Siba's Selah

This travel post is for those of you going on a city tour this festive. Whether you’re Paris, Dubai, London, or Bangkok-bound, this one is for you! FYI: Click here if you missed the previous beach destination travel post 🙂 Stay in public places. #safetyfirst Travel with a bottle of water. Always visit the local…

It’s that time of the year when most of you are finalizing your holiday plans. I know some of you are busy googling things to do in Mozambique, what to wear in Dubai, how to get around in Zanzibar, best nightlife spots in Nairobi, etc.! #wanderlust To help you out, I thought I’d share some…

Mzansi’s very own Picasso (or should I maybe say Van Gogh) graces us with the Nelson Mandela centenary visual art exhibition: A collection of 100 breathtaking portraits! In 2003, Vusi Mbulali found afreedom in art and started representing Mandela in curious ways! He usesdifferent media techniques, styles and theme in each piece. Each piece tells…

In pre-school, our teacher used to say that our ears are shaped like the African continent as a sign that we are Africans indeed! I never forgot that! With that in mind, here are some interesting facts to remind us how proud we ought to be of this beautiful continent #earsonafrica The entire human race…

  I visited London a few weeks ago. Having lived there for a year, this is a city with which I am absolutely enamoured! I thought I’d share some bits and bobs from my trip to highlight why I appreciate this city so much #whatsthehype First of all, London is more than just the red…

Cacao smoothies and Goji berries; Moringa and Hemp powder; Matcha tea  and Turmeric lattes, Chia seeds, Maca powder… the list goes on! Those are names of popular ‘superfoods’ we are promised are packed with nutrients to keep you healthy and energized! Superfoods or whole foods are unprocessed and unrefined; filled with high levels of naturally…

So this post follows on from the previous post about Cape Town’s cliquey nature. This post responds to some comments you gave, chat about the existence of clique-ness within groups, and then talks about what people have done to survive in spite of the social exclusion. Cliques can form within similar groups. A friend explained that as…

  “How are you finding living in Cape Town so far? I asked an acquaintance I met a few weeks ago at a friend’s farewell party. “Cliquey,” she responded. This is the umpteenth time I hear someone who has recently moved to Cape Town say that. She explained to me that she was based in…

I met Joe* at a networking event. He introduced himself and we started talking. It was only a minute or so into our conversation when I realized that he couldn’t see me. He had visited Cape Town, South Africa before on a journalism internship, so we had a lot to chat about. Before I knew…

“So, what are you up to these days?” This is a burning question I have received from a variety of people these past couple of months. For a while, this question was an anxiety trigger for me… I’m an educated young person who wants to do something meaningful with her life, but for the past…