http://shewearsshweshwe.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:03:46 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://shewearsshweshwe.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252a5c7a604a0109815e970d000d.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ann) http://shewearsshweshwe.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252a5c7a604a0109815e970d000d.html?_c=feed-rss http://shewearsshweshwe.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252a5c7a604a0109815e970d000d.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:03:46 -0800 Towards the end of last year I knew about two weedings that incoroporated Shwe shwe into the design and them of the weddings - The one was mentioned on one of my favourite local bogs - Babazeka's blog and the other was Megan who I share an offic... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shewearsshweshwe.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252a5c7a604a0109815e970d000d.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252a5c7a604a0109815e970d000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://shewearsshweshwe.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252a5c7a604a010980c9b3df000b.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ann) http://shewearsshweshwe.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252a5c7a604a010980c9b3df000b.html?_c=feed-rss http://shewearsshweshwe.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252a5c7a604a010980c9b3df000b.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:48:02 -0700 When I started working with the Naledi Victim Support Centre I was drawn to Dineo, who with her white hair and similar shoes reminded me so much of my own gran. 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