Finally! My Robben Island tour

 

Me outside the Robben Island prison. Picture by Vincent Baars.

Leaving the prison gates in mild conversation after an absorbing tour of Robben Island, our tour guide sighed and asked, “why are humans so cruel to each other?”

An Ode: to enlightenment, empowerment, actualisation, debauchery and sexcapades

Goodbye... again. 

Goodbye to that place whose subjects are characterised as being twisted, yet function so effectively. I've spent five rewarding years of learning here, and I leave more enlightened and empowered than I could have imagined. 

A change of focus is needed in South Africa's news agenda

Surely it is time for citizens to be the central agenda for news in South Africa. Considering recent upheavals in the country which have raised the possibility of civil unrest, it is a plausible argument that the views and concerns of citizens have not been communicated effectively.

My year of perspective

So far, the year 2012 has put my future into perspective. Initially I felt underwhelmed at a bite of reality. I returned to the institution and city which I had bid a fond farewell to last year. But I was later awarded a lucrative scholarship to study a one year course. I had also "left" Rhodes intent on building on the major projects I was involved in during my final year of study. I think I may have been a bit naive, as I realised I may have to climb quite a ladder in the media industry to successfully carry out my goals. I am also slowly realising strategic ways in which I could make a difference in the communities I encounter, and embark on a successful career in the media industry.