Botlhale Insights

The death of runner Elizabeth shook me deeply-not only as a woman, but as a runner.

Sometimes you arrive to serve, only to discover that you were also meant to receive.

Hello, Phiwe is back. ✍🏾 Three weeks away from reading and writing, and I worried I had lost my rhythm. Today, I wrote again. And I remembered: the writer in me never left. She was simply resting. Book Review 19 is here. 📚🏾✨

South Africa's political conversations increasingly happen online, but our communities still exist offline.

In my latest Botlhale Insights reflection, I share how my first experience of registering to vote shaped my understanding of civic participation and why, despite everything, I’ll still be voting.

Can Johannesburg become the city we deserve? In my latest Botlhale Insights article, I reflect on how Johannesburg has changed over the years, why civic participation matters, and why voting should be viewed not simply as a constitutional right, but as a responsibility to shape the future of our communities.

Missed any of our book review this year? Look no further, we have compiled our list for 2026. Happy reading Botlhale Hub Afrika community.

In a time when many young South Africans are questioning the value of higher education because of unemployment, this book challenged me to see education differently—not only as a pathway to employment, but as a lifelong responsibility to create, serve and lead with purpose. My biggest takeaway: Education should not mark the end of our journey; it should be the beginning of a life of purpose.

In my latest review, I reflect on Thami Nkadimeng's Finding purpose: Lessons From the Message Architect -a deeply inspiring book that reminds us that purpose is not about perfection, but growth, grace and becoming.

In my latest review, I reflect on William "Bloke" Modisane's Blame Me on History, a once banned memoir that explores the realities of apartheid, censorship, identity and the psychological impact of oppression.