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Soothing presence: Karyn White’s music lives in the country. Her voice has followed us through decades of Sundays, heartbreaks, quiet moments and personal awakenings. Photo: Supplied

The evergreen love of Karyn White

From laundry-filled mornings to soul-soaked afternoons, she remains the soundtrack of South African Sundays and grown-woman clarity

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Nobuhle Radebe. Photo: Supplied

Hey mama, choose you

A gentle, honest guide for tired mamas ready to start 2026 more regulated, intentional and finally included in their own lives

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Gift: Vus’umuzi Phakathi, winner of this year’s Toastmasters’ Southern African Champion of Public Speaking award. Picture: Supplied

The architecture of speech: How to be heard

Southern Africa’s top speaker, Vus’umuzi Phakathi, unpacks the architecture of a powerful speech, mental illness, transformation and becoming visible in white spaces in an interview with Dshamilja Roshani

  • Eyaaz
8 min read

Do the rite thing: Reflections on the transition to manhood

Jeffrey Rakabe ponders transformation, trauma and tradition in a debut that challenges what it means to grow up

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Life and death matters: Author Khaya Dlanga deals with the loss of his brother and mother in Life is Like That Sometimes. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Khaya Dlanga: Writing his way to inner peace

Writer confronts family, grief and recovery in his most vulnerable, honest book yet

  • Eyaaz
7 min read