My Scribes!

Times are tough and due to the economic crunch that the country is currently experiencing, we are all urged to not only fasten but also tighten our belts. There’s the looming retrenchments, fuel increase, VAT increase, recession, increased population, and what have you that contends with our sanity daily - but when it comes to the ever increasing food prices, there’s an appealing glimmer of hope – russians. Due to their increased demand over the past couple of months, making them the most affordable meat for the lower LSM market and families living below the bread line, they have become SA’s number one go to sishebo. These sausages are helping ordinary South Africans and presenting them with an affordable, yet delicious, alternative to feed decent meals to their families and ultimately curb poverty. And are rapidly selling out everywhere in the country’s rural, urban and peri-urban areas. It is reported that the russian sausage sales have been toppling those ...

People need to know that being a celebrity does not always translate to a sustainable luxurious life with lavish cars, mansions, designer clothes and bucket loads of money – all these are just luring temptations and it is now becoming more palpable that the portrayed glamorous lifestyle of being a celebrity is just a façade. Even most of what they adorn themselves with stems from endorsements and sponsorships with no real ownership, but they deem it necessary because being famous commands this excessive and hefty price tag - talk about selling your soul to the devil! “When I was growing up I would put on the radio and hear talented people. When you guys put on the radio now, you hear popular people” #NickiMinaj Apart from the life of opulence advertised by these celebrities on social media, reality TV and magazine spreads - what other influence do they really have out there? Throughout recent years they have been nothing but passively active in addressing social ill...

FACT: “The top 9 executives in Apple earn more than the combined wages of 95 000 employees that male Apple products” The question posed to me here is would I, if I were fortunate enough to be one of the 9 executives, boldly take this salary? And the answer is a resounding YES! I would definitely, and with no shame, take the salary because I am entitled to it having done the work as per the deliverables and the terms and conditions of my performance and employment contract. This would then enable me to afford, live and maintain a lifestyle that I work hard for – getting rich in the process would be a bonus and that’s my ultimate goal! We are all parties (some active and some not) in the hustle and bustle of our world’s economy and we work, if not hoping and dreaming, to afford a comfortable and decent lifestyle so, if presented with an opportunity to earn that much for a year’s work by fulfilling a set of preconditions attached to it, I believe (unequivocally ...

“Sometimes it is really okay if the only thing you did was breathe” We live in taxing and depressing times where some people’s cry for help isn’t evident and multitudes drown in anxiety, stress and addiction. Yet “life” dictates that they should suck it up and soldier on, that they should strive to make best out of the dire situations in every aspect of their lives - lest they be seen as neurotic, broken, weak and needy to those around them or dependent on them. This in turn gives depression power over its host because of the restricted avenues where help can be sought. Instances like losing a loved one, divorce, being retrenched, relocating, “black tax” or trying to effectively manage the work-life balance take their toll on individuals but the society’s disintegration is such that none can talk about depression because they fear being judged, called names or labeled as attention seeking. In some cultures, more so in the black African communities, they may deem you possessed...