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The absence of integrity has been replaced by something far more sinister. Describing it as a lack of accountability is like describing mutton as adult sheep, it’s accurate but doesn’t full capture the shit stain that humanity has become. I used to be emotional about this. People doing the most malicious things and stepping being with an excuse. It was my job. I was following orders. It was at…

We call it weight loss but what we should actually call it is weight management because for some of us, people like me, you’re managing your weight. I have always struggled with weight. When I was 6 years old, I developed Tick Bite fever that left me in bed for some time until doctors figured out what it was, and I was able to get some treatment. I lost so much weight I finally received the rare…

Writing is an exercise in vulnerability. The fantasy, the imagination aside, it is a trip inside someone’s mind, exposure to their processes, their dark thoughts. I have tons of dark thoughts. All writers do. Most people do, they just find other ways of expressing them. Becoming parents, getting married, ascending the corporate ladder, serial killers, politicians. Ignore the order. Writers…

Other people having kids or not having kids. At a base level, I don’t care why you have kids or don’t have kids. To be frank, I’m more concerned why some people went through the effort of having kids when they treat having kids like Christmas puppies. But I don’t ask. Not my business. People gaining weight. Yes I have gone fat. You know what’s meatier? The right-handed slap you’re about to…

Stand ready to be judged! Kidding. I do need some help though. I need some information and I need to share, especially if you’re single. Just for the record, I don’t care how or why you’re single. If you’re keen to share your morning breath with someone happily ever after, split shelves in the medicine cabinet, have that special someone to attend functions and a name for the little space at…

It works, but it’s not for everyone. Checkers jerked everyone’s chain with Checkers60, and then everyone and their pet beaver needed to deliver on the same day. The results have been mixed to say the least. The problem with same-day delivery is that you’re necessarily chasing price; you’re chasing convenience.  Why would someone need to buy two bags of charcoal and 6 bottles of Sprite? Who…

Let me say that I am a massive fan of Showmax. They have great content, they’re always up to date with the latest shows, and mostly they’re pretty affordable. ShowMax was always quality, and they had a marked distinction between parent company MultiChoice’s DSTV, which always limped along with born in Apartheid heaviness. For the last month, I have had to reset my password daily. For some…

In 2004, I started writing The Rainbow Has No Pink. Handwritten on an A4 exam pad. I knew I wanted to write something. Originally, the story was supposed to open with a chapter where the main character kills herself via gunshot. It was a dark time in my life. I would start seriously writing it, every day in between blogging and job hunting, I wrote that book. It was Hasina Suliman and Safiyya…

1989 will forever be etched in my memory as the year that everything changed. From watching the Toyota Top 20 with Patricia Lewis, to Fine Young Cannibals reaching number 1 with “She drives me crazy.” A theme song for the rest of my life. It was the year I was in Mrs. Kander’s classroom. Mrs. Kander was my class teacher and taught History and Afrikaans. She was probably the strictest teacher I…

No social media professional or digital marketer takes kindly to their work being audited. Especially where that audit is requested by higher-ups, and because there is something personal that goes into managing social media. As a good friend told me, “You need to work on your bedside manner.” I don’t remember when I started being blunt about things or having it come across like I thought the…

Much has been written about the general state of the Internet. My blog post will probably contribute to that pollution, but here goes. Maybe it’s time to switch it off, just a for a few days, give people a chance to reset. The more of the Internet is accessed, the more you realise there need to be a qualification for the Internet, like a basic understanding of logic and human rights and what…