My first impulse when I saw an image of a Pastor using Doom (an insecticide) to cure his congregants or believers of various ailments, was to laugh. I mean the whole thing was ridiculous, it was unbelievable, it was shocking, it was all manner of things which made it both disturbing and funny for…
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INTERVIEW:WHAT’S WRONG WITH BREAD?
Today I want to talk about a subject close to my heart: Food and why millions of well-fed people are dying of hunger, today. See report here. Why do we eat what we eat? Ever asked yourself that question? Without thinking about weight loss. Why Burger King and not Chisanyama? Why Mcdonalds instead of Nandos?…
THE STAR: FRAGMENTS OF A TRUE STORY
“Philile is this not your cousin?’ Karabo shouted loudly across the newsroom. “Who?” Philie asked suddenly feeling uneasy. She rose from her desk and ambled across the room to Karabo’s desk who was holding up a copy of the daily newspaper. Philile berated herself for neglecting to read the papers as vociferously as Karabo did….
I AM THIS PERSON: WHEN YOU ARE ENOUGH
“Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as a dream. You dwell in your own enchantment. Life throws stones at you, but your love and your dream change those stones into the flowers of discovery. Even if you lose, or are defeated by things, your triumph will always be exemplary. And if no one knows it, then there are places that do. People like you enrich the dreams of the worlds, and it is dreams that create history. People like you are unknowing transformers of things, protected by your own fairy-tale, by love.”
― Ben Okri
ON THE CLOCK: THE FUTURE OF (SELFIE) JOURNALISM
I have been thinking about my chosen profession recently. In fact for the past 14 years. Each day I have asked myself if this is something I want or wish to do for the rest of my life. I have asked myself this question on every occasion I have returned from the heat of the…
COPING IN COPENHAGEN: 10 THINGS I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT DENMARK
Before I tell you my list of ten things I didn’t know about Denmark,indulge me as I tell you a little story. A story I was told by an old friend of mine over dinner during my recent visit to the Scandinavian country which boarders Sweden and Germany. The story concerns an erstwhile Danish-American chef…
PROF ALI MAZRUI: A MEASURE OF GREATNESS
This weeks’ post is in honour of the late Professor Ali Mazrui. In another time I would have been ashamed to publicly admit that I did not know about this towering intellectual until his death this week. He was 81. Today I don’t mind acknowledging my ignorance because today I am wise enough to know…
WHAT’S NEWS TO YOU? LESSONS FROM A 13 YEAR OLD JOURNALIST
This month on September 11 I marked 13 years as a journalist. So I thought I should dedicate this week’s blog post to an activity that has dominated my life for the past 13 years. Of course, it’s a long story. IN THE BEGINNING: WHAT AM I? I had many dreams and aspirations before…
SA ELECTION 2014: THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE LESS YOU SEE.
SA ELECTION 2014: THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE LESS YOU SEE. “ The floor plan for this place looks like a trading floor” one newspaper journalist remarked. We looked around with renewed eyes and yes it did! He had just come out for a break from doing spread sheets calculating which party is likely to…
2014 ELECTIONS, ARE WE READY LADIES?
MURDER, SHE WROTE: Please indulge me as I take on the character of my all time favourite detective , Jessica Fletcher in Murder she wrote. Google it if you’re not in your 30’s yet. —————————- Well I must admit my surprise at not having read anything lamenting the “gender” imbalances in this year’s list of Presidential…
