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This memoir essay traces a series of encounters that refuse to obey linear time. Dreams that continue dialogues never started in this lifetime. Mehlomadala is not a search for proof, nor an argument for belief. It is a witnessing. A meditation on memory that lives beyond the brain, on coincidence that feels rehearsed, and on the unsettling possibility that some meetings are older than names. It asks a simple, dangerous question: what if we have been here before?

Bukelani lives in a beautiful contradiction. We are small, counted in modest budgets and stretched spreadsheets, yet vast when measured against the problems we dare to confront. Our footprint is light, but our gaze is planetary. We stand in rooms that echo with scarcity while sketching futures that require abundance of courage, patience, and imagination. This is the paradox we wake up with every day. We are obsessed with tomorrow, yet disciplined enough to know that the futur

 wabi-sabi, the Japanese concept that gently pats you on the back and says, “It’s okay; you’re a glorious mess, and that’s beautiful.” It’s the philosophy that embraces imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness, and frankly, it’s the pep talk we all need.

The first sip was divine.Hot , creamy, aromatic — a symphony of caffeine and contentment.Then came the second cup. Bitter. Lukewarm. A betrayal in ceramic form. And just like that, I had stumbled upon what I now call The Fallacy of the Second Cup. The Seduction of the Second Round There’s something about success — or satisfaction — that tricks us into thinking we can simply replicate it. The first experience is thrilling: the first business deal, the first love, the first spi

Written full of energy, had great coffee and fruit salad. And yes, a very vivid dream travelling the world.   "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,"  Leonardo da Vinci once said. It seems like simplicity, ironically, has become a complex idea. Fear not, my friends. Today, we’re going to break it down, Zulu-style, weaving lessons from Japan, Peru, Africa, and a touch of humour, because life is already too serious. If simplicity were a character, it would be that quiet ge

Written over three days as we bid farewell to the month of champion, May. Many cups of coffee and fluctuating energies(or moods). One of the greatest and most enduring delusions that humanity has laboured under is the illusion of separateness. This idea—that we are fundamentally isolated from one another, from nature, from the cosmos—has caused immeasurable suffering. It has fuelled centuries of war, colonial conquest, systemic oppression, ecological destruction, and a psycho

An Essay on Strategy and Innovation in turbulent environment - a note for leaders.

Between the glitz of Broadway and the hustle of Sandton, where coffee cups runneth over with flat whites and dreams of corporate...

Written after two doses of coffee at the balcony in Joburg on Friday, 03 January 2024.   South Africans know a thing or two about...

By Vincent Bukelani Zulu What was I thinking? Running a portfolio of start-ups across different industries is an experience much like...

Change is a constant in life. It can be unsettling, but it also opens the door to new opportunities. The way we approach change often...

By Vincent Bukelani Zulu Ah, the self-containing set. This perplexing and paradoxical construct of logic is like a buffet at a corporate...

In an era defined by social, environmental, and economic challenges, organizations across sectors are increasingly called upon to...

The Existential Comedy: What on Earth is Man Here For? Overview: Introduction: Questioning the purpose of human existence The pursuit of...