Author: Mamaputle Boikanyo
Many black millennials in South Africa grew up with the perception of marriage as a grand life achievement and this is particularly true for the millennial growing up as a young girl. But, in a world where gender-based violence rates are high, where gaining individual independence first is seen as more valuable than marrying sooner […]
On a bright and crisp late afternoon in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg, actress Mampho Brescia opens up her home to Batswadi Magazine. She greets me while standing in the courtyard of her home, dressed in an oversized “Red Hot Chilli Peppers” lounge hoodie and boho-patterned leggings, looking vastly different from the glamour goddess […]
When the pandemic took the world by storm in 2020, parenting got real scary real quick. Fear pervaded the lives of new moms and dads who were isolated and deprived of the kind of parenting support that existed during the pre-pandemic era; anxiety about children’s abilities to connect with others beyond phone screens grew and […]
