http://www.citypress.co.za/ Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:22:49 +0200 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:00:04 +0200 I HAVE always been Miss Know-It-All. Well, at least I’d like to think so. As a young girl raised by a school- ­teacher, everyone around me ­expected me to know things. I learned as much as I could and lived up to every expectation. http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/No-time-to-kid-about-20100220 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:00:04 +0200 I used to keep a gratitude journal. At the end of each day I would jot down five things I was grateful for. At first I thought this would be an easy exercise. http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/A-grateful-heart-is-a-happy-heart-20091219 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:00:03 +0200 It’s a sad day when a woman turn to potions to keep her man. I had never seen a sangoma in a pub until last weekend. Though I had seen a couple of them drunk and acting crazy I’d always thought it was against some ­ancestral rule for them to drink in public places. It’s a sad day when a woman turn to potions to keep her man http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/Festive-remedies-20091205 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:00:03 +0200 There's no doubt in my mind that my late grandmother lived to embarrass me. I was sitting on an engine of a taxi on our way home from town one day when she blurted out: http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/Feeling-a-little-small-20091113 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:00:02 +0200 As a woman living in this cruel world where saying “no” to someone is a crime, I know that what happened to journalist Shadi Rapitso could be my fate as well. http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/Psycho-men-preying-on-us-20091031 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:06:16 +0200 WEDDINGS always come with a certain excitement in the township. Besides the free food and booze, the celebrations bring the community together either through gossip or genuine concern about the bridesmaids’ dresses. http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/Whats-the-rush-20091017 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:00:01 +0200 My perception of young women ekasi changed when I came across a rape survivor on Soweto TV recently. http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/She-strides-ekasi-stage-20091002 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:00:04 +0200 Spring is here and I couldn’t be more irritated. I hate the scorching sun, the smell of flowers makes my stomach turn and don’t get me started on the flies and mosquitoes. http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/Buck-up-or-butt-out-20090919 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:15:01 +0200 IAM blown away by how many people are intimidated by change. When change occurs, it’s usually portrayed as bad even if it’s for the better. http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/Change-rolls-in-20090905 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:00:02 +0200 WHETHER you call it kota or ­bunny chow, almost everyone loves it ekasi. Addicts like myself are always on the lookout for the spot with the freshest and juiciest chunk of this township speciality. http://www.citypress.co.za/Columnists/JackieMapiloko/Blame-waya-waya-20090822 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:31:15 +0200