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The Visual Narrator
Sibulelo Myeni
12 August 2023
Clothes can tell you a lot about a person, their value, character, aesthetics, or the role they want to portray...
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The Return Of The Sun
Spring is naturally associated with the beginning of the birth of something new, a fresh perspective as seen from the...
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A Hollowing
Art is a beautiful creation it's meant to be seen and admired it's also a chance for the soul to...
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Ancestors Day
Sibulelo Myeni
23 May 2022
What's Ancestors Day This day is an ideal form by Zolani Mkiva a renowned South African poet and heritage...
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The season of nomkhubulwane
Sibulelo Myeni
7 April 2022
I was very young when I first heard the name Nomkhubulwane, it felt like a whisper and in my...
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The sole of kasi
Sibulelo Myeni
4 November 2021
Bathu is an African premium sneaker brand created by Theo Baloyi who infused the colorful kasi culture to create a...
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Cowrie magic
Sibulelo Myeni
8 October 2021
Cowrie shells have been used for centuries across cultures and races for its beauty and magic, and due to its...
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Happy New Year
Sibulelo Myeni
23 September 2021
Here's to a new beginning the start of a new cycle. The divine chance for you to do what your...
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To the girl lost in words
Sibulelo Myeni
3 September 2021
Photo by Idina Risk from Pexels To the girl lost in words, speak for your silence will eventually choke you.When their eyes pierce...
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Iziqhaza: The Zulu Earclips
Sibulelo Myeni
11 August 2021
Image credit: Alice Mertens Earrings have been graced our ears for a long time it's hard to imagine a time...
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Poetry the richest, poorest Artform
Sibulelo Myeni
14 July 2021
Image credit: sheep. Poetry has always been a huge part of our culture and heritage it has its roots...
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Blessed to be Black
Sibulelo Myeni
23 June 2021
Image credit: Raphael Lovaski I am blessed to be black, I’m the shades of the soil and in my womb,...
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Wrapped in Kulture
Sibulelo Myeni
8 June 2021
Image credit: Big Zulu Vernacular languages are poetic, the lessons are metaphoric and each punchline is a simile. Big Zulu...
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Lost and forgotten
Sibulelo Myeni
25 May 2021
Image credit: Mishal Ibrahim Maybe if you had met me before my heart witnessed the turmoil and torture of men,...
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For the love of art
Sibulelo Myeni
18 May 2021
Image credit:Moran 7years of slavery detained by madness, suffocated by a dream that never sees the light of day. Haunted...
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5 steps to being a grounding flavour
Sibulelo Myeni
11 May 2021
Life is beautiful when you’re filled with gratitude, it’s magical when you’re content and true to who you were meant...
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Perfume by Willo
Sibulelo Myeni
4 May 2021
Perfume by Willo A good quality fragrance is alluring, it draws people closer to you making them want to connect...
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If love had a scent
Sibulelo Myeni
27 April 2021
Image credit: Perfume by Willo If love had a scent it would smell like cocoa butter encrusted in heavenly caramel...
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A dolls life
Sibulelo Myeni
20 April 2021
Dolls aren’t just beautiful they can help develop a child’s nurturing abilities. Children connect with dolls they also imitate their...
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Fashion-forward Gogo
The relationship between a healer and her guardians can be beautiful, magical and fruitful when it’s properly aligned with their...
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Death of Print
Sibulelo Myeni
31 March 2021
I’ve dyed a billion times to watch you fade away. Slowly and painfully ink lost its value as the pages...
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Tribute to Ma’Winnie Madikizela Mandela
Sibulelo Myeni
25 March 2021
A painful yesterday couldn’t fade your smile, from a caterpillar trapped in a cocoon of chains, you flourished into a...
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Crowning Glory
Sibulelo Myeni
23 March 2021
A crown is a stunning statement piece, it’s an ornament that most times represents class and hierarchy.For centuries many women...
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Who heals the Healer
Sibulelo Myeni
2 March 2021
There’s a Zulu quote that says “ Inyanga ayizelaphi”, which directly translates to the healer doesn’t or cannot heal themselves....
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KreateBlack
Sibulelo Myeni
25 February 2021
If I had to reincarnate, I would create and recreate black, redefine what it means to be black. I wouldn’t...
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Coffee Dreams
Nothing compares to a freshly brewed cup of coffee while watching the African sunrise, it awakens your senses and prepares...
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The crown of Kings
Sibulelo Myeni
15 January 2021
Umqhele Crowns are not just a fashion statement, even though our current lifestyle would make one assume so. It’s however,...
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Zulu love Letters
Sibulelo Myeni
15 December 2020
For the past 8 moons, I’ve felt your presence patiently igniting my heart, like a wildfire your love is hard...
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Closing Chapter
Sibulelo Myeni
8 December 2020
It saddens me how our society views closure as a foreign concept, a Western ideology whereas it’s part of our...
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Bagging Success
Sibulelo Myeni
1 December 2020
Owning a Carol Bouwer bag is a classy, bold yet subtle, priceless possession which is both fashionable and timeless. It’s...
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The Art Of Living
Sibulelo Myeni
24 November 2020
A tree remains rooted and grounded, gently bearing fruits, it quickly adapts to unforeseen challenges of the environment. It may...
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The sole of your Feet
Sibulelo Myeni
9 November 2020
In the heart of KwaSithebe, eMandeni (KwaZulu-Natal) lies the Zetu Brand factory shop which has created employment for the local...
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