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Let's take things to the next level

Let's take things to the next level

Let's take things to the next level

Let's take things to the next level

//designing money around the world.

//designing money around the world.

"I write what I like."
– Steve Biko

The Social Media We Deserve

Feb 17, 2017
6 min

The Social Media We Deserve

Do you have the social media YOU deserve?

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Taking the Low Road: SONA 2017

Feb 11, 2017
6 min

Taking the Low Road: SONA 2017

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

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The DJ, the Aliens, the Water and Me

Jan 29, 2017
6 min

The DJ, the Aliens, the Water and Me

When last did you have a conversation about aliens?

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African Freedom Is Our Responsibility

Jan 25, 2017
5 min

African Freedom Is Our Responsibility

What a conference with our continent's change-makers taught me about true leadership.

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The Power and Beauty of Imagination

Jan 2, 2017
4 min

The Power and Beauty of Imagination

As we grow up, the child-like imagination of unicorns and princesses becomes the creative force which transforms our dreams into realities.

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Redefining "Open Minded"

Dec 30, 2016
5 min

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.

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A Reflection on the End of a Debating Career

Dec 18, 2016
5 min

A Reflection on the End of a Debating Career

We don’t debate to shame each other and feed egos. We debate because we have the capacity to expand our minds for the benefit of humanity.

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Small is Beautiful

Dec 7, 2016
5 min

Small is Beautiful

Bigger isn't always better – in economics and society.

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Coming to Terms with Uncertainty

Nov 10, 2016
3 min

Coming to Terms with Uncertainty

Can you learn to accept and embrace uncertainty?

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I shouldn't, really...

Nov 7, 2016
3 min

I shouldn't, really...

It doesn't hurt to be lazy every now and again, even if it means jeopardizing your grades...

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Written on the Day of My Valedictory

Oct 13, 2016
2 min

Written on the Day of My Valedictory

A poem marking my graduation from high school.

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On Decision-making

Sep 22, 2016
4 min

On Decision-making

Making big life decisions can be a mentally crippling challenge. So how can you make them better?

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Knowledge is My Hijab

Sep 11, 2016
3 min

Knowledge is My Hijab

The beauty about intellect is that it has no face.

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Dinner Parties & Growing Old

Sep 3, 2016
3 min

Dinner Parties & Growing Old

The idiosyncrasies of socially awkward old men.

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Elon Musk: Suffering, Mars and the Alpha-Human

Aug 11, 2016
4 min

Elon Musk: Suffering, Mars and the Alpha-Human

Ashlee Vance's biography of Elon Musk gives you a sneak peak of what it's like to be the man who's taking humanity to Mars.

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Patriarchy for Breakfast

Jul 30, 2016
5 min

Patriarchy for Breakfast

We all have the occasional craving for a bit of respect and equality on the side...

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Sunday Times

Cultural preservation: the black tax that enriches

Nothing But The Wax

Don't call me a "global citizen" – I am a global African

Sunday Times

South Africans persist in being foreigners in their own continent

Grassroots Economics

When a woman saves, a community wins

Year On

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Taking a Gap Year

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