Where is the acknowledgement that we are frightened and in pain? Why are we not comforting each other? This reality demands a new kind of
Facing up to the new normal
If you’ve wondered why and how to make masks, then this post is for you. Making facemasks almost broke me. Apparently I saw the need
The mask makers of Rhodes Village and Zakhele
Celebrating ordinary people emerging as heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic Long before the dust started settling on the mask-or-not debate, people in Rhodes Village and
What will you do when it comes for you?
Let’s talk about stigma – you know, that nasty human tendency to shame groups of people as outcasts because it makes you feel better than
A tale of two viruses
About 30 years ago, when the first stories about HIV and AIDS emerged, I was a health reporter on the Sunday Tribune in Durban, the
Clothes with Karma in the time of the virus
We touch in so many ways, just not physically Tessa is at the garden gate and we lunge at each other. I want to hug
The power of needle and thread
The art of sewing is stepping out of the closet as we take a stand against mindless consumption of damaging fast fashion. The need and
Vegetarians love food, but not fake meat
More than 35 years ago, I stopped eating flesh because I did not want creatures to be killed to feed me. Since then, I’ve had
3 fabulous (and free) trails
Being close to nature – especially walking through it – is the number one way that I sustain myself. It clears my busy head, fills
Strange tastes indeed
Why do we consider eating snails from our garden and get excited about finding wild mushrooms? Are we remembering a time when we survived by