The Obama Legacy
During every significant transition in life, it is hard not to become nostalgic and reflective. And Barack Obama’s imminent exit from the White House is no different.For the last...
Is Justin Trudeau the new Barack Obama?
There is a new kid on the block and he is putting Canada on the global relevance map.Prime minister Justin Trudeau is the second youngest prime minister in the...
Protest and the “Miss” of Dismissing
South African Universities are in a bit of a crisis at the moment. But exactly how deep the crisis is, might depend on where you get your information from.Yesterday...
Barack Obama Unites the Democrats
Wow! That’s all I could say after watching US president Barack Obama deliver his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday 27 July.His speech is probably the...
Deadly Al-Shabaab Attack On Kenyan University
There has been a deadly attack on a university in Kenya. Below is an extract of the story as it has unfolded and been reported so far, courtesy of...
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 Fixer) and the cutthroat genius...
MURDERERS AMONG US.
Hopefully the title of this blog got your attention!. If not, I actually wouldn’t be surprised to be honest. It really seems that people in general have become so de-sensitised...
Building a nation: Christians and racism
Being in a mixed race relationship is one of the biggest adventures I have ever embarked on. To be honest, I don't know if I was ever ready for...
The quest for spaces of diversity
I woke up early this morning to see that Fight Song was trending on Twitter.I clicked on the tag to see what it was about and saw actress Elizabeth...
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 supporters in Washington. 'I Have...