Unathi Kapa : In Conversation: Recent Episodes
Unathi Kapa
Author of Whawha Was Here: A Memoir, Unathi Kapa, is passionate about actively creating spaces conducive to constructive conversations around child-rearing in the broader African context and with focus on her immediate isiXhosa culture. Her vision for her published memoir is to be a catalyst for such discourse, beyond her own personal story.
Unathi is also a Rhodes University graduate in Political Science and Organisational Psychology, a self-professed social commentator with a broad interest in societal issues that touch us all. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Enterprise Management from Rhodes University.
From time to time, she puts on her musical hat as a recording artist, with stage name, Lholho. Her EP, titled Wela, was released in 2018.
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Delving deep into the mental health implications of family complications, caring for our elderly in African communities and more.
The clan name implications for children who are "raised by the village" are wide-ranging. This is the departure point of this candid conversation between Unathi Kapa, author of Whawha Was Here - A Memoir, and Khanyisa George. What should adoption and fostering entail in the African society context? How to navigate the process of preparing the Last Will and Testament for African people. And much more to ponder.
A conversation on familial ties and individual agency in the context of spirituality.
Teen psychology.
The philosophy of Ubuntu and its current lived experience.
And so much more...
A conversation on family of origin vs own curated community of care.
Channeling younger selves in memoirs.
Feminist/Womanist perspectives on rural women.
And so much more...
The virtual book tour continues with Unathi Kapa, author of Whawha Was Here and Dima Maputla. A conversation about reckoning with life as it is, allowing the light into all the crevices and not shying away from the hard questions.
The virtual book tour continues with Unathi Kapa, author of Whawha Was Here, and Dima Maputla. A conversation about reckoning with life as it is, allowing the light into all the crevices and not shying away from the hard questions.
The candid and intimate conversation between the author of Whawha Was Here, Unathi Kapa, and Linda Mqala continues, as they go more in-depth on the themes from the memoir.
It's time for the Virtual Book Tour to officially commence. Grab some tea and scones. Join us for a candid and intimate conversation on this highly anticipated book by those who have had the privilege of enjoying close proximity to the story of this girl, Whawha, including the interviewer. Linda Mqala, whose journey with Unathi Kapa started at Rhodes University some 22 years ago in a Journalism lecture, hosts this first virtual chat, with more to follow, as Unathi goes beyond the blurb in sharing about the book that she has authored, whose societal themes transcend her personal story.
Part II will follow shortly.