“Don’t touch my hair, when it’s the feelings I wear…Don’t touch my crown…”-Solange (African American music artist). This song represents a relatable experience for black women with their hair and their appearances. It has initiated various discussions,
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Between 5-6th grade, I began dance and enjoyed it very much. To date, I still dance, however, do not take classes. I dance in the mirror. I believe that dance connects me with my body.
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So, this particular day isn’t celebrated by many because guess what? People forgot. Okay, bad joke. You could say I am a forgetful person at times but it’s not deliberate.
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My morning routine is as follows: wake up, dress up, brush teeth and the rest follow. I have noticed that the toothpaste messes my clothes, but on some days when I have luckily remembered it is: wake up, brush teeth and then dress up.
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Finances have always been a constant challenge ever since I was in matric and it made me realise that as much as I would love to pass, and also get the opportunity to be accepted into an institution, the question I had in mind was…
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On Lockdown Diaries this week, 30-year-old student ambassador Bongiwe Ngcobo shares what she’s been doing during the lockdown. Bongiwe is a student at the University of the KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) pursuing her Honours degree in Curriculum Studies.
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Life as we know it has come to a standstill. Despite the easing of lockdown bringing some sense of normality back in our lives, nothing is the same any more. It’s a small price to pay in these times, even when it doesn’t seem like it. As the world and the global community, we are faced with a full-on pandemic.
Continue readingOn this week’s Lockdown Diaries, Lusanda Molefe (20) shares what she’s been doing during the lockdown. Lusanda is a student at the University of the Witwatersrand and volunteers as a Voices Unite student ambassador.
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Once upon a time, a family reminisced upon the land of their barren kraal. They painted empty stools previously accustomed to the warmth of foreign anatomy; a table holding bowls of steaming soup, their desperate faces and acres of sheer silence.
Continue readingOur Voices Unite Student Ambassadors will be sharing their personal experiences of the national lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic in a series of short videos titled Lockdown Diaries. The first video is narrated by Ulutho Kobese, a 23-year-old University of Johannesburg (UJ) student from the Eastern Cape.
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