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Golden Oldies
1602 page views | Sun, 30th of October, 2022Today I went to a speaking event where the topic was around women leadership and gender activism. We gathered in the spirit of mama Charlotte Maxeke w...
Continue reading >>The Chosen Ones
2938 page views | Fri, 27th of May, 2022The chosen ones  And when we saw a black woman at the helm, we got excited, we felt represented. We thought, finally, our lives would matter t...
Continue reading >>South African Women are Dead
2953 page views | Wed, 26th of January, 2022South African women are dead. Dear sis Pinky I saw your video and I was moved, unfortunately for you I am part of a very small minority. Mama, o...
Continue reading >>Ntsiki Mazwai Statement
2414 page views | Mon, 6th of December, 2021Â Â FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It was with the deepest dismay to note my name being raised in the press statement released by Molemo Jubjub Maar...
Continue reading >>Dear Makhadzi
3566 page views | Wed, 27th of October, 2021Dear Makhadzi  First of all I want to tell you what a brilliant talent you are. How we have watched your energy sweep over this nation without...
Continue reading >>Why do black women hate their own hair?
3248 page views | Thu, 26th of August, 2021I speak for every dark skinned girl who has ever been shunned for trying to steal the limelight of a yellow bone, and for every natural haired sister...
Continue reading >>What Black Economy?
12119 page views | Mon, 23rd of August, 2021 I have been watching the Black economy debate with dismay and disappointment as I realized that black people don’t actually have a lived exper...
Continue reading >>What about Phoenix?
2347 page views | Mon, 19th of July, 2021What about Phoenix? What are we going to do about the blood spilt in Phoenix? I notice there are two opposing views playing out in society. The fir...
Continue reading >>Women's Day Address 2020
3738 page views | Sun, 9th of August, 20208 August 2020 Women’s Day Address available on YouTube https://youtu.be/Om8P-fObngo    It is woman’s day in South Africa....
Continue reading >>WARNING: South African Men are Rapist Friendly
3194 page views | Mon, 20th of July, 2020BE WARNED: South African Men Are Rapist Friendly  When I stripped naked in 2007 as a protest action against rape, I had no idea that I was emb...
Continue reading >>What is the role of the ANC Women's League?
3345 page views | Sat, 11th of July, 2020What is the role of the ANC Women’s League  I find myself deeply confused on what exactly the role of ANC Women’s league is in our society...
Continue reading >>Farewell to my granny Tosana Gertrude Mazwai
2671 page views | Fri, 12th of June, 2020Sthandwa sam......chomi yam......my flesh and blood. Me and you we enjoyed our relationship. Thank you for the past 5years when our relationship reach...
Continue reading >>Lockdown Deaths
2767 page views | Wed, 3rd of June, 2020There is a poor family in Alexandra Township that survived a terrible violation and lost a member. There is a poor family in Alexandra Township with n...
Continue reading >>FOR THE LOVE OF AFRICA : Facebook Music and poetry Tour
1888 page views | Wed, 27th of May, 2020Press Release 26 May 2020 Att: Arts and Culture editors FOR THE LOVE OF AFRICA FACEBOOK MUSIC AND POETRY TOUR Featuring Pops Mohamed, Ntsiki M...
Continue reading >>Ntsiki Mazwai Profile
1749 page views | Tue, 5th of May, 2020 NAME:                                  Nontsikelelo Mazwai STAGENAMES:                  Nt...
Continue reading >>#SILAMBILE
1514 page views | Wed, 15th of April, 2020I don't know about other industries but I have never come across a department as useless as the Department of Arts and Culture. It is glaringly...
Continue reading >>Black Excellence
2257 page views | Wed, 1st of April, 2020I do not expect house niggaz to understand me. These past couple of days have shown me that apartheid was successful. In the 90's the white govern...
Continue reading >>Dear Mr President
52886 page views | Sat, 28th of March, 2020Dear Mr President I feel like because you were never held accountable to Marikana so you didn't learn the lesson and now you're about to re...
Continue reading >>Christianity is NOT AFRICAN
4460 page views | Sun, 22nd of March, 2020Listen.... You ABSOLUTELY cannot be an Africanist and a Christian at the same time. Pick a side. Black people have been fed Jesus for so long that th...
