the power of a man. I could never love that, so I killed myself because I knew I...
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