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by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published March 30, 2019 · Last modified April 6, 2019
A few weeks ago, award season in Hollywood came to an end with the annual Academy Awards. Our favourite actors, musicians, directors, producers and screenwriters sashayed down red carpets and engaged in shameless self-promotion....
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published February 26, 2019 · Last modified March 1, 2019
As many parents and students will know, getting to school on time is an art. In high school I remember many mornings when I had overslept and had subsequently missed the 6:40 metro bus....
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published January 29, 2019 · Last modified February 2, 2019
Our hair can reveal a lot about us. It can proclaim to the world that we are organised, confident and put-together. Or it can say that we are loud and extravagant. I have observed...
Christian Living / Nthabiseng Maphisa
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published January 4, 2019 · Last modified January 2, 2019
I must say, 2018 has been a wild year. There is much that I have learned about myself and about others. The close of a year always gives me time to reflect on all...
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published December 5, 2018 · Last modified December 4, 2018
There is a war within my soul where the gentle pitter-patter of rain is replaced by thunder and violent tempests.
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published November 13, 2018 · Last modified November 12, 2018
One of my favourite songs is “Viva la Vida” by British rock band Coldplay. It starts with the lyrics: “I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word. Now...
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published October 17, 2018 · Last modified October 16, 2018
I have always wondered who the original composer of the “Happy Birthday” song was. Year after year, many people around the world will have this song yelled and screeched at them. It is...
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published September 18, 2018 · Last modified September 17, 2018
I like to think that there is a song for every moment in our lives. In times of joy, rings and claps that sound together; in times of sadness, heavy drums and bass guitars...
Christian Living / Nthabiseng Maphisa
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published August 14, 2018 · Last modified August 13, 2018
I remember the first time I felt rich. I was 11 years old and had found myself with R50 to spend at the tuck shop. It was time to splurge and shower my classmates...
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published June 26, 2018 · Last modified June 25, 2018
There was a time when the sound of youth could be heard by the tapping of a skipping rope as it hit the concrete. We would gnaw on chewing gum and marvel over the...
Church / Education / Nthabiseng Maphisa
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published May 29, 2018 · Last modified May 27, 2018
My university education has been a long and difficult journey. I have changed courses multiple times and even now, in the final year of my undergraduate degree, I am uncertain as to what doors...
Christian Living / Nthabiseng Maphisa
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published May 1, 2018 · Last modified May 4, 2018
Many of us have had the misfortune of watching time move as quickly as a tortoise. There are times in our work, school or ministry that bring us to a moment of staring helplessly at a clock.
