PinnedDo I regret my MSc course choice?And completing it at the University of Witwatersrand? — The short answer: No, I don’t. Okay, that is probably not what you were expecting to hear. I don’t regret my decision, because I don’t regret my decision-making process. I tried to make the best decision with the information and the tools I had at that moment. However, as you’ll…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Dec 10, 2020Schools out. Grades are in.Do this to continue achieving your academic goals. Don’t sit with your disappoint or let it cause you to feel indifferent towards your academics. You could still achieve your academic goals, even if you failed to achieve them this academic year. Read on to find out how. What does this actually look like? Step 1: What were my goals? Going into this…University4 min readUniversity4 min read
May 9, 2020Loving during COVID-19Updates on the way we change during the lockdown. — 🌹: I have had the privilege of watching David work. Usually, we go to our different offices and the stuff we spend a considerable amount of time on — our careers — only share with each other over evening dinners. Lockdown has changed this. I’ve gotten to see and hear…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Apr 22, 2020Master of noneTrying to make it through my Master’s degree. — Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Apr 15, 2020Reading during COVID-19How a 1940–1942 story of war and occupation helped me reflect on the ways my life is changing during COVID-19. — Somewhere between the pages of Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky, I was captured by how the war and occupation of France by the Germans had irrevocably changed the most mundane aspects of their lives. …Life Lessons5 min readLife Lessons5 min read
Published inOpenUp·Jan 24, 2020Thank you OpenUpA lifetime of lessons in 20 months. — Civictech5 min readCivictech5 min read
Published inOpenUp·Nov 4, 2019Why everyone needs a homeand how the XPRIZE is challenging us to fulfil this need. — In 2016, Jennifer Dean devised a working concept of ‘the virtuous hierarchy of housing needs’ as part of her research on healthy and socially inclusive environments. Jennifer’s hierarchy of housing needs is intended to apply to all societies and peoples, and seeks to provide a focal point for to support…Housing7 min readHousing7 min read
Sep 12, 2019Our Accountability stack — Evictions Update.Reflecting on our project after the launched our new website www.evictions.org.za. — What are we delivering? Our first offering to this ecosystem was an offline eviction guide. We created it as a how-to-manual. It shared information and actionable steps tenants could take. There are currently 370 guides in circulation this year that have been distributed via law centres.Housing4 min readHousing4 min read
Published inOpenUp·Sep 11, 2019The wrong side of the digital divideDigital citizen engagement, inclusion and access to justice. — The term digital divide describes a gap in terms of access to and usage of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It traditionally described those that had or did not have access to technology. More recently, however, with a global mobile phone penetration of over 95% and a mobile penetration of…Housing8 min readHousing8 min read
Published inOpenUp·Sep 6, 2019Inside OpenUpDiscussions with Jennifer Walker, Project Manager of VPUU Wazimap and Adi Eyal, Director of Open Up about their recent exploration into user stories. — Can you tell us a little about the new instance of Wazimap with VPUU? Jen: Wazimap’s new instance includes new data, indicators and datasets on provisions in informal settlements. This information could be valuable to Municipalities (local government) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as a planning tool. …Tech6 min readTech6 min read
