Lineo Segoete

By Lineo Segoete on April 19, 2019 — After the Notre Dame fire, many straight-shooters among us turned to social media to offer a history lesson on all the unsavoury things France has done to Africa and remind us why it is not our place to catch feelings. Instead of being salty and criticising the West for stepping up to handle something they consider an emergency, should our reaction not be to reflect on ourselves as a society and what our priorities are?

By Lineo Segoete The recent evidence of a violent relationship between two well-known South African musicians should be a wake-up call to us as a society to revisit what we consider to be "healthy masculinity", says Lineo Segoete. On 4 March 2019 an Instagram video posted by gqom musician Babes Wodumo went viral and caused a social media storm across all platforms in the southern African region.

Happier times, Babes Wodumo and her boyfriend and business partner Mampintsha. Photo: Babes Wodumo/Instagram On 4 March 2019 an Instagram video posted by gqom musician Babes Wodumo went viral and caused a social media storm across all platforms in the southern African region. Debates ensued among friends and strangers alike about the toxicity of the young talent and her boyfriend and business partner Mampintsha and where to put the blame.