Creator
Malena Amusa
‘Happy in our own skin’
Beauty is … an 18-year-old girl in pink stilettos, walking to the sound of her own confident giggle. A native of Krugersdorp, Beauty Ramoroka exudes self-assurance and…
This rose has thorns
Steve Biko’s famous maxim ”Black man you are on your own!” has found expression in South Africa’s only organisation specifically for black lesbians who are going it alone. On…
Battling the brutal stigma of HIV
The current lawsuit by three HIV-positive women against Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille and journalist Charlene Smith is uncovering more than just issues of…
Facing the facts of life
The Dominican Convent in Belgravia, Johannesburg, embraces many of the values and traditions of the Catholic Church. But it also recognises that learners must face the facts of…
Beauty and the breast
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in South Africa, with one in 31 women suffering from this disease. The second National Cleavage Day (April 8)…