Media Tribunal- An Oppression of the Media

Young yet indulging in ways of the experienced. Advocating freedom and democracy but yet ridiculing the very purpose of freedom. Liberated by title but still oppressed in all aspects of life. Hypocrisy is the name of the game.


In a country which has experienced a change in leadership, scandals within the ruling parties and a change in our constitution, South Africa is still classified as a developing country. In my understanding of this ‘politically correct’ adjective, we are a country that is still caught up in binary oppositions that, some might argue, impede the next level of success and development. Still being a huge outline and highlight between the elite and marginalised, the poor and the rich and black and white, we are not even close to being liberated nor are anywhere close to being freed from the things that are inevitable about us human beings.


We are a country that hold a lot of secrecy and thus have failed to deal with issues that affect the nation as whole as they appear as a result of retaliation in forms of crime, illiteracy and diseases. Our history carries wounds that still haven’t healed and events that still bring out hatred and resentment in a lot of our citizens as they have not been dealt with from the grass-root up but chopped at the top, leaving the roots to grow stronger and deeper into the soil. What this means is that the tree grows internally although its growth is invisible on the outside. Roots that grow deep underneath the ground have the potential to uneven the ground and thus causing disturbances in the landmarks which exist.


What the media does is try and be critical of such issues that run deep and that are not dealt with. The aim of the media is to provide news that do not shape society but informs society and educate them on matters that concern them immediately and those distant from the present. The media serves to be a catalyst which builds a bridge where the binary oppositions that exist can have a platform to express their issues. In so doing, the media in a country should have the liberty and freedom of press that would allow them to do their duties without having to report and seek approval from ‘watch-dogs’. The media should not be treated like a school child that is given homework and then having to report to the teacher the following day only to be corrected and marled down for not bringing out what the teacher initially wanted from them. If that is the case then what do we mean when we speak of a democratic country? What do we mean when we speak of development? And what do we mean when we speak of the public?


Without the public, there would not be a government, there would not be a need for leadership and there would not be a need for political instruments such as democracy. If the public play such a pivotal and instrumental part of life then why are they being denied the privilege of knowing what happens in the world around them? Why should the media act as its psychiatrist that diagnoses them and tell them what they need?


If our main objective is to allow the public to grow and it is to serve the public then we owe it to the public to deliver news that is true, informative and that is knowledgeable. By oppressing the media and giving power to the political party that is in power will result in media that is subjective which would go against the vision and purpose of democracy. The media tribunal will cripple democracy and impede change which is a fundamental need of human life. This life is not meant to be a comfort zone but a critical analysis is needed to challenge the present to produce a better tomorrow.

Never Thought I needed

So what is this that I have come to find?

Something so beautiful that perplexes my limited knowledge

Something new, different and ever so fascinating

Something that's full of complexities that are fascinating

Something so dynamic compact in a humanbeing's body

Something different, unique and that never ceases to amaze me

Something authentic, never heard of found anything like it before

Something that has got me speechless, amazed, astomished

Something that's always lingering in my mind

Something that just seems to remind me that it's there

Something that I'd wouldn't choose but at the same time I don't wana lose

Something that reminds me that there is a God and He lives inside of me

Something that I am starting to cherish and build a home for in my quarters

Something that bringds joy to my heart whenever I think about it

Something that I hope will stand the test of time

Something that irritates me at times but I find myself going back for more

It's something that I never knew I needed

And it couldn't have come at a better time

The GREATEST Author EVER to EXIST

I never used to think I'd be this kind of person
I never thought that this kind of relentless nature manifested in me
I never thought that life would bring to a point in my life where I am always astonished
I never thought that I would be a self content, self motivated and ambitious being at this age
I never thought that I had it in me to achieve all that I have at this premature era in my life

In the midst of me not knowing, someone was moulding me
In the midst of my stupidity, someone was groaming me
In the midst of my shortcomings, someone was building me
In the midst of my lack of self-belief, someone was cheering me on
In the midst of my inequities, someone was taking the plunge on my behalf

I started planning for that which i had no control over
I started structuring that which i had no tools to assemble
I started fixing that which was never broken
I started breaking that which was meant to build the character in me

But in the midst of it all...
Throughout the lack of understanding
Throughout the stumbling and scratches
Thoughout the developing stages

I learnt that I am just a character in this novel written in this book
I learnt that I am only featured to bring about that which the Author desires
I learnt that the little bit of shine that comes my way is nothing compared to the greatness of the Author.
I learnt that how to SIT BACK, and allow the AUTHOR to work his magic in me.

