All deaths matter. But do some matter more?
In my home city Cape Town over the last two weeks, two murders have made the headlines: those of 19-year-old Sinoxolo Mafevuka and 16-year-old Franziska...
You’re such a snob!
I’m a coffee snob. When it comes to coffee it should be properly ground black coffee – no sugar.
Maybe it’s your favourite brand of...
Martin Luther King: I Have A Dream
In 1963, American civil rights activist Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech in front of a crowd of 250,000...
Baleka Mbete says sorry to Julius Malema
Just when we thought the drama in the South African parliament was over, things got more interesting. After referring to Economic Freedom Front (EFF)...
A Different Kind of Television
You may ask why another Whitehouse drama is worth watching. Between the heightened melodrama of Olivia Pope in Shonda Rhimes' Scandal (South Africans know the show as The...
It’s coalition season
Last week, I wrote about the “democracy test” South Africa was faced with as her people headed to the polls on 3 August 2016.
This...
Pray for the Kenyan elections
Today, is a significant day in Kenya as the population heads to the polls to elect a new leader.
Following on from months of uncertainty...
Monocle: How to make a nation
Monocle is one of the top companies when it comes to positive literature in the world today. Whether you subscribe to their monthly magazines...
President Michael
Back in 1936, a mother received news she was with child. In July of 1937, her bundle of joy arrived, a baby boy and...
What shepherd are you following?
“You’re a sheep. They don’t ever say "lone sheep". A lone sheep is a dead sheep.” – Kenneth Hart
When I saw that quote, I though...