Author: Nomia Machebe

When I was younger, life seemed simpler and easier partly because I always knew that most of my problems were not truly mine, in essence, they were someone else’s problem – especially my parents.  But as I become older, I realize that most of my problems are totally and truly mine.  This implies that only…

I could not agree any stronger with Oprah Winfrey when she states that “people who lie about their age are denying the truth and contributing to a sickness pervading our society – wanting to be what you’re not in what I know for sure July 2011.  In my opinion, this sickness does not only result from…

The world was dealt a massive blow in June 2011.  The departure of a heroic veteran is still spoken about in low tone voices as if there is a wish for her to wake up from her peaceful sleep. What a multi-tasker, a loving mother, a nurturer! The stalwart Albertinal Sisulu left an undeniable gap. …

I for one, am quite excited that 2012 is starting on a high note for South Africa and the Southern African Development Countries (SADC) in particular taking into consideration President Jacob Zuma’s presiding role over the United Nations Security Council. What a breakthrough!  In my view, this time presents an opportunity for Africa as a…

For a while, I have been keeping an eye on the hardworking and pioneering Taiwanese Jerry Yang, who successfully co-founded Yahoo.  I kept on suspecting that sooner rather than later, he would pull a fast one on the market.  Therefore his recent resignation as Yahoo CEO neither caught me off guard nor shocked me.  For…

To me Google is the world’s number 1 brand. But I am willing to go with popular belief….in case someone takes a bite off my head!  I mean, I just wonder how and why Apple is considered to be the world’s leading brand beating the likes of Microsoft, and IBM. Of course I don’t dismiss…