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Is Nelson Mandela Still a Person?

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a great man. He stood up against the injustices of Apartheid. He reached the zenith of human endeavours: achieving his life's goals, becoming a worldwide respected icon...

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Spoiling Children

A local Cape Town church, Joshua Generation has recently come into the spotlight over some of its teaching. A complaint had been lodged with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) that the...

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Rampaging through the Tokyo of Free Speech

On Thursday the 3rd of April, the newly appointed CEO of the Mozilla Corporation, Brandon Eich resigned—an event which got many people to sit up and take a worried notice. Eich resigned because of...

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On Respecting Disrespectful Charlie

Following the events this past week in Paris, where 17 people died as a result of Muslim extremists attacking the leftist satirical newspaper Chalie Hebdo, I have been thinking quite a bit about how to...

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Being Ineffective with the Xenophobic Attacks

Like a man suffering from post traumatic stress disorder startled by a loud noise, South Africa was jolted last week. A combination of controlled power cuts and xenophobic attacks reminded the country...

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Dignity in Dying

The South African High Court recently passed a landmark ruling that would legally allow a doctor to help a terminally ill man to end his life. A high level summary of the case can be found here. This...

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When Fairy Tales Offend

2015 has been a difficult year for the University of Cape Town (UCT). It has been at the centre of multiple controversies. First, there was a protest movement to have an iconic statue of Cecil John...

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News Updates: Zizipho Pae and Wolwerivier

In this article I share updates on a couple of stories which I have covered. These updates are from the broader media.Zizipho PaeIn my article "When Fairy Tales Offend" I mentioned the case of Zizipho...

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Not a Fear

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.Yoda, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceEarlier this month, another tragic collage campus shooting occurred in Oregon in the USA....

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A Year of Blood

The year 2015 has been particularly bloody. In this article I reflect on what all this violence and turmoil should mean to us. I do this by considering two particular attacks. The violence which this...

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