Why I Don’t like Mandela Day
Woke up yesterday morning to a tweet reminding me that it is 13 days to go til Mandela Day. And I thought to myself, what if,...
Ransom for the Chibok Girls
In April, militant group, Boko Haram abducted nearly 300 girls from a boarding school in Chibok in northeastern Nigeria. Dozens of the girls escaped, but...
Theresa May’s secret weapon
On the 23rd of June 2016, the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. Granted it was a very close call, with 52%...
The Trump days ahead
In a week the world will have a new leader – President-elect Donald Trump.
The Financial Times named him their Person of the Year for...
Vote where it counts
At the moment, the newly re-appointed finance minister of South Africa, Pravin Gordhan, is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
The South African...
Proud White African
I am fairly new to this blogging thing.
Don't get me wrong- I have opinions, many many opinions, so when I was told I could...
Is Chance the future of politics?
Chance The Rapper is fast becoming a household name.
He is breaking records while disrupting how the music industry has worked for decades.
He recently became...
Istanbul attack: Why it’s not over (yet)
While the world is still reeling in the wake of a terrible shooting in Orlando, we have yet another horrific reality to process: this time in the form of a...
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...
Feast your plagiarise on this
Gone are the days where politicians can be sneaky and get away with it.
I woke up this Tuesday with the news that Melania Trump had...