SPONSORED | Research conducted in 2018 by StatsSA found that only 31.7% of Black children are raised with their biological fathers at home. Qualitative data collected by FunDzaClub mirrors this.
These are not your traditional opinion pieces, however, as FunDza’s deputy content manager Marché Arends notes. as spaces in which the personal is made political. Our writers are adept at taking issues that are close to their heart, speaking honestly about a personal experience and relating it to broader society.”“Its power lay in the vulnerability Busiswa displays. Her ability to lay herself bare and tell her story openly really resonated with our readers,” Arends says.
During its first week of publication Mahonono’s piece was viewed nearly 4,000 times and it has generated more than 100 likes and numerous comments. One reader comments, “Personal accounts like these help is humanize depression. Bravo.” Sotondoshe implores fathers around the country, “For those fathers who just ‘choose’ to be ATM fathers, from one tata to another, let us do better majita!”
Dyer adds that there is a hunger among SA youth for content that reflects their realities, as harsh these might be.
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