Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to translate fear by acting in pursuit of something more important than your fear.
This was uttered by Advocate Thuli Madonsela, outgoing SA Public Protector, during the DUT Courageous Leadership Conference at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Durban ICC. The two-day conference which kicked off this morning (Thursday, 25 August 2016) ends tomorrow, 26 August 2017.
The Fashion and Textiles Department at DUT will hold its annual Fashion Show to be held from Wednesday, 28 September 2016 to Friday, 30 September 2016 at the Fred Crookes Sports Centre, Steve Biko Campus, Durban.
The coveted annual event will showcase the designs of 38 third-year students; with the best 20 ranges showcased at the gala evening on Friday 30 September.
I received an invite from the sedate Ela Gandhi to the Phoenix Settlement Trust Centre in Inanda, Durban.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was slated to attend on 9 July, the location where Gandhi launched his paper the “Indian Opinion”. I proudly related this to my wife, Rookmoney and son Sachin. “What will you tell PM Modi” asked Sachin? I being of the “children must be seen not heard” variety glared at him...