Continue reading >>50 000 Bars of Soap
2036 page views | Sat, 21st of March, 2020Ok, I need to breathe and understand why the government dropped off soap in Diepsloot today as a measure against the Corona virus. I am either confus...
Continue reading >>Toxic parenting
2227 page views | Thu, 19th of March, 2020I turn 40 this year so I need to find ways to consolidate all my talents and personalities and bring everything together. Welcome back to my blogs. I...
Continue reading >>Press Statement: The Queen of the House Returns
2611 page views | Mon, 14th of October, 2019MEDIA STATEMENTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â...
Continue reading >>Cancel Women's Month
2545 page views | Sun, 18th of August, 2019I think that we should cancel women’s month because it means nothing to us. Women’s pain and oppression is of zero importance in the society we ha...
Continue reading >>Rest In Power Linda
1224 page views | Fri, 9th of August, 2019This is my journal entry the day we lost Linda Mkhize, a beautiuful soul, pioneer, icon, business man and lyricist. Linda was in my life between 2005...
Continue reading >>About Rock Bottom
2283 page views | Mon, 1st of July, 2019About Rock Bottom  People have a tendency to throw it in your face when you show them vulnerability. I write this blog and I am scared of what...
Continue reading >>Men need to grow up
2516 page views | Thu, 17th of January, 2019It is with great shock, sadness and disappointment that I have watched the burning debate around the cost of parenting. Too often we hear the term bab...
Continue reading >>NGIYAZIKHULUMELA press release 1 January 2019
1986 page views | Tue, 1st of January, 2019MEDIA RELEASE 1 JANUARY 2019 Â ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Â Â NTSIKI READY SET AND GOING Â In the famous words of the wise man...
Continue reading >>The step children wanna talk
1995 page views | Mon, 5th of November, 2018Today I tweeted:  ‘After my mother died, my dad got remarried in 96. In his house (my supposed home) when you enter, there are family pics,...
Continue reading >>The Rape victims are watching
1595 page views | Sun, 21st of October, 2018A lot can happen in a week in South Africa. This week gave me a lot to reflect upon. The most pressing matter for me this week was Cheryl Zondi. We...
Continue reading >>GANJA PROPAGANDA
2141 page views | Wed, 19th of September, 2018I am completely and utterly stunned at the irresponsible and ignorant reporting and conversations around Ganja since it was legalised yesterday. I am...
Continue reading >>Her story yamasimba
1667 page views | Wed, 5th of September, 2018The current state of hip hop has been giving me sleepless nights more especially, the feminine voice. I am uncomfortable by the feminine representatio...
Continue reading >>Childhood Sistahoods
1864 page views | Tue, 7th of August, 2018(This is a chapter from my thesis which explores the themes that came up for me in white schools)  Childhood Sistahoods  Keabetswe was...
Continue reading >>THE BLACK IMBIZO
2918 page views | Thu, 12th of July, 2018THE BLACK IMBIZO is a dialogue platform for Africans to engage on issues affecting Africans. Living in a country where the narrative is outside o...
Continue reading >>The Master's Horses
1846 page views | Tue, 10th of July, 2018As I sit and reflect on the political situation in South Africa, I realise that African people have a long way to go before we are free. Our own leade...
Continue reading >>Interview with Ntsiki Mazwai - THE MASTERPIECE
3421 page views | Sun, 11th of March, 2018An Interview with Ntsiki Mazwai  MaMiya: Thank you for taking the time to unpack yourself and The Masterpiece with us. Before we get started,...
Continue reading >>ENEMY - lyrics
1976 page views | Thu, 22nd of February, 2018Song: ENEMY Artist: NTSIKI MAZWAI Album: THE MASTERPIECE    Sahlangana                            ...
Continue reading >>THE MASTERPIECE LAUNCH
1302 page views | Wed, 21st of February, 2018This freedom day Ntsiki Mazwai brings the launch of her third studio album to the Soweto theatre.  This is Ntsiki’s third studio recorded album and...