Hello Building, Well Done Foundation

I am literally six days away from closing a chapter of my life
One that taught me the true essence and roughness of life
I am no longer referred to as a child, i'm an adult in the making
I come and go as i please, no shouting and debating
Old enough to decide my own destiny
From her apron's stings i've been cut loose, what an epiphany
Wow, how fast time goes by
Not so long ago, was sent to the stores, bread and milk I had to buy
Under her roof i had to behave and acknowledge maturity that lies in her
Now i'm right there, the stress and hardships of being an adult, I have to bare

It's so ironic how I have longed and yearnt for this day
No that it's finally here, I don't want to do as I may
What????? I wanna be a kid again?
I wanna be fed and treated like a child that lacks the ability to make her own decisons?
Nah..... I don't think so..... I don't wana go back there..... I wanna be somewhere.......
I wanna be someone...... I wanna do something..... I gotta get elsewhere.... anywhere....

The calender is being marked down.....
Are my days of relentless and fun getting numbered?????
I don't know..... I don't know what to think...... Am I suppose to think????
Well I don't know because i don't know what this is suppose to feel like
I don't know what life expects of me at this pivotal epic moment in my life.......

But one thing is for sure..................
I have lived the past 19 years of my life with pride and determination
From all that I have went through, I have learnt how to me strong, how to love, how to care and how to be me........
I have learnt to define what's inside me based on who i AM.
Therefore, I say with prestige and a joyous heart that I have lived my teenage days with content and happiness
Everything I have absorbed from them have built my character and made mt the best that I can possibly be.
Although there is still room to grow, but the foundation has been laid and I know that from now on....
Life can only get tougher and better for every obstacle defines the next step in this human race....
We never get there but we must not stop THRIVING to BE THERE

SEX.... Let's talk about it.

So my friend and I were talking about sex yesterday, you know mos, just engaging in the dos and donts of sex. Especially with us black people who were never socialized, taught and exposed to this kind of crucial and important matter.

One thing that stood out for me in the discussion that we had was the matter of people being scared and afraid of making mistakes while in the act because we have this perception that there is no room for studpid mistakes, or weird moments in that department. What we also realized as being on of the fundamental problems that hinder unsatisfactory in the exotic field is the fact that couples do not talk about these things. Women are scared to tell their men how they want to be held, how they want to be kissed, what they want their partner to do to them whilst having sex. I mean, what is the point of having sex for the fun of it if you don't get screwed the way you want to be scrwed?

The silence and fear of engaging with our partners about these kind of things is what leads to the lack of hapiness in most marrainges and unsatifying experiences of love making, of sexual intercourse and of intimacy. We should learn that men are not psychic, they can not always guess if you are enjoying what they are doing to you, they can not always tell if they are satisfying you in that department.

I know some of you are probably thinking of excuses of why you keep quiet.... "Oh he is gonna get offended...His ego is gona be shattered". Stop making excuses for you men, don't under estimate the level of understanding that they are capable of having. If you show your man, and break it down in a way that is aimes at building your relationship, making sex more enjoyable for both of you, then talking about it is MOST DEFINATELY worth it.

Men.... I cry out to you to, you also have needs, tell us women what you want us to do to you, where you want us to touch you, what you want us to improve on cause love making is a two-way street....

Come on black women and black men..... Let's break the traditions that have hindered joy and hapiness in our relationships... Let us show good loving, leave a legacy for our children and generations to follow....

A night I felt like an African Queen

03 October 2009Had nothing to wear, my clothes hadn't arrived from back home in Jozi. Already reaching the conclusion that it just wasn't worth it and besides, I was still going to be at next year's ball. But no no no....

Life had more in store for me, now I know what was meant with the saying " 'n Kaffir maak en het a plaan". It's in times like these that I reiterate the words "I'm black and I'm proud" with just that.... pride of being black, pride of being a woman, pride of being a South African and pride of being built like a perfect being that has been created in God's image....

Simatsatsa is what I was referred to, stunning was an adjective juxtaposed to the african work done of my top. Reminiscing on the date that brought joy to my uncle: 07 January 2006, the day he said: "I Do" to his departed wife. I wore that garment with prestige, I wore that garment with respect, as a tribute to lerato la malume waka...

Celebrating her good taste and style in clothes, the kindness of her heart that was so often mistaken for being soft and tender. The harshness of her character that was mistaken for cruelty. Regardless of what her judges said of her on this earth, she is sorely and proudly missed by those who knew her for who she was and everything that she stood for.

Rest in Peace Learato Phuthuma- Pulumo

Le Ndawo

A place of remuneration
A place of self identity
A place of unlimited change
A place of spititual growth
A place of maturity
A place of lonliness
A place of dissatisfaction
A place of finding myself
A place for anyone
A place for you and me
A place to spread your wings a fly
A place of disconfort
A place filled with challenges

This is a place
A place for all to explore....
Le Ndawo!!!!!!!!!!!