Author: Neziswa Kanju

Life is too short for unforgiveness

[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Life is too short to live it trapped in unforgiveness, living with hate and living with regret. In the last week alone I have heard of three deaths. Three husbands who left their wives with the reality that they have to continue […]

Of shoes and dust in marriage

[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Try wearing your shoes on the wrong feet. You will only cause your feet to stress. You will not be able to move forward. You will walk but your walk will be skewed as if you are limping! What causes a perfectly […]

SA music talent honoured at SAMAs

Known as the Grammys of South Africa, the South African Music Awards (SAMA) now in their 22nd year were held in KwaZulu-Natal at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) last Saturday. The prestigious event attracted many industry executives; legendary musicians, up and coming musicians and SAMA nominees who all came […]

Faking it? Then work on it

[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] The other day as I was seating writing on my laptop, my youngest son (aged 6) also took his toy laptop and sat right next to me. He proceeded to open it and type away as if he needed to meet a […]

Not pleasant, but necessary

[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Have you ever had one of those peaceful “me time” moments that gets interrupted? You might be enjoying your sleep in the middle of the day or sipping a cup of coffee while reading a good book. You might finally be watching […]

Lessons from 15 years of marriage

[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Recently we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. As always when one celebrates an anniversary there are moments of looking back at your journey as a couple. This milestone was no different for us as we went down memory lane remembering the good […]