A few thoughts
now & then.

Today is Workers' Day. The holiday commemorates a particular labour history – the strikes, the unions, the long argument about who counts as a worker and what work earns. By accident of the calendar, it also sits close to a question I want to raise. What kind of document is a constitution that writes a labour world the country had never had?

This most critical ingredient to any future is the role of hope. This is particularly important for a continent marred by colonialism and conflict. The spirit of Africa needs to rediscover its abilities to believe and overcome. Without optimism, none of the industries or other ideas will bloom.

I grew up with a great dad. He gave me a galaxy of lessons and tips to equip me in the best way he could. A rebel with a brain that beat you seven times around a corner before you finished a sentence. As a lawyer, he had me draw up contracts the second I learnt how to write. Now and therefore, in consideration of the privilege of our bond and the mutual covenants of familial relations ... blah blah. (I’m all for #PlainLanguage). We were lucky, we spent tons of time together,

A couple of years ago, my son looked at me one afternoon, with his sly smile: “You should really stop talking to other parents, they’re a bad influence on you.” He was responding to some new notion I had that he should get more sun. His complexion had taken a translucent tinge, like that blue hue of skimmed milk. An afternoon with other parents and their boastful children with tanned complexions and sports trophies … and for a second I forgot who we were. A sudden surge of pa

When it comes to strategising to reinvigorate South Africa’s economy, there are multiple discussions on how to implement the future-forward ways of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It’s a shiny prospect for the country. But is South Africa ready for this widespread overhaul and fundamental shift, and will human dignity always be prioritised? “Future” and “revolution”: two words that strike fear in the hearts and minds of many. The former leaves a bitter aftertaste of uncerta

We've had a lot to grapple with, and there is no COVID-19 compendium to see us through.