what does not sink
February 18, 2021A MOXIE fave, Siphokazi Jonas, opened the 2021 SONA with this incredible poem. Siphokazi’s work is well-known for its realism and powerful messaging that tackles topics that give a voice to millions unable to expressive them. “My work gives us language and helps us to articulate ourselves.” What does not sink Ufikile unogumbe, ugalelekile Akankqonkqozi, udiliza umgubasi. There is a flood inside our house. The water climbs up the wall when we weep; it does not let us breathe. Everything is wet with grief. Before this pandemic, we would cast a funeral song into the dark like a flare, and…
MOXIE Recommends – Oct. 2020
by tshegofatso senne The first few months of the pandemic had me digging deep into the internet for things to keep me entertained. This is a short list of some podcasts and artists I’ve really been loving lately. Share some…
Self Loathing
by mpumi mayisa It can’t just be that It has to be more Cause for investigation A full, clear inquiry About the ugly beliefs You neatly stitched onto Yourself, Or were they stitched onto You? That might not be the …
i have never felt safe
by chosen sunflower I have never felt safeespecially in places that we like to deem ‘secure’.Shops, Banks, the very place you are mean to call home.I have never felt safe. Living isn’t safe for who knows who is looking at…
A rallying call
We know all too well the toxicity that abounds party politics in our country and this ruling most certainly will add a new dimension to our electoral process. But more importantly, this ruling opens our political field and I think…
There is a man
by audrey lewat – There is a man who lays in his bed at night and thinks that I could have been his saving grace. When he tosses and turns, in the early hours of the morning, he credits me…
MOXIE Chats to Thuli Zikalala
Thuli and I did our honours degree in South African Sign Language in 2015 and we’ve stayed in contact since, collaborating on a few projects. I was so incredibly happy and proud to see her in the news this year.…
July 2020 – Featured Artist
By Rendani Nemakhavhani Rendani Nemakhavhani is an artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa and she is selling prints! She’s an incredible illustrator, art director and designer. She first got my attention with All Hail the Honey, “a series of photographs…
MOXIE meets Among The Lilies
Hello MOXIE readers, My name is Mpumi Mayisa and I am the creative brain behind Among The Lilies. What is Among The Lilies you may ask? Among The Lilies is a platform that creates space for rising creatives to express…
Tshego recommends watching skill-based reality shows
By tshego senne – I’m honestly a sucker for any type of content that allows me a glimpse into the life of creatives from all over. It honestly doesn’t matter what you’re doing, if it shows me the processes…
The importance of self-care
by Lebo Magolego
Platform for WOC creatives
