Tshegofatso Masoba is one third of the writers who make up F[read]om writers. Of the three first year Rhodes University Journalism and Media Studies students, I embody the third that is comprised of sports, music (predominantly underground hip hop) and spirituality. Writing and thinking caps on please! Got that? Now you can enter F[read]om writers, a cyber realm where opinions and ideas reside in the hope of spreading from one head to the next.

A Johannesburg thoroughbred, I now find myself in the tiny city of Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, where life is not as fast tracked as I had gotten used to. I am a person who is absolutely crazy about sports; rugby, cricket and soccer form an integral portion of my staple diet while other sports like boxing, athletics and swimming also feature in there as well. Messi vs. Ronaldo? Is the current Springbok team the best ever? These are the type of arguments that I hope to indulge in with readers as we learn from one another and converse about the wonderful world of sports.

Music also forms a major part of my life at the moment as I have been in love with hip hop since my years as a toddler. My older brother used to play the catchy beats and lyrics at an outrageously high volume, inconsiderate of my supple ears. Today, I play hip hop at deafening volumes independently while also making an odd contribution of writing verses or poems of my own every now and then. I am flexible in this field, although I might not be eager to talk about commercial hip hop and crunk; a conversation about underground hip hop is most likely to get the best out of me. I consider underground hip hop as being much realer than commercial and crunk music, a wet dream for the other two forms of hip hop. It manages to address serious topics, enlighten one about the world we are living in, without losing its amazing sound. Journalism on beats.

F[read]om writers, on the other hand, is a blog that aims to attract as many people involved in the field of journalism as possible. A blog vigilantly assembled for readers who will not view our blogposts as undisputable doctrines cast in stone, but rather the opening exchange in a conversation because our hope is to sustain a reciprocal relationship between readers and writers alike. Since it goes without saying that journalists are readers, or at least they should be, you can expect a book review as well every now and then. Are you ready to be f[read] ?

Amandla! Awethu.

Amanga! Awenu.