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 clothing or the shoes you...
Is Theresa May in a rush to leave Europe?
The world is still reeling from the historic referendum in June, this year when the United Kingdom, decided to leave the European Union.
And it appears Britain’s relatively new Prime...
Clinton vs Trump – Why presidential debates matter
Monday night, 26 September 2016, the first presidential debate between Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton and her Republican opponent Donald Trump, had millions glued to their screens.
It was the first...
Dear Africa
I have not met many people in life who do not want to be better. Everyone has some desire for themselves and their environment to improve and strengthen.
In a...
Violent protest – to what end?
This is the single most critical question behind the current university student protests across South Africa.
Approximately this time last year, students took to the streets, Parliament, university halls, and...
Is the United Nations just another talk shop?
On Tuesday 20 September, Barack Obama delivered his final speech at a sitting of the United Nations General Assembly as US president.
Although he arrived a few minutes late, Obama...
Hair today, gone tomorrow
So recently the South African Twitter-verse exploded around the hashtag #PretoriaGirlsHigh.
It's been all over social media and by the time this goes to print, I imagine the conversation will have...
What is your culture?
Before dating, I had no idea that I had a specific culture. I expected things that were normal to me to be normal for everyone around me as well....
Protection vs judgement
I remember doing a theatre exercise where the director was trying to get the cast to focus on the roles that we were all going to be embodying by...
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 week, as results were finalised,...