A blue wash of acrylic paint seeps into a sea-battered concrete wall. The roller slides up and another wash changes the first wash of colour. Many washes and the wall…
CareCreativeJune 8, 2022
Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect – Wangari MaathaiIt is easy…
Taryn PereiraMarch 18, 2022
This International Women’s Day I would like to highlight the amazing opportunities and experiences I was afforded by participating in the Women for the Environment in Africa (WE Africa) leadership…
Aaniyah OmardienMarch 7, 2022
The warm Saturday sun pours down on us, comforting our skin, our muscles, our bones. A warmth is activated inside each of us, a warmth that connects us. A group…
Monique RodgersNovember 10, 2021
Every year in October South Africa celebrates National Marine Week. Much like other National Days or Holidays, these dates are to celebrate, bring awareness to, or promote the importance of…
Megan-Rose FrancisOctober 20, 2021
This year marks the kick-off of the United Nations’ (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UN Ocean Decade). For those who may be hearing of this for the…
Thando MazombaAugust 10, 2021
Student uprisings 16 June 1976 (GoodThingsGuy, 2019)What we ought to be commemorating on any given South African Public Holiday is, unsurprisingly, a contentious subject. Many of the events in our…
Semane LiyaJune 15, 2021
For a long time, I have felt that the ocean is a place of worship. A dive or a surf can bring you to your knees, make you feel small,…
Nasreen PeerJune 8, 2021
I am present in this watery time as I write about the concept of freedom. Being present is to draw on what Donna Haraway refers to as ‘staying with the…
Joanne PeersApril 26, 2021
