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the Bid uur

There was no “tee taafel” that night because Quality bake had no koesisters or any fancies at the time we walked over to buy some. There…

5 min readJun 10, 2023

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the Bid uur

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Ling Sheperd

So dronk soos ‘n kleurling onderwyser

I struggle with understanding the word “decolonise”. And as time goes on I am understanding the practice of decolonising better, than…

5 min readOct 8, 2022

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So dronk soos ‘n kleurling onderwyser

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Ling Sheperd

Tietie and Boeta

“Tietie and Boeta” are words we grew up with, got assigned to us and learnt to embody beyond it being descriptions of sister and brother…

4 min readSep 4, 2022

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Tietie and Boeta

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Ling Sheperd

Kakapusa (amnesia) Khronicles- The Leliefontein Massacre of 1902

On January 31st 120 years ago a massacre occurred at Leliesfontein in the Namakwa District, Northern Cape. Today the provincial government…

3 min readMar 20, 2022

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Kakapusa (amnesia) Khronicles- The Leliefontein Massacre of 1902

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Ling Sheperd

Cookie

I had fears of these ramblings of mine becoming an obituary page. I got over that very quickly when I realised with each death in my family…

7 min readMar 14, 2022

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Cookie

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Ling Sheperd

Showmax’s Sex in Afrikaans Review

Toet,Tet and Tril is what I was thinking hearing Sex in Afrikaans. I pictured someone in a voortrekker kappie doing reverse cowboy. Or a…

5 min readFeb 15, 2022

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Showmax’s Sex in Afrikaans Review

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Ling Sheperd

“Darra”

Where I grew up you hardly heard someone say “dad” or “daddy”, it was always Derrie, Derra or Darra. We called my father Darra. His name…

4 min readJun 17, 2021

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“Darra”

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Ling Sheperd

Lego and the unbearable lightness of superficial kak

We associate Lego with fun and childhood memories- actually adult too. Sitting and building something from scratch is perfection at any…

4 min readJun 12, 2021

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Lego and the unbearable lightness of superficial kak

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Ling Sheperd

Shaleen Surtie-Richards was born a legend

Shaleen had an inner warmth that translated onto the screen and stage. She made you feel like you knew her your entire life. She embodied a…

3 min readJun 11, 2021

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Shaleen Surtie-Richards was born a legend

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Ling Sheperd

Five Films for Freedom 2021

The Five films for freedom is a partnership with BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival. The British Council makes five LGBTIQ+ themed…

4 min readMar 18, 2021

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Five Films for Freedom 2021

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Ling Sheperd

Ling Sheperd

Radomness, politics, queerness, Cape Town, South Africa, tech and movies. Music that you should dance to under fairy lights. Bompies are a food group

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