6 Powerful Phrases by 6 brave women: Women’s Day

Hey All! So I have missed you all and blogging. I so apologise for  disappearing on you like that…Life! Apartheid was a hard time for my country, even though I wasn’t there most of it, I can relate.  The inequalities and social and economic issues we are faced with today are the results of the…

Guest post:A confused Creative

By Yonela Tsibolane A confused “creative” So, it has been around six months now since I have moved to Gauteng. The small-town girl in me is still adjusting to the distances between different areas, and just the general nature of people who stay here. It has been an interesting and unexpectedly insightful journey for me,…

Reblog: Plateau

Hey everyone! I know I’ve been quiet… It’s been a wierd year for me and, for a while, I couldn’t put into words what is going on in my heart or my mind. A friend, who thinks too highly of me, shared some interesting insight on this season in life. I like to call it…

The woman Next door-Nandipha’s 52 weeks book challenge

Hello Fam! It’s Exam time in all South African Universities and our reviewer Nandi is preoccupied and we wish her and everyone writing their exams all the best! Im even grateful that she was able to steal some time off from her study time to read these books so she could share them with us,…

Writer’s block and Anxiety

Hey So AfroChic family. Since 2years ago when I started blogging, I’ve never had a writer’s block this long and as hard to deal with like I’m having now. So much has been happening and anxiety has been a major show stopper. I wish this post was be about how to snap out of anxiety…

To Quote Myself: A Memoir by Khaya Dlanga- Nandipha’s weekly book challenge

We are way behind I know 😭 but we are still here and not going anywhere to keep our readers entertained😉. So Nandi has written this book review of ‘To quote myself’ by Khaya Dlanga who happens to be from my hometown! 😊💜 We also would love to add a lil something for you guys!…

To unmothered mothers

Dear unmothered mothers, I thought I should write to you to let you know how loved and strong you are. I know of how you wake up each morning to make sure you dont fail at loving your sons and daughters the same way you would have wanted to be loved. I need you to…

Happy Monday Morning!

Hey lovies! So today I thought of how I haven’t blogged in a while. Been going through the most these past weeks but you know, girls run this! 💪 So today I want to share with you these screenshots I woke up to this morning on twitter. They were everything I needed and I thought…

Nandipha’s 52-weeks book challenge-week 7

I’m sure we’ve all missed Nandi’s book reviews. Here’s another one. If I Stay Right Here Cwayita Ngamlana Rating: ★★★★ The story is about Shay, a journalism student with a part-tiness, the need to be desired, the need to be wanted. It speaks of staying long after things have ended. It speaks of domestic violence,…

22 year old Prisca Kloot shares her designer story and it’s inspirational

Background info on Prisca Kloot I’m a 22-year old bag designer who lives in Cape Town. My mother is a talented seamstress and businesswoman and I learned a lot from her when I was growing up but never took the time to learn how to sew. After matric, I took a gap year and found…

Reblog: I Don’t Need A Reason

I love how this is written creatively and the honesty is touching. All beauty of writing is in this piece. This reminded me of why I started this blog in the first place and how we just need to write how we feel instead of writing for recognition and likes. This is the kind of…

Nandipha’s 52 weeks book challenge-week 6

Here’s another one of Nandipha’s book reviews. This time she shares with us a poetry book and 2 of her best poems om love. February was the month of Love and we’re a bit behind but it should be love all year long everyday right? Grab your cup of coffe and Enjoy.. Smells Like Love…