MoMo’s gran is very superstitious, so when he spills the salt she thinks disaster is about to happen. But MoMo doesn’t believe in superstition … or does he?

The day our principal replaced books with tablet PCs, I thought it was just another school rule. I had no idea it was the beginning of a revolution.

Runner-up of the FunDza Literacy Trust Noem My Skollie writing competition So we just got home from church. I see my gran conversing with the lady from next door. “Heeey, Nelly! Where’s your ma, Charmaine? She hasn’t been to church in a while hey! Greet her for me okay.” My gran walks in and I know what’s going to happen next. “Woooo that one! An atheist I tell you. I’m sure it’s that DSTV she had installed last month, she can’t get enough of it, hey! She even skips church no

Growing up, we had a picture-perfect family. A mom, a dad, two brothers, and a framed photo that proved it. Then one day, the picture disappeared... and so did the life we thought we'd always have.