I was deeply moved as much as the next animal lover by the recent whale beaching in Kommetjie. As a diver, general marine enthusiast and sort of person who frequently daydreams about swimming with dolphins, seeing those graceful giants of the ocean d...
Convention is the way in which ingenuity is corralled. Doing what others expect is too often not doing what we need to do to succeed.
We conform, we try to be good people, we’re nice and wonder why our spirit battles to breathe.
It’s only w...
Trying to cope with the debacle of Cope? Here is a respite from that political nothingness – a human piece for a change on Thought Leader; we all need a break from stories about the defenders of freedom with super-human power and squeaky voices.
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Francis Fukuyama, professor of international political economy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, in an article entitled “The damage to Brand USA needs urgent repair”, submits that the damage to the American brand will...
Living in South Africa is exhausting. We are always one small step away from mass hysteria. Or that, at least, is the impression you'd get if you based your knowledge entirely on the news media, Tuesday being the most recent and vivid example.
Now...
South Africa's erstwhile president would have wept if he'd been Australian. In fact, he'd have bawled his eyes out.
This is another key difference between Australia and South Africa.
Australian men, especially politicians, cry in public. The ...
