Photo by Anomaly on Unsplash We are here, five months of a very weird lockdown later and we are now on a soft lockdown with level 2 having hit South Africa. It has been a very long time since we were able to… Read More »5 Ways to Survive Level 2 in South Africa
Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash I live in Cape Town. I moved here because of the promise of the city, the vibrancy, the young-working culture, the art scene and creativity of the environment. I wanted to spend time with… Read More »Why There Might be a Movement out of Cities Post-COVID
Last week I found myself in a store and heard a full radio link where the only two things the presenter spoke about were the weather and COVID-19. That was literally it – in the same link. This was on… Read More »How I Believe South African Media is Failing Us
This week an open letter signed by 19 doctors was published. In the letter the doctors argued that our country needs to end the hard lockdown we are currently experiencing, in order to help our economy survive while preventing further… Read More »Should South Africa end the National Lockdown?
Let’s be honest, our generation is not the biggest fan of tradition. I am one of the biggest culprits of having an issue with tradition. Just ask people who know me and my opinion on traditions in many South African… Read More »The Tragedy and Triumph of Tradition – Why You Should Celebrate Easter this Year
Miv and I have been wanting to record another episode of Not Really Radio for a while now. With everything going on in the world it was rather challenging. Despite those challenges, we devised a plan. We recorded a remote… Read More »“Dude, breakdown your lockdown situation” – Episode 10 of Not Really Radio
Dear Class of 2019, The week of 30 March – 3 April 2020 was supposed to be a week of celebrating academic excellence. Celebrating all of you who overcame adversity; self-doubt; fear and endless hours of studying. Sacrificing sleep to… Read More »A letter to the graduate Class of 2019
Lately a lot of people have been trying their hand at understanding the data behind COVID-19. Understandably so. However, what most people are forgetting is that to truly understand Coronavirus data you need to look at all of the factors… Read More »You Might be Reading Those Stats Wrong - Coronavirus Data Critique
All over the world governments are calling for national lockdowns, travel bans and other stringent measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. In South Africa most of the population seems to be pro most of the… Read More »Lockdown: Why you Don’t Believe in Capitalism and Why Thomas Hobbes Might be Right
This blog will not be about washing your hands and self-isolation. I believe in our intelligence and believe by now we have heard and are doing those things already. What I more want to do is write something that will… Read More »A Beginner’s Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse