I am Pearl Osa, a 41 year old BComm graduate from the University of Witwatersrand, who, after graduating, cut her teeth in the Banking industry. In my..
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“I traded a career in broadcasting for a man and did not look back”
As a young girl, I was overburdened by the issue of women and happiness, and the circumstances of my surroundings plagued with domestic violence, abuse and women’s..
The little blonde girl in my nightmare
It was a freezing winter morning but it wasn’t the cold or the dimness of winter dawn that scared me. For the first time in my twelve..
The pledge of an evolved feminist
The Pledge of an Evolved Feminist is a personalisation of the ‘The Memorandum of an Evolved Feminist’. In my journey, I questioned, I challenged and sometimes disagreed..
The memorandum of a modern day feminist
The feminist movement has done so much for women and at the core of ‘The Memorandum of a Modern Day Feminist’ is gratitude. Gratitude for the freedom..
The Evolved Feminist
These are the stories of women making informed choices to build happiness for themselves and harmony in their families, communities and in society. It is the story..
The untold stories that spark outrage and why it is never only about race
In my previous blog on racism – ‘Racism Cannot Survive Justice and Humanity’ – I made the point that most blacks don’t fundamentally care about the ideology..
Lebo wasn’t racist
Lebo was my first black South African friend. She was bold, confident, fearless and intelligent. Our friendship was brief, it only lasted through our post graduate honours..
My perfect black world
For a long time I thought I didn’t care about racism but the truth is, I had very little reason to. I was born in Cameroon. At..
Racism can never survive justice and humanity
Let’s cut to the chase with a quick definition of racism. Whichever dictionary you choose to use, racism will generally be defined by as many words, superiority,..