Rabbie Serumula

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Freedom Day is a time of celebration

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Men and women rise before dawn for long commutes to low-paying jobs

#PoeticLicence: When words and hearts meet

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It was the chance reunion with a titan of wordsmiths

#PoeticLicence: Underneath the canopy of an oak tree

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As the last rays of sunlight wash us in their warm embrace, I pull Kganya close, feeling the weight of his forgiveness like a burden lifted from my weary soul.

#PoeticLicence: What people remember

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Every edition is a brick to the construction site

#PoeticLicence: On loss and grief

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With each passing moment, the weight of impending loss hung heavy in the air, a haunting reminder of the inevitable.

#PoeticLicence: Where do stolen copper cables go?

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Municipalities must thoroughly inspect their inventories.

#PoeticLicence: The walls we build

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It is the subtle melodies of love that add the most enchanting notes

#PoeticLicence: The story of Tintswalo

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When it rains, it pours where we come from. The dream drowns Tintswalo when she crosses a low-laying bridge on her way to school. Her story is a gambit, an oversimplification ...

#PoeticLicence: The future is yours to decide

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Each spoonful uncovers rich layers of resilience, innovation and cultural fusion.

#PoeticLicence: What is vision to a mind forcefully narrowed like blinders on a horse?

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We maintain a colonised perspective of poverty, of wealth, of what good living is. In our eyes, it is monetary.

#PoeticLicence: Poetry and destiny collide at Melville koppies

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Not merely a chance encounter; it was destiny etched in the stars

#PoeticLicence: How did we get here?

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How did we arrive at a point where the joys of new life are juxtaposed with the shadows of innocence lost and futures shattered?

#PoeticLicence: People first? Markets, methinks

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While reading the article, all I could gather was that investors are content with giving South Africans the same old mouldy bread.

#PoeticLicence: What’s in a name?

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Whenever I speak to my uncle who lives in Botswana, I always get the biggest sense of relief, no matter how dark or draining the stories he tells me. All of them ...

#PoeticLicense: A letter to Africa

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It’s possible that Mbalula’s critique underscores the potential repercussions of hastened decisions, a sobering reflection on the unintended consequences that can ...

#PoeticLicence: Vimba a soundtrack of survival

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If you have been in the Joburg CBD often enough on foot, you may be familiar with the chilling echo of a word that slices through the streets – “Vimba!” The rallying ...

#PoeticLicence: Till we meet again, Kashiefa ‘Discoverer’ Ajam

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Dear Discoverer, as your new chapter begins in the UK, remember the tears of my LOVE.

#PoeticLicence: My family is now embarking on a collective journey of remembrance

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The support and encouragement they give me reminds me of a story my uncle, Shirley told me this week.

#PoeticLicence: City Power and debtors dancing a high-stakes electrifying tango

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The health-care facilities are teetering on the edge of darkness.

#PoeticLicence: People are forced to depend on the kindness of others just to meet their basic needs

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I can imagine the struggles and sacrifices individuals face when they are compelled to buy essentials in smaller portions.

#PoeticLicence: Expecting foreign visitors to have travel insurance is not an undue burden

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Let’s draw a parallel to the hospitality we extend to our own family members.

Titilope Sonuga's Joburg leg of her Open Tour draws closer

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Award winning Nigeria Poet, Titilope Sonuga added Johannesburg to her highly anticipated Open Tour

WATCH: SA came second at the Africa Cup of Slam Poetry in Chad

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Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa tips his hat to Thuthukani Myeza, SA poet who came second at the Africa Cup of Slam Poetry 2018

VIDEO: Private sector, civil society vital for achieving Universal Health Coverage

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“To achieve Universal Health Coverage you need collaboration, integration from various disciplines. But most importantly you need capital”

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