Month: June 2026
Be the Curator of your Life — Dedicated to Sizwe Jacques Mbebe
You might know much about me. I call a lot of people Kings because that is my way of saying that I see you or respect you. Life has a way of showing flames and also showing waterfalls. Is that not the beauty of life? I reflect. At times, I […]
XOLANI FAKU AT THE JAZZ JAM SESSION — NEW BRIGHTON LIVING JAZZ
By Lindikaya Ntshinga Bhayeni Ntshinga Manzi Nqeno Lusiba There are moments in jazz where history stops feeling like something written in books and becomes something you can physically breathe in the room. I met Xolani Faku at a Jazz Jam Session kwa Nceba. I never really left that moment. Even […]
Riza Café – A Story of Heritage, Flavour and New Brighton Pride
I remember hearing the idea of opening a restaurant from Vuyiseka through a mutual friend. It stayed with me. There was something powerful about this young, “Qavi” woman with such big ideas—ideas rooted deeply in the soil of New Brighton, Gqeberha. I watched her move differently. Not defeated by what […]
