Katleho Mabindisa

Extract from Thandi H. Dlamini's diary, year 2058:

"I never thought this day would ever come. The day when every male on the planet ceased to exist. It's absolutely mind-boggling. The words convey meaning, yet lack true coherence. While all the women celebrated this accomplishment, I harbored a deep resentment. A resentment so intense that it drove me to betray those I once trusted wholeheartedly. I am left with no one to rely on, not even my own mother. I feel lost in this realm of sorcery. Will I ultimately perish in solitude within this dystopian society?"

A World Of Women

"MAWU," I read aloud, my voice trembling. It escaped my lips, a whisper swallowed by the dead silence of the car. I couldn't help but think that things just kept getting stranger and stranger. 


My father had written that word on a scrap of paper I discovered inside the pendant. What did it signify? And what connection did it have to Miss White – if that was even her true name? 


"I know you have questions, Thando," Miss White stated, her gaze fixed on the road ahead. "Ask them, and I'll answer everything." 


"How can I be sure you're telling the truth?" I pressed, my voice laced with suspicion. 


"I work with Anthony. Isn't that proof enough that I'm one of the good guys?" 


Her words struck a chord. Anthony. The boy who’d once been my world, now a ghost in a world turned upside down. Despite the strangeness, the fear, a flicker of trust remained, like a lit candle in a hurricane. 


"Firstly," I began, "who are you really? Did you lie about your identity?" 
