The archive
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every year.
47 pieces of writing. Choose a category, or scroll and let something catch you.
Reflections
What Leaves, What Stays, and What Finds You Anyway
A deeply personal reflection on opportunity, friendship, love, loss, faith, and the quiet ways God shapes us through both gain and departure.
11 July 2026 · 9 min
Reflections
The Polygamist Was Never About Jonasi: A Mirror, A Memory, and the Men We Become Without Noticing
A deeply personal reflection on The Polygamist, masculinity, fatherhood, consequences, and the uncomfortable realization that fiction often reveals more about us than we expect.
21 June 2026 · 5 min
Reflections
The Company We Keep: Why I Prefer Solitude in a World Full of Noise
An honest reflection on friendship, identity, and the quiet power of solitude in a world obsessed with constant, superficial noise.
10 June 2026 · 6 min
Learning in Public
Why I Build Things Before I Feel Ready
A raw South African reflection on self-taught coding, unfinished projects, AI, resilience, and the strange psychology of building before feeling ready.
06 May 2026 · 2 min
Philosophy
When Everything You Believe In Starts Delaying You
A raw, philosophical reflection on belief, effort, delay, and the quiet discipline of continuing when life stops responding the way you expected.
18 April 2026 · 1 min
Identity
Never Drop Your Standards in Love
A brutally honest, deeply philosophical reflection on standards, attraction, loneliness, and the hidden cost of settling in love.
09 April 2026 · 1 min
Digital Psychology
The Unseen Weight: Why the Most Valuable Parts of You Cannot Be Measured
A grounded but powerful reflection on identity, spirit, and the unseen forces that shape human value beyond metrics, platforms, and performance.
31 March 2026 · 1 min
Technology & Society
When Everything Becomes Content: How Algorithm Culture Is Quietly Rewiring Society
A deep reflection on how algorithm driven platforms turned attention into currency, blurred the line between dignity and performance, and reshaped culture...
06 March 2026 · 1 min
Philosophy
When the Heat Is Real: Making It Out of Uncomfortable, Dangerous and Unhealthy Situations
Unemployment. Addiction. Toxic relationships. Some fires you cannot walk out of alone. This is a deep reflection on modern furnaces and the ancient story of Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego walking out unburned.
24 February 2026 · 1 min
Identity
The Smile We Never Questioned: A Tribute to Kitso “Kazner” Mohobela
He taught us how to laugh without cruelty, how to stand without apology, and how to wear faith and humour like armour. This is a tribute to Kitso “Kazner” Mohobela, a man whose presence shaped voices, confidence, and courage.
09 February 2026 · 1 min
Digital Psychology
Imagine If We Could Block Each Other in Real Life
If blocking left the internet and entered the street, South Africa would get quieter fast. A haunting look at what we would gain and lose.
17 January 2026 · 2 min
Philosophy
Your New Year’s Resolutions Are Too Small for the Person You Are Becoming
Most people set goals that fit their fear, not their future. This is a funny, honest, and challenging manifesto for builders who know they were made for more than survival.
09 January 2026 · 1 min
Identity
Reflecting on 2025: A Year of Sacrifices, Lessons, and Returning Home
2025 was a year of deep learning, personal growth, and returning home. Amidst grief, business trials, and life’s uncertainties, I found calm, clarity, and alignment.
28 December 2025 · 1 min
Masculinity
The Math of Monsters: A Manifesto on the Men Who Break Women
The statistics say 1 in 3 women will experience sexual violence. Every woman knows a victim. Yet, if you ask 100 men, not one knows a rapist. This is the uncomfortable, violent math of our society.
21 December 2025 · 2 min
Identity
The Nature of Outgrowing Others: Why Growth Turns You Into A Stranger
I grew up having to dim my mind to make others comfortable. Now the dimming switch is broken. The more I grow, the more I see how shallow, stagnant and unambitious many people are.
23 November 2025 · 1 min
Philosophy
How Short a Year Can Be, While Having Long Days
The year felt both endless and fleeting. Between the quiet of my cellphone, the pain of searching for work, and the slow farewell to my mother, time became a strange companion.
