Thoughts

A note to all the misguided folk who insist they don’t/won’t/can’t run:I had already been running for more than half my life...

 “Take notice, be astonished, write it down.”  Mary Oliver   Trekking home from the wide mouth of the mystical Mbashe, it’s valley rising...

When I heard the news of the violent death of Uyinene Mrwetyana in September last year, the heartbreak and the anguish felt physically...

The love of a dog came late to me. There were previous dog flings, but their hearts belonged to particular humans who were not me. That was until...

Because Easter is the best illustration of Hope, action and sacrifice: A revised piece on Hope – “Hope is not a substitute for action, it’s...

AntjieKrog, internationally acclaimed poet, author, journalist and academic, was quoted in an interview this week saying:   “Every South...

As a rule I have no problem with speaking, in fact I make a living from doing so. I love words, I love connecting and I love humans, so talking...

                  Nobody gets to go on a pilgrimage every day but I manage at least one a week...

One of my wishes for this year is to write more poetry.  Puzzlingly, I have been inclined to believe that poetry should be devoted to intensely...

On Saturday the Amaboko boko were scheduled to be in Buffalo City. So, utterly filled with the zeal of a newly converted groupie/disciple of Bra...

I live in a tiny coastal village that has no public transport and no low cost housing nearby.  As a result life is very difficult for the...

Apparently Mthatha isn’t the most sought after destination for corporate trainer types.  This is astonishing because I always have the best time...

Thembi(Hope), my favorite heroine, is much more than a plump, humble pig from the former Transkei.  She epitomizes everything about South African...

Fabulous South African Story #1 Recently I have felt  more inclined to recall and articulate the stories and experiences that make me proud,...

My ancestors were a rather motley crew of German peasants, French Huguenots, some rather odd British folk and who knows what else.  My paternal...

This is a plea to the good men in my life. And there are many: Expedition Africa in Rodrigues is over and we are back home in South Africa and I...

For my friend’s who grew up in RSA and the Eastern Cape (especially those who don’t live here anymore), and for my father who...

Ironically I suppose, I grew up deep in the rural areas of the former Ciskei, the youngest child of a trader whose isiXhosa name was...