Karla Cloete
Artist Danielle Clough reinvents embroidery
By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa & Humairaa Mayet This isn’t your grandma’s embroidery. Danielle Clough has been recognised by...
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Humairaa Mayet
Oct 13, 20224 min read
Meet digital artist and activist, Mikayla Boorany
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa For as long as she can remember, Mikayla has dabbled in the creative arts. More recently, digital...
Natalie Thysse
Oct 12, 20227 min read
The great illustrator of Sivana
By Natalie Thysse Edited by Imaan Moosa Meet the face behind @denzeesays. Johannesburg Illustrator, Danielle de Abreu, brings daily...
Karla Cloete
Sep 20, 20223 min read
Author, doctor, teacher: Interview with Dr. Dawn Garisch
By Karla Cloete Edited by Humairaa Mayet Interview with a doctor and storyteller, straddling the line between science and the humanities....
Azeeza Rawat
Sep 15, 20227 min read
South African author co-founds Writing Coach Business
By Azeeza Rawat Edited by Humairaa Mayet and Imaan Moosa Jo-Anne Richards shares her inspiring journey to becoming a bestselling novelist...
Humairaa Mayet
Sep 8, 20225 min read
Poetry can change your life. Take it from performance artist Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa Performance artist, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers is a nationally and internationally renowned poet...
Azeeza Rawat
Aug 30, 20225 min read
Living with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
By Azeeza Rawat Edited by Humairaa Mayet Azeeza Rawat shares her experiences on living with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Dr...
Karla Cloete
Aug 23, 20222 min read
HERstory: Candice Clark
By Karla Cloete Edited by Humairaa Mayet & Imaan Moosa What is trauma-informed yoga? Counsellor Candice Clark tells us how physical...
Humairaa Mayet
Aug 16, 20224 min read
HERstory: Dr. Thozama Bosman
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa Dr. Thozama Bosman, a newly qualified doctor, talks to us about her experience as a woman in the...
Karla Cloete
Aug 2, 20222 min read
HERstory: Elsie van Aswegan
By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa Elsie van Aswegen is an enrolled nurse, one of the courageous health care workers who served South...
Humairaa Mayet
Oct 25, 20214 min read
HERstory: Psychosomatic Disorders
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree Psychosomatic disorders have become increasingly prevalent. There are many different types...
Karla Cloete
Oct 14, 20214 min read
HERstory: A day in the life of a psychiatric intern
By Karla Cloete Edited by Randy Tsubane Interns are a famously overworked crowd. This is especially true for psychology interns in...
Karla Cloete
Sep 23, 20214 min read
HERstory: Angela Saltas
By Karla Cloete Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree Financial planner Angela Saltas discusses the importance of her specialization in retirement...
Humairaa Mayet
Sep 22, 20214 min read
HERstory: The Stress of Transitions
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree Fulufhelani Mashapha, actuarial specialist and blogger, talks to us about her transition...
Karla Cloete
Sep 9, 20214 min read
Therisa Broekman: Financial advisor through triumph and tragedy
By Karla Cloete Edited by Randy Tsubane Money has the ability to make people nervous. Whether it’s splitting the bill at dinner, or...
Karla Cloete
Jul 22, 20215 min read
HERstory: Cariema Isaacs, the heart of the kitchen
By Karla Cloete Edited by Imaan Moosa Cariema Isaacs is the author of three cookbooks, a chef, a food stylist and writer, mother and...
Humairaa Mayet
Jul 13, 20213 min read
HERstory: A journey through the world of culinary arts with Ammaarah Patel
Ammaarah Patel, a student at the International Hotel School in Rivonia, spoke to us about her experiences in the world of the culinary arts
Karla Cloete
Jun 17, 20217 min read
HERstory: Prof. Denise Zinn
By Karla Cloete Edited by Tasmiyah Randeree & Imaan Moosa We sat down with Professor Denise Zinn to hear her insights from three decades...
Humairaa Mayet
Jun 8, 20214 min read
HERstory: Dr. Shafeeqa Mayet & Dr. Jacqueline De Matos Ala
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa & Tasmiyah Randeree Women are notoriously underrepresented in academia. Although women are moving...
Humairaa Mayet
May 25, 20214 min read
HERstory: Courtney Morgan
By Humairaa Mayet Edited by Imaan Moosa & Tasmiyah Randeree Courtney Morgan, a climate justice activist, talks to us about how the...
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