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Masculinity
Joseph, the Father I Never Thought I'd Be
I never imagined loving children who were not mine. Joseph’s quiet courage taught me that fatherhood is not lineage... it’s the decision to stay, protect and teach.
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Identity
The Atheist, The Job Hunt, and The God I Never Saw Coming
I lost my job and with it, my certainty that I controlled my life. Desperation pushed me into an unexpected prayer. The answer was subtle, slow, and wrapped in people I never expected.
21 October 2025 · 1 min
Philosophy
I am perfectly flawed and so are you.....
Let’s get one thing straight right from the jump. The other day, I tried to look cool and sophisticated while drinking a takeaway coffee and walking down the street. In my head, I was the main character in a movie montage...
13 September 2025 · 1 min
South African Tech Culture
I Am Leaving SA, as soon as i can afford it
I see the posts, the memes, the whispered conversations at the braai. The ones about Australia, Canada, the UK, or even Portugal. People talk about 'going to find greener pastures'...
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Philosophy
Our Ancestors Were Time Travelers, And We Are The Echo
We are a culture obsessed with the fantasy of time travel. But we are looking in the wrong place. We are staring at the sky, searching for a portal, when the machine has been inside us all along.
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South African Tech Culture
DStv, MacG, and the Age of Famous Nobodies
Let’s be brutally, painfully honest. Watching DStv desperately scoop up podcasters to put on television is like watching a dinosaur, moments after the meteor has hit, trying to catch a fly with its tiny, useless arms.
24 August 2025 · 1 min
Philosophy
A Stranger Will Become a Customer Quicker Than a Friend Will
You’ve heard it before, a prophet is never recognized in his own land. Or, as some say, a doctor heals another village before anyone praises him at home.
19 August 2025 · 1 min
Digital Psychology
The Ghost in the Machine: Battling Impostor Syndrome
There’s a ghost that haunts the tech world. It doesn’t rattle chains or flicker lights. It whispers. It tells you that you’re a fraud...
18 August 2025 · 1 min
AI & Systems
The Silent Revolution of Localized AI: Why Your Tuck Shop Needs an AI Assistant
What happens when global tech meets local hustle, A revolution. This isn't just about big companies, it's about the small, vibrant businesses that form the heartbeat of our communities.
16 August 2025 · 1 min
Identity
Why I Left My Comfort Zone to Build a 'Legend' of a Business
There's a special kind of terror that comes with choosing the unknown over the familiar. It's the same feeling you get when you stand at the edge of a cliff, knowing the only way forward is to jump.
15 August 2025 · 1 min
Masculinity
The Unspoken Rules of Surviving a Modern 'Man-Drought' in South Africa
I've noticed something, a subtle, yet pervasive shift. A kind of 'man-drought' has set in, not just in terms of numbers, but in terms of quality...
14 August 2025 · 1 min
Philosophy
Hustle vs. Hamba Kahle: Unplugging in a World That Never Sleeps
The gospel of 'hustle culture' is preached from every corner of the internet. 'Rise and grind.' 'Sleep is for the broke.' We’re told that success is a sleepless marathon...
10 August 2025 · 1 min
Technology & Society
Are We Connected or Just Caged? A Requiem for Real Conversation
We carry the entire repository of human knowledge in our pockets, yet we seem to be getting dumber. Or at least, less curious...
28 July 2025 · 1 min
South African Tech Culture
From 'Aweh' to 'Algorithm': Decoding the New Mzansi Lexicon
Language in South Africa has never been a static thing. It’s a living, breathing, evolving beast, a beautiful mashup of cultures, histories, and struggles...
15 July 2025 · 1 min
Identity
Braai Day, Pray Day, What Day? The Watering Down of South African Holidays
Ah, Youth Day... or as it’s now known, ‘National Check If the Liquor Store Is Open Day.’ In South Africa, our public holidays have been diluted into little more than welcome breaks...
