Sista Bosso Magazine December 2025 The Food Issue

About The Issue: December 2025

The Food Issue

1. Editor’s Note

This issue opens with an editor’s note that reflects on food as more than sustenance. It explores food as memory, healing, comfort, and connection. From family kitchens to community tables, the note honours how food brings people together in moments of joy, struggle, celebration, and survival.

It acknowledges the generational knowledge passed down through mothers and grandmothers, the quiet therapy found in cooking, and the way love becomes an action through preparing meals for others. The editor’s note sets the emotional and cultural foundation for the entire issue.

2. The African Philosophy of Healing Through Food

This feature explores African food traditions as systems of healing rooted in nature, balance, and ancestral wisdom. It looks at how African communities have long understood food as medicine, nourishment, and spiritual support.

The article examines indigenous ingredients, preparation methods, and eating practices that support the body holistically, highlighting how modern wellness conversations are now returning to principles that African cultures have always lived by.

12. Lovenocia Boitumelo Mashilo: Entrepreneur, Founder of Thando’s Butchery

This profile spotlights Lovenocia Boitumelo Mashilo and her journey as an entrepreneur building Thando’s Butchery. The article explores her role as a local business developer.

It highlights the importance of women and ownership within the food value chain, and the power of women building sustainable food businesses that serve both people and purpose.

17. Indigenous Food List: African Alkaline Staples

This article presents a carefully curated list of indigenous African foods that align with alkaline and mineral rich lifestyles. It explores ingredients such as grains, leafy greens, fruits, and herbs that have sustained African communities for generations.

Beyond nutrition, the feature places each food within its cultural context, showing how these staples connect land, heritage, and wellness while supporting sustainability and food sovereignty.

23. Dineo Rakgotho: Candidate Attorney, CEO of the AESA Youth Program, Partner in the RODS Foundation

We profiled Dineo Rakgotho and her work at the intersection of leadership, youth development, and social impact. The article highlights how education, and empowerment are deeply connected, and how initiatives like hers contribute to healthier, more resilient communities.

Her story reflects how professional excellence and community responsibility can coexist.

30. The Alkaline Pantry: A Kitchen That Works As Hard As You Do

This practical and inspiring feature reimagines the kitchen as a space of intention and efficiency. It explores how stocking an alkaline inspired pantry supports energy, balance, and everyday wellness.

The article breaks down how thoughtful food choices, storage, and preparation can turn the kitchen into a tool for healing, productivity, and long term health without perfection or pressure.

37. Mambone Agnes: Community Builder, Activist, Mentor, Sista Bosso of the Year 2025

This tribute honours Mambone Agnes as Sista Bosso of the Year 2025. The feature celebrates her work as a community builder, activist, and mentor, highlighting how care, and service intersect in grassroots leadership.

Her story reflects the power of women who nourish communities not only through words, but through action, presence, and consistency.

42. African Kitchen: Tools, Techniques and Cooking

This article explores the African kitchen as a cultural archive. It highlights traditional tools such as clay pots, stone grinders, wooden spoons, and open flame cooking, alongside modern adaptations.

The feature honours the techniques, rituals, and skills that shape African cooking, showing how the kitchen remains a place of knowledge, creativity, and continuity across generations.

60. Simone Naidoo: Entrepreneur, Educator, Education and Training Specialist, Founder and Director of Alabaster Training Centre and Radiant Rag Stitch

This profile explores Simone Naidoo’s work in education, entrepreneurship, and skills development. The article connects learning, empowerment, and highlights how education plays a role in economic independence and community upliftment.

Her story reflects how purposeful leadership can transform lives through structure, training, and opportunity.

65. Joy Royford: Kenyan Entrepreneur, Teacher, Philanthropist and Founder of Chikichillies Leather

This feature profiles Joy Royford and her journey as a Kenyan entrepreneur and philanthropist. While rooted in leather craftsmanship, the article connects her work to sustainability, ethical production, and African entrepreneurship.

It highlights how creative industries and cultures often intersect through values of care, resourcefulness, and respect for materials and people.

74. Recipe: Beef and Vegetable Stir Fry

This recipe balances flavour, nutrition, and simplicity, reflecting the theme of everyday food made with intention.

It serves as a reminder that cooking does not need to be complicated to be meaningful, and that even simple meals can carry care, culture, and connection.

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