Monthly Archives: November 2015

Everything is the same as the year before; silent. The doctor vertical blinds. My wife lies on the sterile mattress, like before. The doctor prepares her medical device, and pushes the button. A low hum crescendos, and a visual appears on the monitor. Kaleidoscope of white, black and gray images saturate the screen as theContinue reading “Personal Update”

“Did you hear? Students are protesting at WITS University in Johannesburg. They will probably begin protesting at our campuses in about two weeks.” Leon and I had this discussion on Friday afternoon, 16 October. By Monday, 19 October, UCT students were protesting and by the end of the week all of our campuses were protestingContinue reading “#Feesmustfall”