I was part of a panel discussion last week on a talk show called African Views hosted by Udi ya-Nakamhela. The discussion for the evening was whether our local environment is conducive to youth development. While I wont go into details here on what each panelist had to say; I will share a view or […]

Last night I attended the final of the University of South Africa\’s (UNISA) 2009 String Competition. I was in awe of the talent and grace of the finalists who may be the ages of 16, 21 and 22 respectively but they were equal, professional competitors with careers cultivated from as young as 5 years of

Being a vegetarian has secured me street cred around the greenies for over a year now. It has however gotten to the point where I need to up the stakes and move to the next level of my green journey. My good friend Nicole, co-founder of Soylights invited me to this past weekend\’s Natural &

South African football team Bafana Bafana took on 5 time World Cup winners Brazil last night in the Confederation Cup. My only hope prior to the game was that they do not win us with double digits on the score board. I was so proud that our boys played their hearts out on the field

I have just attended a Dinokeng Scenarios workshop at the African Leadership Academy and presented by Dr. Mamphele Ramphela; a respected South African leader and eternal activist. Background to the Dinokeng Scanarios: The Dinokeng Scenario Team consists of 35 diverse leaders who together created scenarios for South Africa which outline 3 possible pathways into the

I just had dinner with old university friends Zainobia and Wendy. The three of us last came together in 2006 when I came home for a visit from London. Now, I have come to make several friends across the globe in the past few years; some who could be a sibling to me. There is

South Africa has what we call \’car guards\’. These are people who supposedly protects your car from being broken into. They also direct you out of the parking bay – whether requested or not. You are then guilt-tripped to part with your hard earned R2-R5 coin. My brother calls this organised begging and feels that

I just spent some time on the blogs of my friends Femi Longe and Henrique Vedana and left feeling inspired. Reading their blogs lead me to question why it is that I started to blog. As many of you may know; I go by different organisational hats. I\’ve now remembered that my blog is a

This is how my heroe, President Paul Kagame from Rwanda distinguishes good aid from bad aid: Good aid, if you will, is assistance with a purpose – the purpose to support a countries’ development in their own terms, for the benefit of many not the few. In contrast, bad aid is often tied to vested