Nobantu Shabangu

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  • May 1, 2020

    Lifting the Lockdown

    The violence of living, of breathing, of existing, driven by nonsensical trades carried by cleverly crafted currencies. A normalcy of strife veneered by fancy things we buy. The act of doing nothing forgotten and furthermore frightening. Humans have become batteries that fear power failure; their bodies have become vehicles to carry their heads and feelings […]

  • April 13, 2020

    Lockdown Story E18: Seven Sons

    Kay did not know if they were in love with Neli, she just knew that she was most attracted to her. The concept of love was a sea, the bottom of which no one had reached. All love was conditional even the love they received from the one they thought loved them the most. Gogo […]

  • April 12, 2020

    Lockdown Story E17: How to kill a boy

    It is a lonely Easter Sunday for Police Officer Mazibuko as he patrols the streets in the national lockdown. He finds himself returning to the field he used to play in as a child.

  • April 12, 2020

    Lockdown Story E16:

    Litha is an entrepreneur who who is only worried about protecting her catering company in the midst of the Corona Pandemic

  • April 12, 2020

    Lockdown Story E15: Master Clive and the Boys

    Sick Sizwe reminisces on his childhood with Clive and coincidentally meets up with his sister.

  • April 12, 2020

    Lockdown Story E14: Love Crush

    Noma switched the treadmill on and programmed it for running at a pace of one kilometre every five minutes. She sipped her coffee and watched the machine run. She was dressed for a workout, an outfit she prepared the night before to motivate herself but as soon as the machine started running, she knew she […]

  • April 12, 2020

    Lockdown Story E13: Khetani

    Political developments are threatened by the pandemic, Daniel derives a plan to salvage his position by revisiting an old friend.

  • April 12, 2020

    Lockdown Story E12: Pancakes and Tears

    The birds perched themselves on the edge of window and they quarrelled with each other while making melodic music. The kitchen smelled of pancakes, melted butter and honey. Joseph sat on one of his high metallic chairs, he pleasurably watched Kay flip a pancake and land it atop the leaning tower of pancakes on the […]

  • April 12, 2020

    Lockdown Story E11: Banana shakes baby

    Clive jumped up and down with his knees almost touching his chin, he dropped onto the floor into a quick succession of push ups and then let out a scream of joy. His afro released wisps of smoke, his entire black shirt was drenched in sweat and it clung to the mountains of muscles on […]

  • April 12, 2020

    Lockdown Story E10: uMuthi

    Neli delivers medicine for gogo on Kay’s behalf, we learn of the family’s historical conflict and shady police officer Mazibuko sneakily stays on her trial.

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