A day at TEDx Johannesburg By Lungz Mathupha Soweto Theatre recently played host to the TEDx Johannesburg, leaving many attendees highly satisfied. The event was well organised with refreshments provided during the talks and a delicious lunch after the first few...
I don't often post personal content, and what follows was written a bit in anger, it will most likely piss a lot of people off (there's no nice way to say how people probably will react), but whatever. Recently (as in four days ago) I shaved all my hair off. I did it...
Male grooming - and to clarify, I mean skincare, not makeup (not even guyliner) - seems to still be considered unacceptable. And in my experience, more so by women than men. Is it because women fear they need to give up shelf space to their other half's products, or...
I don't blog about my personal stuff on this site that often, but I've been involved in a project and feel like I should own up to my financial situation publically; it helps to remind me that I'm not defined by it, despite it feeling like an overwhelming part of my...
Four weeks have passed and I can honestly say that I’m a different person. I’m talking about completing the Vibrant Life workshop with Telana Simpson. What I’ve learned is that this is a constant work in progress, and thanks to the tools we've been given, we should be...
National Women's Day (in South Africa) takes place in three weeks' time. Aside from it being a long weekend for some, it aims to focus on the importance of women in society. Do you think women receive the recognition they deserve - especially in the workplace? I'd...
It drives me to tears, finding a message in my Facebook inbox that reads a little something like this: “Ho peeps im a young man 20 years of age am just looking 4 a sponsor can u please me. Cz am tryng 2 do some business?” Where do I start? The platform, I guess, is as...
All roads lead to the information super-highway, and women in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) wear awesome shoes because their careers take them on amazing journeys. I recently attended the Girls in ICT day in Johannesburg, where some of the industry’s...
Before I get stuck into this post, the reason for it is every person who is reading this now. Maybe you've never visited my blog before; maybe you’re subscribed and get a mail every time I post something (even the “test” posts I immediately delete); perhaps you've...
