Articles – Heartlines

If I Was Black, It Would Have Been Worse

Despite the tragedy and abuse in his family growing up, Quinton believes life would have turned out far worse, had he been born "black" in apartheid SA.

I Used To Study Maths In The Toilet

Rechelle's exceptional talent for mathematics and her commitment to study and perservere have put Heideveld on the map for all the right reasons.

We got by each day even though we were not rich

Mashudu, a young woman from Limpopo, shares her story of growing up in poverty - yet being able to triumph above her circumstances.

My Attacker Infected Me with HIV

Eleven years ago,Romila Padayachee was attacked and raped on her way home. Aside from the trauma of the initial attack, she later found she was HIV positive.

But how can I save?

An Indian Woman Married To A Black Man

My father was not happy that I was dating a black man and found it extremely challenging to accept my relationship.

"Fleeking" on a budget

Introduce storytelling in your family

Stories have the power to build or break a nation but the strongest stories are those that start at home. Here’s one simple way to introduce the concept of storytelling in your family.

Living With Dyslexia

A lecturer once said to me that if she were my mother she wouldn’t be wasting her money on someone like me.

I was the white young man at a Xhosa initiation school.

Brandon and Yanelisa are friends who come from very different backgrounds: one of them is a white, English young man; the other a black, Xhosa young man.

It all started when I was seven

Overcoming abuse is never an easy thing, especially if the abuse began in your childhood. Zandile, a brave young woman shares her story with us.

I have lived a life of pain

South African actor Israel Sipho Matseke Zulu (Israel Makoe) opens up about his name, growing up in Alexandra township and how being incarcerated changed his life.