There's a Pinnochio in all of us. But here's the problem with lying; It burdens our memory. Our brains are wired to forget information. If we remembered everything our senses consumed, we would go mad from all the stimuli our brains have to process, every split second. So our brains forget certain things and store … Continue reading Pinnochio: The truth about lying

The Huawei trade ban with all US companies - software providers and hardware manufacturers - namely Google for software, is a big deal for the South African consumer who currently owns a Huawei device or was thinking of buying one. According to Statcounter, Huawei commands a total 22.9% of South Africa's mobile device market share, … Continue reading HUAWEI and the South African consumer

Dear Professor Jansen, This is in response to your recent Facebook post on the Chief Justice. Let me start by saying that I appreciate the work that you do for our nation. However, on this particular point I disagree with you. The last time I checked public expressions of any religion under the South African … Continue reading Faith at work :Response to Prof. Jonathan Jansen

I recently read that South Africa's national female soccer team - fondly known as Banyana Banyana - will now be earning the same salaries as their male counterparts, Bafana Bafana. This is good news obviously, as there was no justification for this injustice except to obtain patriarchal advantage and undermining women's contribution to the sport. … Continue reading Women in Soccer: Fair Game

My daughter is the culmination of all the woman in my life. She embodies their strengths, resilience, grit, sass and beauty. In her, I see first my wife, our sisters, our mothers, aunts and our grandmothers. In her eyes, I see her rich ancestral lineage of matriarchs. She symbolises the hopes of her great grandmothers … Continue reading Culmination: Mother’s Day

Let me start by saying thank you for the amazing feedback on my previous post, the language of men. I truly was not expecting the feedback, and it keeps on coming. This piece is a follow up to my promise to share some of my everyday habits, for conquering depression inducing stress & anxiety. 1. … Continue reading The Language of men – The 9 habits

Eastern Cape amongst other things is known to be one of the most fertile areas for marijuana farming. During the apartheid era, the province was divided into Ciskei and Transkei. The Transkei was more rural and known for growing illegal marijuana. That's where the name Transkei gold is said to originate. The potential for legal … Continue reading Transkei Gold!

One of the most powerful medicinal properties we can find down the corridors of introspection is clarity of purpose. As you would know I haven't written any thought piece for a while now, well, I decided to take a spontaneous break. It was certainly not part of my first quarter plans but I had to. … Continue reading The language of men

Let me start by saying compliments to you. I wish you a very prosperous 2019. 2018 was an incredibly special year for me. I sum it up by saying it was about giving birth, it was a year of simply creating things out of nothing and seeing ideas come to life and then see them … Continue reading Help is not coming

One day I will own a house with a balcony. I love sitting outside at night, just to listen to the sounds of solitude, especially when it rains. Sometimes the dramatic interference of rushing raindrops reminds me of the uncinematic theatre of thoughts in my own head. But the inexplicable darkness decorating our galaxy also … Continue reading Poem: I become a madman when it rains