News24 Sibongile Mafu

Do reports like this have a future in SA?

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:01 +0200

A BBC article about the future of white people in South Africa made us exert very precious energy on something that has no intention of moving us forward, says Sibongile Mafu.

Angelina Jolie Lara Crofts cancer

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:55:06 +0200

When it was revealed that Angelina Jolie had a preventative double mastectomy to lower the risk of breast cancer, there were very few people who weren't moved, says Sibongile Mafu.

Love and Freedom

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:08:17 +0200

As I grow up I find that a lot of what I like, and what my parents would like me to like is starting to clash, says Sibongile Mafu.

Rage against the other team

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:50:21 +0200

Sport turns the nicest of people into savages. The best of friends into arch rivals. It divides healthy homes right down the middle, says Sibongile Mafu.

Don't sweat the small race stuff

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:19:12 +0200

I'm constantly bombarded by dull advertising that, for the most part, takes very cheap shots at black people., says Sibongile Mafu.

How to be a real man

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:56:12 +0200

Here lie five basic tools to help you become the man you were destined to be, and not this person that society will be unable to accept, writes Sibongile Mafu.

Kenny Kunene: SA's Playboy

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:07:04 +0200

Kunene has always fascinated me because of one thing: he is invested in me and you being fascinated by him, says Sibongile Mafu.

Our roads are a horror movie

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:05:02 +0200

Easter has come and gone and the number of deaths on our roads has been tallied up. The figures are unacceptable, says Sibongile Mafu.

Make the Liquor Laws Work For You

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:33:54 +0200

When South Africans heard about the new liquor laws, there was mild hysteria. Sibongile Mafu offers suggestions to make this transition easier.

Dinner Party Debate

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:02:51 +0200

The constant need to always be right and always be "heard" takes away the opportunity and the excitement of learning something new from others, says Sibongile Mafu.

Let's Talk About Sex

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:54:42 +0200

There seems to be an air of mystery, and even shame, around the very thing that is inherently human and happening everywhere: sex, writes Sibongile Mafu.

Bad news limit

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:36:48 +0200

We're only two months into 2013 and it already feels like South Africa has exhausted its bad news quota for the year, says Sibongile Mafu.

Eastern Cape, stand up

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:24:51 +0200

It was against the odds that the Kings claimed a win that was supposedly never meant to be for them, says Sibongile Mafu.

Give me some credit

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:30:02 +0200

I've always been fascinated by why humans borrow, get into debt, why they stay in debt, and their struggles to get out of debt, says Sibongile Mafu.

AFCON: Great to watch as hosts

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:57:02 +0200

South Africa is like a 1950s type of housewife. She throws wonderful, well-catered events for the world, even though there's quite a bit of turmoil within her own home, says Sibongile Mafu.

White beggars can be choosers

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:24:28 +0200

White beggars are supposedly swimming in money. It seems you can comfortably make R10 000 a month, if you have the right complexion, writes Sibongile Mafu.

What?! Old people die?

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:45:14 +0200

It comes as a shock to me when old people I like die, even though I know they're old and the only logical step is for them to go, says Sibongile Mafu.

I’m qualified. Now what?

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:50:07 +0200

Being an adult is just being able to do the same thing every day, really well, even if you don't love it. But Sibongile Mafu hopes that people still pursue their dreams.

Back to school, back to harsh realities

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:32:32 +0200

Growing up, I could never understand why we were not all taught in the same kind of spaces, writes Sibongile Mafu.

Just another rape

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:18:49 +0200

As a woman I should apologise for walking around, showing some leg and ignoring your catcall. Because it's all our fault, right? asks Sibongile Mafu.