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New Releases!
A heroine your little one can relate to! in this first instalment of the series, we meet Keratiloe and her family. join us as we take a magical trip through the adventures of a story your child can see themselves reflected in.



Kissing Frogs
I lost the love of my life on a Sunday, a wintry August Sunday which somehow seemed fitting for such an occurrence. Of course I am being dramatic, as I am often wont to do...

Femininity in the workplace: ‘I am not like other girls’
The first time I worked in construction was 2018. I was supposed to be issued black safety boots. I immediately called the..

Black Woman in Africa do not own their bodies
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Thakane-Rethabile
Shale
Your narrative is important and your story matters, and ohh, charge for your work...

Writer wants different narrative on women
Nascent writer Thakane Rethabile Shale (29) is working on changing the perspective of how women are portrayed...