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BIO – JESSICA BREAKEY

Jessica Breakey is currently an Associate Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand where she teaches a multidisciplinary course between Sociology and Electrical Engineering. She holds an MA from Wits and an MPhil from Cambridge University. Jessica will soon be leaving for London to pursue her doctoral research in migration at UCL, she will miss her daily walks in Emmarentia Park with her mom and her dog, Milly.

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THE EASTER EGG

The rows of dusty black shoes and ankle length white socks entered the great hall in single file. Always in a single file. Row after row of ill-fitting maroon blazers […]