Meet Cathrine, a young Malawian woman who was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Despite growing up far away from her ancestral land, Catherine was always drawn to Malawi and its beautiful landscapes. As a child, she dreamt of one day visiting her parent’s homeland, and when she finally did,…
I recently started working as an essential pharmacist assistant in one of the biggest tertiary hospitals in South Africa. This opportunity has been a dream come true because I had been struggling to find a job after applying to many companies without getting any callbacks.
When I first started working…
Being the eldest daughter in a Zimbabwean community is like being handed a crown and a mountain to carry at the same time. From the day I came into this world, it seemed like everyone expected the world from me.
It is a bit like being a stand-in mom. There’s…
I should have been more careful. It’s not that I did not have enough education around STI’s. Still, somehow, I didn’t think that I was doing anything dangerous. I started seeing a guy from my university 2 months ago. He’s 2 years ahead of me, but because we are…
Sometimes, we suffer in silence. I started having mental health issues at a young age, not knowing what they were exactly, and in turn, they formed part of my personality. These mental health issues then started being apparent in my early adult years; they were a manifestation of all…
Growing up without my mother was like trying to navigate a ship through a storm without a compass. I was just a teenager when she left, leaving me to find my way through the tempest of adolescence without her guidance.
My father remarried not once, but twice. Each stepmother brought…
It’s the joke of the day! I could never date someone who already has a wife! I’d either be stupid or maybe possessed. But that was my notion before I met Mr. Pat.
He thee’d and thou’d me like no one before, treating my bumptious persona with calmness. And the…
It’s hard feeling judged just because of how my babies came into this world. There is this thing in our community where they make you feel like you are less of a woman if you didn’t have a “natural” birth. Like pushing your baby out is the only way…