top of page
In search of the explicit
Learn to say what you mean and mean what you say. It will change your life.
Aug 23, 20204 min read
Online Learning vs. Emergency Remote Teaching
It’s tempting to directly compare emergency remote teaching with real online learning, but the two couldn't be further apart.
Jun 14, 20204 min read
Senamile Masango – Not Your Everyday Nuclear Physicist
From teen mom to nuclear physicist – meet Senamile Masango, the first African woman to conduct an experiment at CERN.
Aug 5, 20195 min read
We Need to Get Comfortable with (Real) Failure
The failure I’m talking about is the outright, embarrassing, you-haven’t-got-a-hope kind of failure.
Jul 11, 20195 min read
A Difficult Conversation on Fear
Why do we avoid talking about certain kinds of fear? In South Africa, it's a conversation intermingled with race.
Jul 1, 20184 min read
Beyond the Rhetoric of Transformation
Transformation, even in political terms, is a matter of mind and spirit.
Aug 20, 20176 min read
Why I supported #BlackMonday and will support #NationalShutdown
Thoughts on selective protest in South Africa. Sometimes, solidarity is the only way to save your country.
Apr 4, 20176 min read
Striving and Being: The Road Less Travelled
How helpful are self-help "gurus"?
Mar 26, 20175 min read
A Man of Good Hope
Follow the story of one man, Asad, who joins thousands of Somali migrants in their diaspora to the south in search of a better life.
Mar 21, 20176 min read
The Social Media We Deserve
Do you have the social media YOU deserve?
Feb 17, 20176 min read
Taking the Low Road: SONA 2017
Thoughts on South Africa's 2017 State of the Nation Address.
Feb 11, 20176 min read
Redefining "Open Minded"
Have those difficult conversations, even if Piet Van Tonder just doesn't get it. We all have an unspoken responsibility to build bridges.
Dec 30, 20165 min read
My Two Cents on the State of the Nation
A few thoughts on the messy politics of South Africa and the meaning of leadership.
Oct 21, 20165 min read
bottom of page