South Africa

Aug 23, 20204 min read

In search of the explicit

Learn to say what you mean and mean what you say. It will change your life.

Jun 14, 20204 min read

It’s tempting to directly compare emergency remote teaching with real online learning, but the two couldn't be further apart.

Aug 5, 20195 min read

From teen mom to nuclear physicist – meet Senamile Masango, the first African woman to conduct an experiment at CERN.

Jul 11, 20195 min read

The failure I’m talking about is the outright, embarrassing, you-haven’t-got-a-hope kind of failure.

Jul 1, 20184 min read

Why do we avoid talking about certain kinds of fear? In South Africa, it's a conversation intermingled with race.

Aug 20, 20176 min read

Transformation, even in political terms, is a matter of mind and spirit.

Apr 4, 20176 min read

Thoughts on selective protest in South Africa. Sometimes, solidarity is the only way to save your country.

Mar 26, 20175 min read

How helpful are self-help "gurus"?

Mar 21, 20176 min read

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.

Feb 17, 20176 min read

Do you have the social media YOU deserve?

Feb 11, 20176 min read

Thoughts on South Africa's 2017 State of the Nation Address.

Dec 30, 20165 min read

Have those difficult conversations, even if Piet Van Tonder just doesn't get it. We all have an unspoken responsibility to build bridges.

Oct 21, 20165 min read

A few thoughts on the messy politics of South Africa and the meaning of leadership.