It started off as a casual conversation on the way home from school. I try not to ask my son the usual questions – what did you learn etc. But opt for the – what[…]
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Category: Education
Photo Essay: Mandela, Gandhi, Luthuli
Throughout turbulent times in global history, there have been many brave men and women who have shown leadership and strength, fighting to promote peace. In South Africa, we are indeed fortunate to have four such[…]
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Upholding the law
I grew up on a television diet of Reasonable Doubt, Law and Order and NYPD Blue. Unknowingly, from a young age, I was passionate about the pursuit of truth and justice. I will admit; I[…]
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Spreading happiness in schools
It’s been a week of violent videos going viral in South Africa. First, it was the video of a mother physically and verbally abusing her four year old child in Phoenix, Durban. I have not[…]
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The journey of learning English
English is a beautiful and powerful, but strange language. Yes, admit it. Between concorde, spelling, silent consonants, syntax and the nuances, it’s a lot to get your head around. Most people don’t. They text. It’s[…]
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Making the numbers count
Children’s minds are like sponges. They absorb everything, no matter how young. This is just one of the many universally-accepted truths by parents and researchers alike. It’s why many parents try to teach their children[…]
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It's not a road race: live and let live
One message read. Three friends dead. Spine-chilling. Seeing this billboard hanging a few metres overhead before Umhlanga’s Millennium Bridge in Durban, was unnerving. We are creatures of technology and so many of us have, at[…]
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To South Africa's matric class of 2017
As the hype over the new year begins to fade, there’s another hype that goes into overdrive, unnecessarily. Matric results. This is an open letter to the matric class of 2017, and one that I[…]
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