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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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Lockdown Story E16:
Litha is an entrepreneur who who is only worried about protecting her catering company in the midst of the Corona Pandemic
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Lockdown Story E15: Master Clive and the Boys
Sick Sizwe reminisces on his childhood with Clive and coincidentally meets up with his sister.
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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 […]
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Lockdown Story E13: Khetani
Political developments are threatened by the pandemic, Daniel derives a plan to salvage his position by revisiting an old friend.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
Nobantu Shabangu
Writer. Creative. Performer.
Nobantu Shabangu 