Reflections on the year 2020 and vision for 2021 2020 was a year of turbulence and blessings. The year of Covid’19. The year of high rates of unemployment, deaths, sicknesses, divorce, mental health issues, gender based violence, interrupted schooling, etc. 2020 has taught me to continue to be grateful and appreciate who I am and
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The Dragon With a Fake Smile Am I sane or insane? Am I in my mind or has my mind ceased to function? Is this real? I don’t know what to make of this My body shivering with fear My body crippled by what’s just happened My body soiled by an unknown substance Oh! No!… I
Girl Child, Beware of the Dragon Girl child, you matter. Beware of the dragon that will creep up on you and pounce on you when you least expect it. Beware of the dragon that will take advantage of your innocence. Beware of the thief in the night that will steal your shine and yet live normally
Inspire the Young Minds The month of heritage, September came to an end with my family celebrated our heritage, our culture, the birthday of my second born child and also celebrating my first-born child’s birthday. My kids have grown, y’all. I am grateful to be called a mom. Celebration of heritage signifies knowing your roots, understanding
A Poem Praise to Self This woman is a rock, she rocks She has been carrying everybody’s burden on her shoulders And travelling a never-ending journey I looked at her, and realized that she has been tossed side to side She had lost faith in herself She had lost self-belief She doubted her decisions She
Travelling is like engaging in prayers that will change the course of your life – Visiting Egypt How excited I was to finally be in Egypt for a few days. The last time I visited, I had a few hours to spare, so I applied for my visa and submitted all the documents required. By that
The Inspiration Behind “The Brave Little African Girl” I am Thabitha Mathabatha, born and bred in Limpopo Province, from a village called Ga-Mathabatha. I have 4 adult children (2 girls and 2 boys). My love for children and child-like spirit are the reason I normally say that I am childlike, but not childish. Travel is something
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The Commencement of My Travel Journey My love for travel started when I was still young, seeing my maternal grandfather traveling to and from Johannesburg every month. As some put it, “children don’t listen to what you say, they do what you do”. I watched my tall, handsome grandfather live a la vida loca life, having
The Love I Have For Children I have experienced so much love when I was growing up. I received such a lot of love from different people, adults in particular. Some called me Fifi, Fofo, Boriswana (I don’t even know what this name meant), Posche, Miss Little Teacher, Mmasebotsana (meaning “the beautiful one”), Mosadi wa ditsebe
Welcome. My name is Thabitha Mathabatha, author of The Brave Little African Girl. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this blog to interact