16 June 2025 · 1 min
Digital Psychology
My Latest Existential Crisis (and how JavaScript made it worse)
Picture this: It's 3 AM. The only lights are the glow of my monitor and the cold, indifferent moon. I'm staring at a Promise chain that looks more tangled than my last relationship...
10 June 2025 · 1 min
AI & Systems
Embracing AI-Driven Marketing: A Personal Journey into the Future
I never thought an algorithm could humble me, but then again, I never met GG... the AI agent introduced at the 2025 Mastermind Thrive event.
31 May 2025 · 1 minLearning in Public
JavaScript in the Trenches: Code Like Kasi Does, Think Like a Genius
Let me begin with no filters and no fluff. We're tackling JavaScript where form follows function enough for lead engineers but is understood by your cousin in the backseat of the Quantum.
31 May 2025 · 1 minAI & Systems
Measuring SEO Success for Small Businesses, The Comprehensive Guide
In this digital age, a strong online presence is no longer optional, it’s your storefront, your reputation, and your word-of-mouth, all rolled into one.
30 May 2025 · 1 minLearning in Public
Train Delays & JavaScript Delays, My Event Loop Epiphany
Carletonville station, not exactly a hub of punctuality, is it? And that’s when it hit me, this whole damn station, this waiting, this uncertainty... it’s the JavaScript event loop, man!
28 May 2025 · 1 minPhilosophy
Build Yourself Into a Legend (And Let the Rest Regret Their Role)
Not every door is closed because of bad luck. Some doors are closed because the person you are today isn't the one who deserves to walk through them yet. That's the part they never tell you about becoming.
27 May 2025 · 1 min
Identity
Mayday: The Day My Mother Died (And My Ambition Lost Its Brakes)
24 May. The world forgot the date. I didn’t. Grief didn’t make me softer. It made me limitless. Not healed. Not gentler. It sharpened my hunger and stripped away the nonsense.
26 May 2025 · 1 minPhilosophy
The Great Cosmic Giggle & My Brain's Bizarre Upgrade...Is it one?
My default position on anything spiritual has always been 'very skeptical, with a side of prove it, boet'. So imagine my surprise when things started getting weird...
25 May 2025 · 1 minMasculinity
The Great South African Man-Drought: Are We Still Here, Or Just Taking Up Space?
Our townships are experiencing a bad dose of 'Leadership Vapour-Lock' among the brothers right now. It's as though someone has pushed the panic button on the self-actualization train.
24 May 2025 · 1 minIdentity
The Siren Song of the Shaky Ground
There’s a little energy in the nightlife here, isn’t there? Especially with our “Groovists and DJs.” These aren’t just people... they’re the architects of atmosphere.
23 May 2025 · 1 minPhilosophy
The Great Word Limit: A Post From the Other Side of Thirty-Something (and Diapers)
In hindsight, from this place on the verge of 40, with a couple little ones surrounding me who require my every moment and word, I can promise you this: we chatter too much.
22 May 2025 · 1 minIdentity
The Sonic Wallpaper of My Skull
Since the start, I've enjoyed 'the wrong ear' that my cousins used to call mine. While they were out there dancing to whatever Metro FM was serving, I was crouched in a corner somewhere with my Discman...
21 May 2025 · 1 minPhilosophy
Two Altars, One Truth!
I have stood in the smoke of burning incense, watching blood darken the soil as elders murmured the names of those who came before me. I have lifted a calabash to my lips...
20 May 2025 · 1 minIdentity
The Lesson
I’m not angry... not at you, not at fate, not at the knife you slid between my ribs, slow, deliberate, like a lover’s hand tracing the spine of a dying romance.
15 May 2025 · 1 minMasculinity
Faithful, but Failing
You don’t cheat, congratulations. You kept your hands to yourself, but did you keep your heart open? You stayed, but did you show up? Love is not a courtroom where fidelity is your only defense.
10 May 2025 · 1 minLearning in Public
How I Finally Tamed Recursion (and Survived My Family Tree)
Picture this: You're at the annual family gathering, trapped in an endless loop of cheek-pinches and 'So, what are you really doing with your life?' That, my friend, is recursion.
11 April 2025 · 1 min