Continue reading >>FOR SALE
1255 page views | Fri, 16th of February, 2018FOR SALE NTSIKI MAZWAI Â Nabaya ke besithengisa Nabo benxiba amalabel behamba ngemichini Bethengisa amaphupho omntana omnyama Ngese...
Continue reading >>Mogudu neJazz Mondays
1 page views | Tue, 16th of January, 2018venue: Snake Park Soweto
tickets: free
date: 5 February 2017
The Front Porch Launch
1 page views | Tue, 16th of January, 2018PMAE launching monthly poetry sessions tickets: M50 food available for sale venue: Rockview Beer Garden, Lesotho date: 27 January 2018...
Continue reading >>POETIC THURSDAYS
1 page views | Fri, 12th of January, 2018Venue: Soweto Theatre Date: 22 February 2018 Time: 7pm Tickets information available on http://www.sowetotheatre.com/ ...
Continue reading >>Mic Drop Sessions by THE FORMATION
1 page views | Fri, 12th of January, 2018Venue: ONE Eloff Street Johannesburg Date: Saturday 4 February 2018 Time: 4-5pm ticket prices to be confirmed Talk on Entrepreneurship...
Continue reading >>THE MASTERPIECE POP UP DUBE
1 page views | Fri, 12th of January, 2018Venue: 1095 Sandile Street Dube Soweto Time: 12pm-8pm Date: Sunday 21 January 2018 live performances, djs and beatboxing...
Continue reading >>THE MASTERPIECE POP UP DOBSONVILLE
1 page views | Fri, 12th of January, 2018Date: 14 January 2018 Venue: 10897 Mokoena street Dobsonville Time: 3pm-10pm live performances, djs and beatboxing ...
Continue reading >>Press Release - THE MASTERPIECE
1669 page views | Fri, 12th of January, 2018Press Release For immediate release  Attention: All Arts and Culture journalists, bloggers and media houses (ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT)  ...
Continue reading >>Done To Me Release
1688 page views | Wed, 15th of November, 2017In a bid to get more victims to speak out about their trauma from their rape, I have released a song of healing, DONE TO ME. This song is intended to...
Continue reading >>I was raped
4829 page views | Sat, 7th of October, 2017Where do I go from here? I have broken my silence and now they say the healing will begin. What is this healing they speak of? I sit and wait. Â ...
Continue reading >>Vilakazi Night Street Market Heritage Month
1 page views | Tue, 19th of September, 201728 September host of nightmarket at Shova Lifestyle Boutique (opp Sakhumzi Restuarant) 5pm-11pm contact: shova.lifestyle@gmail.com...
Continue reading >>Pasma Lecture on Black Consciosness
1 page views | Tue, 19th of September, 2017Thursday 21 September 16:30 Guest Speaker at University of Pretoria-Graduate centre Pan-afrikanism/Black consciousness with reference to fight a...
Continue reading >>The Gucci Revolutionary
2856 page views | Tue, 19th of September, 2017Sometimes I find South Africans frustrating. South Africans can follow an illogical narrative and stick to it. They fail to critically analyse things....
Continue reading >>The Best Woman
2365 page views | Sun, 27th of August, 2017It is the last Sunday of women’s month in South Africa. I have spent most of the month speaking about the violence men inflict on us. I think we als...
Continue reading >>Dear Mr Manana
1937 page views | Mon, 21st of August, 2017Dear Mduduzi Manana I would address you as sir but you’re young and you are not deserving of any respect at this point. Much like most South Afri...
Continue reading >>State of our Men
2064 page views | Sun, 13th of August, 2017What a thought provoking women’s month we are having. We have an array of women abuse cases to look at, from Shaka Sisulu, to Arthur Mafokate, to th...
Continue reading >>No Brothers in The Game?
1321 page views | Fri, 11th of August, 2017Why does being a woman always have to be such a struggle? It is the eve of Women’s Day and I am from an event where I had to fight for women to be o...
Continue reading >>FIRST BLOOD
4283 page views | Tue, 8th of August, 2017ON THIS DAYÂ BEFORE WOMEN'S DAY I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW INTO MY MEMOIR. THIS IS PART OF MY THESIS FOR MY MA. THIS STORY MAY NOT BE...
