Life as we know it

We are living in a rebel state Not since the transition from the apartheid government to the ANC governed democratic dispensation have we seen such a state of fear. The majority of residents understand that this would alter the course of the world significantly, while it seems other regard this situation as a holiday. See some videos below: I am not a person who lives in fear. I am not a person who easily critises either. I would love to think that I keep a clear perspective in most situations and that I am able to discern with great caution what causes human behavior. I love to think about what motivates others. In the our locked down state, who have a number of extremes: The ones who fear. People who panic shopped and intend staying not even in their year only, but ONLY inside their homes. Fortunate, some say, as they can afford to do so, negative, others say, as they see dooms day already. For most, quite a bit selfish. The middle man. People who obey the rules an...

We all have a lot to say about COVID 19 and the current state of "lockdown". Some of it is personal, some of it conspiracy, portions opinions, lots of statistics and various different voices that have never before been heard. Social media is a spread of memes, jokes, heartache, news and people publishing how the situation affects their current reality. In a company that specializes in niche offerings of skills development, mostly in rural and township areas, operations as we knew it was suddenly grounded. Through innovative thinking and fast reaction we were able to salvage portions of this, which places us in a good position going forward. B-BBEE has, for year's, been a thorn in many a South Africans side. The intention of B-BBEE is sound, but the cumbersome regulations and application thereof negates most of the gains it is supposed to create.  The economic landscape will change considerably, we should adjust to it early.  Personally, I have a...

Courage? Power trip? Fear? I don't know, but I do know that I am glad I am me and not the President! On Monday, 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa closed the country. He called on all non-essential business, all residents, churches, communities, the entire country, to close up shop and go into a "lockdown" never seen before. A sort of military state, governed by fear, the fear of a biological virus that can spread faster than it can be contained. For 3 days all of society went mad. Bought all they can, prepared to work from home, tried to get back home, and ensured that they great everyone until they see them again on 17 April 2020. It was a decision that no person can imagine to take. Normally we close a business as it has failed. Or a school when there is no interest. A sporting event due to non-interest. But to close all of it must have been something that take courage, as well as an insight into data and information that we can only hope to one-day u...

These are unprecedented times. It has been ages since I last spent 3 consecutive days at home, not once exiting my yard. It has also been quite some time (if ever) that my entire household does this. We have been locked down, locked in, cut off from normal life. Reality is that this is necessary and that we should afford ourselves the time to reflect on what is happening. Two points that I would like to focus on, both from 702 Talk Radio: Firstly : The physical, emotional and resulting social impact that the lockdown would have on individuals, but also the economy and the world as a whole. A few pointers: 1 - have a listen to the raw emotion in the voice of the Edcon CEO. He is a grown man who leads at least 10000 people. IF he feels this amount of pressure, imagine that small business owner. 2 - the knock-on effect that the host experiences tells me 80% of what he is thinking. This is an award-winning broadcaster, who cannot deal with the fact that life will change fore...

It’s been a while (years actually) since I last wrote something. No excuses, it’s all me... The events of the past few months forces all of us into a bit of a rethink. The world is upside down and at the same time busy with a full reset. COVID19 is here, and it is real. In South Africa we are on day 2 of a 21 day “lockdown”. The intention is to stop us from spreading the virus amongst each other by isolating in our homes. A few new terms were also coined recently: self-isolate, lockdown, social distancing, corona, etc, while a number of campaigns are active: #nohands, #stay, #stayhome, etc. This time at home gives us a lot of opportunity. Time to build our meaningful relationships, time to think about the important things in life, time to perform those admin tasks we never get time for. Reality is that we can do with this “added time” what we wish. Waste it, or use it wisely. Plan your days. Structure your time. Give some of yourself to others. Pray if you do. Start if you ...