Mzansi storie

Brothers. Deadly beasts. Women destined to tame them. In the shadows of Cape Town's underworld, the Zibandlela brothers are feared, powerful, and unstoppable-except when it comes to love. Marked by ancestral symbols, the women who enter their lives are the only ones who can calm their feral alter egos-and survive the secrets that haunt their past. Passion, power, and danger collide in a story where love is the ultimate battlefield-and only the strongest hearts endure.

A short story collection about African nationals living in South Africa. "Warmest Welcome in Durban" is the 11th story of the short story collection.

all the confusion in the youth

They didn't welcome me to Paxton-they hurled me through its gates, head first into blood, fear, and whispers. My name is Sweetie. But in this all-boys Catholic school, there's nothing sweet about survival. Secrets stalk the corridors. Power is worn like perfume. And silence is safer than truth. Zakes has kind eyes but dangerous friends. Prince rules the gossip kingdom with a smirk and a file of everyone's sins. They think I'm too soft. Too loud. Too... me. But I didn't come here to disappear. I came to survive. Even if this school tries to rewrite my name.

A VARIETY OF SHORT STORIES THAT WILL SURELY LEAVE YOU AT AWE... LOVE, BETRAYAL AND POWER ARE THE INGREDIENTS OF THIS BOOK. YOU CAN CALL THEM A POEMS, YOU CAN CALL THEM TEASERS BUT I CALL IT A SHORTEST SHORT STORIES.

Xhanti and Athi have always been friends, not best friends, but close enough to find comfort in each other after life scattered them apart. On their last night in Cape Town, laughter, shots, and craft beer loosen their walls - until Athi leans in and kisses him. The moment is brief but unforgettable, leaving Xhanti questioning everything he thought he knew about their friendship. A story of longing, friendship, and the blurred lines between love and loyalty.

Bohlokoa Mankwe has spent most of her life learning to live with whispers. Those quiet judgments about her wheelchair, her choices, and her place in the world. She has learned to shrink herself, to stay invisible, believing that love is something meant for others. Then she meets Paballo Lehoko, a gentle soul with steady eyes and an artist's heart. What begins as a cautious spark soon grows into something undeniable. Together, they navigate stolen glances, laughter filled evenings, and the heavy weight of societal judgment. For the first time, Bohlokoa dares to imagine a life where she is not only loved, but celebrated. But love is never simple. Paballo's moment of betrayal shatters the fragile trust they've built, leaving Bohlokoa torn between heartbreak and hope. With a child on the way, she must confront the hardest questions: Can love survive imperfection? Can trust be rebuilt? And can she redefine what strength means in the face of whispers that have followed her all her life?

"Souls intertwined and hearts beating as one. When I met him I knew that I have found the one, regardless of how we were seen and what the people said... Our focus was on our love." ... A story of love, betrayal and deceit. A love so raw and forbidden. Take a quick dive as Simelokuhle a 15 years old girl falls in love with the notorious 24 years old gangster Siphephelo, it was never meant to happen but you know what they say. The heart wants what it wants.

A small description of life transitioning you from a young adult to the terrors of life they call ADULTS.

A collection of one-shots written by yours truly.

Sankambe was just a curious little monkey who loved to play by the river and steal mangoes from the village trees - until the day he met the kind old granny. She wrapped him in a beautiful minwenda, smiling as she whispered words he didn't understand. From that day, nothing was the same. The nights grew darker. Strange voices began to call his name. And slowly, his body started to change - fur fading, thoughts deepening, heartbeat slowing to something... human. But the truth is never simple. The "good" granny was no ordinary woman - she was a witch, and Sankambe was part of her twisted plan. The minwenda was her gift... and her curse. Now trapped between two worlds, Sankambe must uncover why he was chosen and what it truly means to be human - or risk losing both his soul and his freedom forever.

A graceful tale of love rooted in soil and softened by time, this is the story of a fiercely independent agricultural scientist whose world is precise, private, and lush with solitude-until a high-powered Ghanaian businessman stumbles into her path during a luxury girls' trip in Cape Town. What begins as flirtation between two guarded hearts becomes a slow-blooming love story shaped by culture, distance, and unhealed wounds. With careers that demand everything and pasts that still echo, they must navigate the science of growth-both in the soil and in the soul. Set across the sweeping landscapes of KwaZulu-Natal and the glass towers of Accra and Sandton, this is a deeply sensual, quietly powerful romance about legacy, healing, and the boldness it takes to let love grow where we once buried it.

⚘️"They call you good girl, I say otherwise." Not for the faint-hearted...☕️

please bare with me on my journey