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No time to kid about

Jackie Mapiloko 9 comments | 1412 views

By Jackie Mapiloko

I HAVE always been Miss Know-It-All. Well, at least I’d like to think so. As a young girl raised by a school- ­teacher, everyone around me ­expected me to know things. I learned as much as I could and lived up to every expectation.
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A grateful heart is a happy heart

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Jackie Mapiloko

I used to keep a gratitude journal. At the end of each day I would jot down five things I was grateful for. At first I thought this would be an easy exercise.

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Festive remedies

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By Jackie Mapiloko

It’s a sad day when a woman turn to potions to keep her man. I had never seen a sangoma in a pub until last weekend. Though I had seen a couple of them drunk and acting crazy I’d always thought it was against some ­ancestral rule for them to drink in public places. It’s a sad day when a woman turn to potions to keep her man

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Feeling a little small

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There's no doubt in my mind that my late grandmother lived to embarrass me. I was sitting on an engine of a taxi on our way home from town one day when she blurted out:

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Psycho men preying on us

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As a woman living in this cruel world where saying “no” to someone is a crime, I know that what happened to journalist Shadi Rapitso could be my fate as well.

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She strides ekasi stage

Jackie Mapiloko 257 views
Jackie Mapiloko

My perception of young women ekasi changed when I came across a rape survivor on Soweto TV recently.

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Change rolls in

Jackie Mapiloko 65 views
By Jackie Mapiloko

IAM blown away by how many people are intimidated by change. When change occurs, it’s usually portrayed as bad even if it’s for the better.

 

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What's the rush

Jackie Mapiloko 4 comments | 198 views
By Jackie Mapiloko

WEDDINGS always come with a certain excitement in the township. Besides the free food and booze, the celebrations bring the community together either through gossip or genuine concern about the bridesmaids’ dresses.

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Buck up or butt out

Jackie Mapiloko 113 views

Spring is here and I couldn’t be more irritated. I hate the scorching sun, the smell of flowers makes my stomach turn and don’t get me started on the flies and mosquitoes.

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Blame waya waya

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By Jackie Mapiloko

WHETHER you call it kota or ­bunny chow, almost everyone loves it ekasi. Addicts like myself are always on the lookout for the spot with the freshest and juiciest chunk of this township speciality.

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