Amongst his earliest achievements, Rob lists his expulsion from nursery school as something of a world record. His career in the emerging computing industry spanned some twenty years before moving with his ample family to South Africa in 1990. With this change, Rob turned to writing and is author of many articles, primarily those concerning the fine and decorative arts.
He lists his favourite foods as Scottish beef and king prawns (not necessarily together) and music as John Lennon, Rod Stewart and Elton John (sadly never together). Pet hates are politicians, authoritarians, bureaucracy and socialising (thank goodness they rarely come together). He reckons that he has absolutely no sense of humour.
- It entertains while it informs and has appeal at various levels.
- It gives a realistic version of events at that time rather than the sanitised versions seen in all media.
- It chronicles key issues during an important period in SA’s history.
- It is unique in both style and treatment of the subject.
From The Critics
Maria Grimley – Drama, Development –
Granada Television, UK
“Thank you for sending in your manuscript… Generally, we do not read unsolicited material, but I did read through the beginning and the end as you suggested, and dipped through the middle, and thought it a wonderfully revealing story. I enjoyed the detail of how you established your family in South Africa and understand what you mean by it being ‘essentially a work of two moods’. I suggest it is ‘the darker and more sinister side of life’ that holds more interest in terms of the piece’s potential as a televised drama and therefore if you wanted to take the next step of writing a film script or treatment I would recommend you concentrate on Farouk’s family story and the tragic assault on Nabewayah and her husband; Nomathandazo’s dealings with the police, her punishment killing and the different groups that that create the background for such violence.
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