A Determined Black Woman

If you know anything about the “A Determined Black Woman” brand, you know that we are pro-black and pro-woman. Today we have a very “On Brand” instalment for you guys. Today’s blog post is in collaboration with four of my favourite local black and woman owned businesses. If you weren’t aware, this is the last blog post of 2020 and I thought I should give you guys something light hearted, inspirational and influential. The aim of this blog post is to prompt you to make intentional decisions to buy and support black and woman owned business .Help them grow and cement themselves into entrepreneurship. Sihle Mboniswa @make-upbysihle_m Sihle Mboniswa is a self-taught make-up artist based in Khayelitsha, Phakamisa. Like most self-taught MUA’s as they are abbreviated, she learnt her impeccable skills on YouTube. Sihle’s artistry does not focus on extreme transformation that make make-up seem like a scam. Her artistry focuses on enhancing her client’s beauty so they don’t feel completely...

  I spend most of my time on social media. I just find the space very informative and easy to engage with open mined strangers. Sometimes it can be toxic, that is when I know I have overstayed my welcome. So, the other day a Twitter user posed the question, “ What is the theme for this December? ” @Tumi213 replied and said “ Consent, okwe consent madoda. ” His response was striking to me because consent is a concept I have wanted to dissect, understand thoroughly and share it with my readers. It was also interesting to me how he managed to change the conversation from something light-hearted as a December theme to something as serious as consent. Consent is something we as a society have little regard for and take lightly. This is visible in the number of rapes that take place in our country. According to the South African Police Service, a woman is raped every 36 seconds.   Sexual Consent means actively agreeing to engage in sexual activities with someone and lets them kn...