life – Nkhensani Manabe

Hardly Working

I do not dream of labour. That’s become the common refrain in conversations about work, where people still dare to ask “what is your dream job?” What used to be an exciting question, prompting you to imagine the endless possibilities that were believed to come with being grown-up, being good at something, and being inContinue reading “Hardly Working”

"What are your deal breakers?"

Someone asked me what my deal breakers were when it comes to relationships, and I didn’t know how to answer. I quickly said something about how you can never be sure what you don’t want, and so I can only say I wouldn’t want to deal with whatever type of person I didn’t get alongContinue reading “"What are your deal breakers?"”

Seventeen Magazine South Africa has been Discontinued

For about seven years now, I have been an avid reader and loyal fan of Seventeen magazine. I have followed the South African edition through three editors’ tenures- from Justine Stafford, to Khwezi Magwaza until the final years with Janine Jellars. When I first heard that the magazine would no longer be published back inContinue reading “Seventeen Magazine South Africa has been Discontinued”