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The Life-giving and Life-affirming Force of Art
A reflection on Barbara Masekela's theatrical book launch
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Sep 29, 20213 min read
Being Exiled by the Loss of Our Mother Tongues
On what we lose when we lose our mother tongues
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Sep 9, 20213 min read
Women Have Earned the Right to be Idle, and Mediocre
A note on the virture of rest and rejecting ambition
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Aug 10, 20213 min read
Death and Fire - A Tragedy for Our Collective Memories
A note on the UCT fires and a personal loss
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Apr 30, 20213 min read
Proximity to Whiteness Is Still Not Whiteness
A reflection on Meghan Markle and the margins of whiteness
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Mar 18, 20213 min read
The Choice and Commitment to Being South African
A personal note on identity as choice
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Mar 1, 20213 min read
On Being Unbroken and Unfinished
A reflection on our lamentable state
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Feb 3, 20213 min read
Our Expectations of 2021 Have Been Tempered – But Hope Blooms if We Tend to It
A reflection on the year its been
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Jan 13, 20212 min read
’Tis the Season to Be Compassionate and to Shun Conspicuous Consumption
A reflection on redefining the holiday season
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Dec 16, 20203 min read
On Self Love and Changing the World
A note on the inner life of a changemaker
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Oct 12, 20203 min read
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