A shrill pain would sheet through her head with a terrible intensity, tailed by bouts of dizziness that triggered a vague and blurred vision, then suddenly a blackout! Having contended with such occurrences since childhood, Ms. Boiteko Phalalo had accepted her ill fate, only hoping that one day it would ‘miraculously’ stop. Nevertheless, the odds were against her belief, year…
Not many people know the effects of a life of addiction as much as Mr Thuso Masilo. For twenty years, his life was a wrangled mess of addiction to cigarettes, marijuana, drinking alcohol and masturbation. Binge drinking was a way of life and smoking was like second nature to him. Retracing his steps to the genesis of all these problems,…
For the past 10 years, Ms Constance Mudongo has been suffering from constipation; she would spend up to 4 days without the call of nature and as a result she suffered discomfort in the hands of this ailment. Often times she would experience bloating coupled with excruciating pains in her stomach. Whenever the pain struck she would have to immediately…
I remember my days back in junior secondary school, an era that saw me being initiated into the lifestyle of being a ‘tomboy’. I hung around a group of rowdy young boys who were known to be rebellious within the school circles. I was the only girl within this troop and so, I fancied them so much that I started…
An eager beaver – that was my middle name whilst I was still confined within faculty walls. Always enthusiastic and ready to put on my thinking cap and fully apply myself to every demanding equation. Book hogging, numerous hours spent over the skyline and a couple of examinations later, I finally made it. Yes! I was an officially licensed Commercial…
Despite the money on the table, elders geared up and ready to negotiate and everything else set, the couple just could not get married! Well, Mrs Suping was simply trailing and contending with the same fate that her people had been faced with since time immemorial; there was no marriage at all in her family and it was quiet apparent…
For 6 years, Ms Fichani a National Accounting Diploma holder had been jobless and throughout this period, her life was a crestfallen tale to a point that even putting bread on the table was difficult as she had to care for her family after losing both of her parents, uncles and aunts to the sting of death. She narrates that…
“What happened to him? Will he be fine? He reeks of paraffin…” they cried as they found Thabang lying on the ground, in a comatose state, with just a thin line between him and his last breath. Having solicited all kinds of aid known under the sun, the young lad was tired of it all; the alcohol, the dagga addiction,…
For a period of over ten years, Mr Albert Gaopelo had been suffering from a very piercing pain in his heart. Over the years, the pain intensified so much that it instigated a lifestyle of tiredness. At night, he would encounter difficulties in breathing and this led to a trend of snoring, so loudly one could easily mistake him for…
For the past three years, young Angu Mandizha suffered from urinary incontinence; a condition where her urine would uncontrollably leak and often cause her embarrassment and a foul smell. As a result of this, much of her daily life revolved around avoiding interactions that would bring her condition to light. The awkwardness of this situation arose from the fact that…