ED'S CHOICE

EDITOR'S CHOICE OF THE WEEK

Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso (They/Them), South African Writer, Legal Analyst, Communication Specialist, Lecturer and Journalist. Mavuso is the Editor and Founder of Tsakane Informer.

Email : mxlurnaytshabalala@hotmail.com

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DUMI MKOKSTAD

A talented and gifted South African Gospel Artist. Mdumiseni Nzimande aka Dumi Mkokstad who has released one of the most endearing gospel albums - THE OVERFLOW (Gcwala Kimi). A must listen album, I tell you. One of my favourite song on the album is Vumb'elimnandi which is a song of praise, adoration and connecting with God. I believe that this album is a gift to all the fans of Dumi and that this album will bring healing, a greater connection to God and will be a better praising buddy for a christian who loves praising God.

MARK BEHR - THE SMELL OF APPLES

Professor Mark Behr, a Tanzanian born Writer who grew up in South Africa. He was a professor of English Literature and Creative Writing at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He taught in the MA program at the University of Witwatersrand. In this book, Prof Behr describes the Afrikaner mentality in apartheid South Africa through the eyes of his main character, Marnus an 11-year old boy who is the son of an army general. This book has won many awards and was first published in Afrikaans and then later translated into English. The Smell of Apples, is a very much triggering book yet at the very same time very much intriguing and grapping as Prof Behr allows Marnus to let us wonder in his brain as he grows and sees the world especially during the apartheid era. You can find this book at any bookstore, but I would suggest that you order it at Jonathan Ball Publishers. They have a way of getting you any book you want at affordable prices.

TRENDING | 20 Year old Tsakane Thespian and Activist Gunned on the 31st of December 2025

[Image: Xabiso Pearl Kambi TikTok] Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso | Senior Reporter | 08 January 2026 On the 21st of November 2025, She spear-headed the National Gender-Based Violence Shutdown March in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni. She believed in the rights of women and in the social,political and economic equality of the sexes. Little did she know that on the last day of 2025, it would be her last day on earth. Xabiso Pearl Kambi(20), a young thespian and activist from Tsakane, was fatally shot on the 31st of December 2025 outside her family liquor store at Corner Mbulu and Maduna street in Maxhoseni section. Kambi was allegedly approached by 3 men who robbed her of her bag which had the cashing from that day. Kambi then ran after the men fighting for her bag, it was then that one of the assailants shot her leaving her heavily wounded. Kambi succumbed to her wounds and passed on at the scene and when emergency services arrived they declared her dead confirming that h...

CALIVA OF CALIBRE : Beyond The FYP

[picture; iamcaliva // instagram post] Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso, Senior Reporter | Entertainment | 11 July 2025 Here we are introduced to a very established young man, Khotso Makoloane better known as Caliva. Caliva is a young man who is very popular on our social media platforms particularly on Facebook and TikTok. Though the introduction we were given of this young man is quite controversial, he has made it his task to re-introduce himself and give us Caliva Unfiltered. Caliva was born and bred in the Eastern Cape in a town called Sterkspruit, even though he comes from a different province he was also raised in Gauteng, in the East Rand of Johannesburg in a township called, Kwa-Thema. Makoloane describes himself as a lover of people, reading and engaging in conversations. Being a motivational speaker as one of the many caps he wears, he is passionate about speaking and teaching on Personal Growth and Purpose, and he defines purpose as anything that brin...

FEMINISM | Young Women In a Fight To Change The World

[Image :Young Urban Women. Taken by ActionAidSA Media Team] Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso | Senior Reporter | 21 February 2026 On Friday, February 20 . Young Urban Women from the East Rand of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Inner City, Mamelodi and Mokopane,Limpopo, were gathered together at the ActionAid South Africa Headquarters in Rosebank, Johannesburg for a Round Table. The Round Table was centered around conversations on Climate Justice and Care Economy. Views were exchanged and solutions were proposed on the table. Joined by audience on the virtual platform, Nontsikelelo Khunju,Young Urban Women Movement Coordinator led the round table discussion, sparking insightful thoughts and steering empowering conversations among the participants who were present at the table. Among many other things that were discussed, the key goals that were shared as part of the solutions to the issues of Climate Justice and Care Economy were to strive to, document lived experiences, deepen feminist ...

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