Author

Nadia Kamies

I was born and raised in Cape Town during apartheid. My writing focuses on the aftermath of slavery and apartheid.

25 pieces

FORGOTTEN HISTORY, POLITICS
Namibia’s Genocide Remembrance Day
Namibia held its first Genocide Remembrance Day on May 28, 2025 to commemorate the genocide of the Nama and Herero people by…
NADIA KAMIES
IN THE NEWS, POLITICS
Standing Vigil
When I wrote my last piece for Reclamation Magazine in November last year, I had just been to a protest march in…
NADIA KAMIES
FORGOTTEN HISTORY, POLITICS
Showing Up with Joy
There’s a story I’ve seen on Instagram recently about a man who staged a lone protest outside the White House with a…
NADIA KAMIES
CULTURE, LIFE
More than a fairytale
My nine-year-old nephew recently performed in the Cape Town Opera’s production of Cinderella/Cendrillon at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town in…
NADIA KAMIES
POLITICS
Banning Books, Silencing Voices
Featured Illustration: Jane Mount . . . I have been watching the escalating trend of banning books in the USA with a…
NADIA KAMIES
POLITICS
A Colonial Parable
A long, long time ago, some travellers from a northern country sailed into a bay to seek shelter on their journey around…
NADIA KAMIES
LIFE
This Writing Life
Featured Image: Etienne Girardet I’ve been struggling to write the last few months. Well, the truth is that I write every day…
NADIA KAMIES
EMPOWERMENT
Embracing Ageing
I spent the morning at a chair yoga workshop recently, talking about the effects of ageing on the body. While I’m not…
NADIA KAMIES
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
What’s in a Name?
Up along the west coast of South Africa, towards its border with Namibia, lies the Kamiesberg (or Kamies mountain), about five hours…
NADIA KAMIES
LIFE
Goodbye, Arch: Sharing Sorrow
South Africa lost a much-loved leader in Nobel Peace laureate and Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, in December 2021. A…
NADIA KAMIES
CULTURE
Blackness, Belonging, and Mental Health: A Book Review
Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers for ‘Maybe I Don’t Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery’ by David…
NADIA KAMIES
POLITICS
The Right to Vote
Featured Illustration: Melissa Koby Earlier this month, South Africa held local government elections (South Africa has a three-tier government system, i.e., national,…
NADIA KAMIES

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