It seems that I may be starting to develop an annual habit roundabout this time of year, which makes me contemplate in broad strokes “what I’m doing with my life”. Whilst I am up for reflection, I’m not overly fond of doing this as an annual event so to speak. It suggests that I have … Continue reading The things which ask the biggest questions of me
Degrees
Are you on track?
The last time I answered that question, almost a year ago, I told my bursar that I would be graduating at the end of 2017 or early 2018 depending on how the university academic calendar would be structured. I also indicated that the effective date of my joining Ernst and Young (EY – the bursar/firm … Continue reading Are you on track?
Despair, Hope, Cynicism, Dreams. A Truer Quest for Freedom
From Malcolm X, Anna J. Cooper to Sobukwe, Charwe Nyakasikana a.k.a. Mbuya Nehanda Nyakasikana and many others whom I’m yet to know or whose experiences were not written in the pages of history, there has always been a gnawing at the question; what is the price of freedom? One of the things I’m grateful for when … Continue reading Despair, Hope, Cynicism, Dreams. A Truer Quest for Freedom
Degrees, Hair and Rebellion: An Overgrowing Path
I’ve been between two thoughts about going and being home for the vac: on the one hand was dreading the confrontation with my mother since discovering my involvement with #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall. This trepidation has since been heightened in the wake of interdicts, suspensions and expulsions and the frequent calls not only asking if I’m … Continue reading Degrees, Hair and Rebellion: An Overgrowing Path
Simon Rakei 