A few months ago, I read a devotional penned by a woman whose husband had been delivered from alcoholism. Unfortunately, he did not survive the endocarditis that afflicted him not long after. What stayed with me was her quiet observation: “Some things remain a mystery in this life.” I write following the heartbreaking news of […]
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After meeting a potential suitor, 30-year-old South African Olorato Mongale never returned home. Her life was needlessly cut short on Africa Day. A CCTV image shared on social media shows her leaving for the date in broad daylight. She had informed her friend and, as some noted, was “dressed decently.” These are safety precautions women
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This four-hour series delves into the emotional turmoil experienced by a family and those closely involved in the case after 13-year-old Jamie Miller is arrested in a dramatic SWAT-like raid. His alleged crime? Unthinkable—the stabbing of a schoolmate. Netflix describes Adolescence as “emotional” and “intimate,” and this becomes evident from the very first episode. The
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This past weekend, I followed a Facebook conversation between two women writers I admire. The discussion was sparked by International Women’s Day (IWD), observed annually on March 8. Interestingly, one woman shared her decision not to celebrate, citing recent painful experiences with other women. The other countered, saying she would commemorate the day, particularly in
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Seated among some unfamiliar older people—men in suit jackets and women with doeks covering their heads—I found myself in a sitting room stripped of its familiar arrangement. Gone were the sofas, the TV, the coffee table, and the Victorian-style ceramic figurines that once decorated the space. Taking their place was a pure white wooden casket,
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