By Richard Mabala (@MabalaMakengeza)

There I stand on my pulpit,
Platform
Socially distanced
Raised high above the masses
Exhaling my virus over their heads Exhorting them to come close
So I can direct them to stand apart
As the virus flows!
Unimpeded From one to another

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By Fadhy Mtanga (@FadhyMtanga)

Alizaliwa mwanamke
Akitambulishwa kwa rangi
Akipigania ukombozi
Kwenye kitovu cha Soweto

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By Muhidin J. Shangwe (@ShangweliBeria) Image Source: ABC

I set the alarm at 8
But woke up at 10
Left the bedroom unkempt
Because she was going to do it
Breakfast ready (more…)

By © Muhidin Shangwe (@ShangweliBeria)

Youth is stupid
When you think a bug won’t kill you
Because your immunity has impunity
To get away with infection
And you are under 50 (more…)

By Jasper “Kido” Sabuni (@KidoJapa)

Whip my ignorant ass,
Whip it with passion
To reinstate back my senses,
Strike me with vigor,
Strike my flesh with sheer eager, (more…)

By Jasper “Kido” Sabuni (@KidoJapa)

She may have never been
More of an intellectual
Like Rosa Luxemburg, Mama Demere and Dada Marjorie,
But an intellect she has always been
And her intellectual gene (more…)