What a real hero looks like
Last weekend started with a wet and windy Friday night. I was exhausted from work and the week. No way was I going out. I...
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...
Don’t fall for this relationship death-trap
Have you ever heard of a carnivorous plant? There is one which I have recently become aware of: the Pitcher plant. Have you ever heard of...
Live like you are dying
I know a title like “live like you’re dying” might sound strange, but it will all make sense by the end.
Have you ever been...
Fathers in Africa, man up
Years ago, I became very good friends with a girl who is half Portuguese and half black. My friend had a younger step -brother who...
Do You Have a Frenemy?
I recently came across this term and to be honest, I'd never heard of it before. Have you? It's a real word, I promise!...
The 5 People You Should Never Marry
Being in relationships is one major part of the human experience. Whether at work, in the family, at school or in our neighborhood, we...
Let me give you a tip
The tip that keeps on giving.
By now you have likely heard some version of the story: A waitress at Obz Cafe in Cape Town, Ashleigh...
5 Helpful Ways To Be a Good Friend During Tragedy
Recently two good friends of mine were hit by tragedy.
One of them lost his mom. The other one is watching her husband struggle with...
Share Your Island
“No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.”
I’m pretty sure the poet, a man...