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To strap or not to strap?

Jan 18, 2018 adminUncategorized

It’s always important to find the middle ground. That’s the best advice the experts give in any situation. But, as I have mentioned previously, I don’t consider myself an expert in any field. I see[…]

Untitled

Jan 14, 2018 adminUncategorized

I think it’s time I try, It’s where this love affair began, after all. But what if I have forgotten? What if it doesn’t flow? I know there’s no formula, It doesn’t have to rhyme,[…]

Published!

Jan 10, 2018 adminUncategorized

Yesterday, my open letter to the matric class of 2017 was published in the Pietermaritzburg-based The Witness newspaper in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. I’m a former SABC radio journalist and spent over 15 years on air.[…]

Dirty Days

Jan 8, 2018 adminUncategorized

I had a dirty weekend. I didn’t have a bath until I needed to. Correction, not bath, shower. A bath is a luxury I have long ago forgotten about. Yes, the drought calls for desperate[…]

Changing hate, changing fate

Jan 6, 2018 adminPolitics

Race. We are a nation obsessed with race. We pull the race card too quickly. Instead of celebrating matriculants who excelled, many have chosen to make it about race. I have seen a flood of[…]

To South Africa's matric class of 2017

Jan 3, 2018Jan 10, 2026 adminEducation

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[…]

My giant leap of faith in 2017

Dec 28, 2017 adminUncategorized

Procrastination. It’s never been my thing. As a journalist, I have always been driven by deadlines. Get the story now, or someone else will get it. That was ingrained in my mind. No second thoughts.[…]

Let's bring back the carefree in childhood

Dec 21, 2017 adminUncategorized

The good old days… Why do people reminisce so much about those days, yet not try to re-create at least some of those magical memories for children today? I can already hear the reasons –[…]

There's no time like tea time…

Dec 15, 2017 adminUncategorized

Soak, stir and sip. It’s that simple right? A cup of tea is a sure way to warm your body and soul. So many lovely thoughts flutter in my mind as I think of my[…]

Nishalin Pillay: Playing to different beats

Dec 10, 2017 adminEntertainment

With so many genres of music, why limit yourself to playing one of them, with just one specific instrument? Nishalin Pillay does not. He plays the tabla, cajon and other drums from around the world.[…]