Continue reading >>Point Breaking
2746 page views | Sun, 6th of August, 2017We seem to be going round in circles. Racism and white supremacy seems to be a recurring issue in our social politics. Perhaps it is long overdue that...
Continue reading >>Sawubona Music Jam IMBOKODO 29 Aug
1 page views | Tue, 29th of August, 2017Sawubona Music Jam IMBOKODO 29 August 2017
MaMiyas tears
1253 page views | Wed, 30th of November, 2016I think one of the hardest parts of my journey is that I am by nature an open soul. I wear my heart on my sleeve. This is not necessarily a bad trait,...
Continue reading >>Molweni, Sanibonani, Dumelang
1595 page views | Tue, 1st of August, 2017Molweni! Sanibonani! Dumelang! Welcome to the new home of NTSIKI MAZWAI her majesty the queen, Nontsikelelo the one and only Cheri Egrand, Original Pa...
Continue reading >>Fake Humble
1094 page views | Wed, 21st of December, 2016When Casspernyovest did FILL UP THE DOME: it was inspiring. When he did FILLUP THE STADIUM: he taught us how to dream. When he stood on his two Ben...
Continue reading >>Press Release: PEOPLE
1070 page views | Thu, 19th of January, 2017January 19, 2017 Immediate Release 19 January 2017 Music Release Single  QUEEN OF THE HOUSE  After taking a year off her c...
Continue reading >>Deep Soweto Celebration, Jabulani, Soweto
1 page views | Thu, 7th of September, 2017Deep Soweto Celebration, Jabulani, Soweto
About Me
66 page views | Thu, 3rd of August, 2017Â Name Nontsikelelo Mazwai Stagenames Ntsiki Mazwai; MaMiya; StreetQueen; The Ntsikinator Craft Be...
Continue reading >>RAPED
3095 page views | Tue, 25th of July, 2017I did not ask to be raped Brutally molested Body vandalized Scrutinised by your non believing eyes Fickle minds Undermining my wound...
Continue reading >>Temptation
2121 page views | Tue, 25th of July, 2017I’m a girl called temptation Never your girl, your wife or your boo Just a thought that comes in the middle of the night Jus...
Continue reading >>THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN
2776 page views | Tue, 25th of July, 2017Â Now that the mighty have fallen who is going to watch over us? Preach over us? Take over us? Took our land These statues repr...
Continue reading >>Ntsiki Mazwai - Streetqueen
11 page views | Thu, 20th of July, 2017From Mobu, her distinctive line of beadwork, to Wena, her autobiographical poetry collection, from spoken word to spoken music, from producer to bold...
Continue reading >>uNomvula ubeja ngeTaxes zethu?
973 page views | Thu, 9th of February, 2017ANC NYOLS Kahle kahle Anc has nyols. What an absolute disaster of a once powerful struggle movement. ANC is the longest running African political p...
Continue reading >>Dear White Friend
981 page views | Sat, 8th of April, 2017It is important for me to write you this letter so that you and I can relate better. You are a wonderful person and I truly enjoy our engagement. Ther...
Continue reading >>GUPTA VS WCM
1927 page views | Sat, 10th of June, 2017I want to tell you exactly why you are wasting my time when you focus solely on the Guptas with regards to the economy:  “R100 is stolen fro...
Continue reading >>Dark Thought
1496 page views | Sat, 8th of July, 2017THIS STORY IS TAKEN FROM MY THESIS ‘HOMECOMING.’ IT MAY NOT BE USED BY ANY PUBLICATION OR INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT MY CONSENT. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL LE...
Continue reading >>#SocialMediaShutdown WE SURVIVED
998 page views | Thu, 22nd of June, 2017#DataMustFall If John has a shop and you buy bread from him at R20 five times a week…he is getting R100 from you every week.  If you do n...
Continue reading >>Open Letter to Afriforum
1182 page views | Fri, 30th of June, 2017Open letter to Kallie Kriel,Ernest Roets and the rest of the klu Klux klan at Afriforum We African people are watching as you throw dirt onto our...
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