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The zeal to live A motivation to succeed And aim for the stars to attain An excuse to wake up and try again The engine that keeps life moving What makes all worth living The end goal. It pushes [...]

Khaya looked at the bright blue coffin, wondering why anyone would choose such a tacky colour to be buried in. Coffins were supposed to be dark, elegant and made of mahogany, not something her [...]

Some time back in a distant grassy village, lived a father with his three children; Siya, Mbali and Mfundo. He always returned from work tired and covered in coal dust. Before he cooked, he [...]

In Rwanda’s rolling hills so green, A past of darkness, yet to be seen, Tutsis and Hutus, torn apart, By hatred’s flame that scarred their hearts. Rwanda, a nation scarred by tragedy, But [...]

Amahle was a very adorable and confident young girl. She had a very beautiful smile. At the age of 5 she lost her baby teeth (or milk teeth). When her adult teeth started to grow, the two front [...]

The news unwrapped me Like a snake’s unfurling from its skin Your tiny presence, the beginning of a transformation I hadn’t anticipated We grew together In the way of things that flourish in dark [...]

My mother was a fighter. It was all she ever did. She spent three days in labour fighting to give birth to me and spent the rest of her life fighting for mine. All Mother ever did was struggle. I [...]

“Look at your face,” they say. “Look how it holds lifetimes of people who loved each other. Their loving is nestled between the gaps of your teeth and cradled in the rooks of your ears. It swings [...]

Changing malodorous diapers. Extinguishing wild tantrums. Navigating your way through a minefield of sharp toys strewn across the carpet. Paying off titanosauric school fees. Tolerating cyclic [...]

When the call from my brother came it was still unexpected. As always, he started the conversation with an offensive—that’s the nature of our relationship, it’s always been. “Since the surgery, [...]