Thembi Terry Whande

Forgiveness is so difficult. Not just because you can remember what happened and how much it hurt but also because there isn’t a list somewhere of outstanding issues to be forgiven. You’re thinking, I’m right with everybody and BAM something…

I’ve been busy since I was a teenager. I always kept busy with something or another. I would burn out annually in the last quarter of the year. It was a circus. I always said to myself, I want to…

Whose fault is it that your life is in shambles? When you lie awake and take stock of the debris that is your life, under whose tab do you put the bill under? If you could arrest one person for…

When I was a teenager, my mother couldn’t get me to stay put in the house. I always had somewhere that I needed to be. Either Faith Panashe‘s house or Kennedy‘s. I was busy doing nothing. She would lock the…

I was listening to Kae Chap’s Juzi song and I thought, “How many people are holding on to something like that jersey?” A symbol of your pain, heartbreak or failure. Why would you hold on to items that rob you…

I was picking up my cousin from school one day. I just sat by the benches and waited patiently for her to get it together so we could go home. As I waited, a group of girls were standing within…

ZimLive has been doing some entertaining stuff over the past few weeks and my favourite topic popped up, side chicks. As much as they are being judged and dragged, there is someone out there who is SBWL’ing and saying, “Put…

I’d like to start with a quick disclaimer that I am in no way being dismissive of your feelings. Neither am I policing what you can or cannot feel. This article is just to say that the following statements have…

Have you ever looked at a person that’s been described as having lived a hard life? You can see it in their face, their skin texture, their attitude, their tone and the things that they say. You can’t help but…