Levinia Pienaar laat ons almal onthou van ’n antie of ’n ouma wat haar geld op die veiligste plek beskikbaar gebêre het.

René Ngwenya writes a poem about motherhood.

“She was in her 80s when she would still cook soup ‘vir die ou mense’,” recalls Loretta Feris as she remembers her mother.

We’ve written previously about why we made the decision to stop printing the Koe’sister magazine and pivot to this premium-access website in

For Janet Sithole amadumbe was a staple food growing up in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). She shares her story and explains how to make amadumbe curry

“When you speak to anyone here and you mention that you had an epiphany about your life, your career, your love, they nod and say: ‘Yeah, th

Fayruza Abrahams writes about the Thursday evening gadat, a ritual that is still being practiced today, especially in the Bo-Kaap community

Fahiem Stellenboom remembers his paternal grandmother, a legend in the kitchen.

Ingrid Josephs Vincent vertel van wat haar ma haar geleer het van die Namataal, dans, en gebruike.

Wendy Anthonie vertel hoekom hierdie geen-knie broodresep perfek werk vir haar.

“The thing about playing small is, we are silenced, and silent about the stuff that we need to be vocal about,” Cariema Isaacs says as she v

Christina Koen tells of the trials and tribulation of her family’s foray into tending a food garden and finds just how rewarding it is to li

Christina Koen vertel van Dysselsdorp wat doer in die verte teen die R62 sit. Een van SA se menigte vergete gemeenskappe, agtergelaat na die

Jackson Noer explains how baking cookies for Eid carry their own stories in each sweet bite.

Rahshanah Damonse shares reflections from a couple of years back on the end of Ramadaan.

Cariema Isaacs remembers how both her grandmothers, made konfyt for Eid and weddings.

Cariema Isaacs shares how she found her word in Bali: lineage. Read on as she continues sharing her journey of self-discovery in diary form.

Tania Mathys pays a beautiful tribute to her aunt with a simple table that symbolises much, much more.

Nasreen Riley explains how to make palmiers and how switching on her can feel like part of a ceremony to pay homage to her grandmother’s leg

Fahiem Stellenboom shares the meaning of a significant night that occurs during Ramadaan.