LIFE & FLAWS

One can’t help but make reference to the pandemic when writing e.g. how to cope during the pandemic, how to stretch your money during the uncertain times, how to make digital platforms work for you in the midst of the pandemic, blah blah blah but I guess given the current situation, it's only fitting. An actuarial friend of mine requested I write something about how the youth can be creative in creating an income rather looking for job in this difficult economic climate…I thought about it, but I said to myself it’s a bit tricky because firstly the youth is taught to go to school and seek employment. Very few have the mentality or even the courage to start something. If an ordinary young person in South Africa decides to venture into entrepreneurship the thought only creeps in their mid-twenties, the process of bringing that idea into reality probably takes place in their early thirties (depending on how complex and how relevant the idea is) and the business comes to flourish in the...

Gender Based Violence is a traumatic experience that affects almost everyone in South Africa. You either know someone that is experiencing it or heard about someone that experienced it or read about it where they experience this trauma from their intimate partner. Sometimes it’s hard to tackle it because unless the person that is in that situation does something about, you can’t do much about   it but support the victim and be patient with them until they are ready to do something about it. Gender-based violence in South African is often referred to as a second pandemic based on its common occurrence. One of  the foremost  renowned cases that has shaken the country in recent years was that of University of  Cape Town  student, Uyinene Mrwetyana, whose murder sparked national outrage and  caused  protests throughout the country calling for violence against women  to end. For those who are experiencing assault or have been assaulted (the word ...