2025 was not what we expected: the year that changed us all

Описание: 2025 was not what we expected: the year that changed us all | Bookmarked Conversations Podcast

2025 arrived with plans, promises and neatly stacked expectations. It left us with lessons, shifts and stories we never saw coming.

In this powerful episode of Bookmarked Conversations, we gather voices that didn’t just endure the year but were transformed by it. Creators, writers, entrepreneurs and cultural architects reflect on what 2025 took, what it revealed, and how it reshaped the way they move through the world.

Lessons Learned. Stories Lived. Words That Matter.

🎙️ Featuring:

Tumi
Founder and owner of Monate, a young Black female entrepreneur revolutionising the South African coffee industry and redefining ownership within the culture.

Angela Makholwa
Screenwriter and producer whose work has moved from exclusive bookshelves to major screens. She has written and produced shows such as Red Ink on Showmax, shaping contemporary African storytelling.

Siya
Writer, revolutionary thinker and philanthropist. When the Black man becomes both the writer and the message, the book no longer hides truth, it delivers it.

Takalani M
Her words are just as bright and colourful as her outfits, if not more. A voice that refuses to be diluted or ignored.


Rashid Kay
Your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper, now dominating radio lines and influencing the sound of the culture.

Kurt Ellis
A wizard with the pen, on and off the screen, crafting stories that linger long after the page is turned or the screen fades to black.

Zukiswa
Her legs have carried her as far as her heart has gone. Through the power of her pen, she runs toward truth and speaks for the voiceless.

Thabang Dulamo (Bang Dulamo)
Creative director and event curator working through two entities: Ra Tsoga Lifestyle, focused on start-up business consulting and public relations, and Comm Comm Creative Communications, an event management and video production company based in Pretoria.

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