A Higher Calling

This past weekend finally saw my article on religious views published in the Mail & Guardian. In it I interview six different people about their beliefs and how that relates to their personal relationship with God.

It was very interesting, but also drove me over the edge. Not because of the religious content. Instead, cold-calling people to talk personally about their beliefs? Not as easy as one might think, yet it turned into a great experience, because I enjoy people being genuine about something they care about (though only after I managed to assure them I am not out to write something terrible about their religion.

Mobile State Of The Nation

Making a phone call in South Africa is stupidly expensive. There have been many attempts at talking around this or even denying it's true, but nothing - not even fuel or your morning coffee - drains as quickly as the talk minutes on your phone. At the center of this is the MTN/Vodacom duopoly, which have gone from pioneering mobile telecommunications in the country to strangling it.

But that is not the full story. Fortunately I wrote that very story for Brainstorm, which appeared as the cover feature of their April 2014 edition. You can pick the magazine up at select retailers or read it online here.

A look at In Bruges

My latest movie column is about the 2008 dark comedy In Bruges, where Colin Farrel and Brendon Gleeson play two assassins taking in the scene Belgian town of Bruges. It's a gem, even in the top-heavy sub-genre of assassin comedies and certainly one of my new favourite movies.

Read the column over at The Movies.