Quick to listen …

April 25, 2017

I wrote my shortest blog post ever a few years ago (see here) about the need for white people to …

The Great Undoing – Post Kanala ramblings

April 10, 2016

After a thrilling performance of Kanala, where I laughed and cried, within minutes of each other, I am left stunned …

March 24, 2016

Restitution has a bad rap. I watched someone’s shoulders hang when I mentioned the word again recently. In a workshop …

October 1, 2015

Just listen — to black peoples’ pain. Not defend. Or explain. Or justify .. just listen. As a start …

April 29, 2015

Removing a statue from a place of honour is NOT removing or erasing history. It is merely saying that we …

April 28, 2015

I met a man from Hangberg on the eve of Freedom Day. He was waiting on the side of the …

November 26, 2014

When people with much wealth bargain with other people who have so little and have spent hours, days or even …

January 8, 2013

I watched Hlumelo hurtling down the aisle of the Cape Town City Hall, explosive smile, bursting out of his school …