Memory Project: The Bicycle
A bicycle is a human-powered vehicle consisting primarily of a frame, two wheels, pedals, a chain, gears, handlebars and brakes.
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It is 2035. I am 28, and in the past decade I've lived through a sea change that seems far from over. It has largely been driven by the development of AI.
Revolution Chapter 13: Five Years of Change
Five years had passed since the coup that reshaped the Republic. What had begun in secrecy and peril had, through persistence and reform, become a functioning and remarkably stable new order.
Revolution: Chapter 12 - Defending the Nation
By the fifth year after the coup, the Council turned its attention to a sector long neglected, yet essential to any sovereign nation: defence.
Revolution: Chapter Eleven - Healing the Nati...
By 2031, as the housing and agricultural sectors surged forward, the Council turned its attention to another pillar of national recovery: healthcare.
Revolution Chapter 6 - The Second Address to ...
The Second Address to the Nation, delivered on 15 December 2026, was the most widely watched broadcast in South Africa's modern history.
Revolution Chapter 7: The Early Reforms
The the close of 2027, a year after the September Intervention, the effects of the Council's reforms had begun to reshape South African society in visible and measurable ways. While challenges persisted, there was a growing sense that the machine...
Revolution Chapter 8 - The Rebirth of Learnin...
By the second year of the Council's stewardship, it had become evident that South Africa's future depended not merely on political stability or economic revival, but on the quality of its education system.
Revolution Chapter 9 - The Housing Drive: Bui...
By the third anniversary of the September Revolution, the Council's achievements in restoring governance, stabilising the economy, and revitalising eduction had begun to bear fruit. Yet, as Harvey Jacobs repeatedly emphasised, "a nation cann...
Revolution Chapter 10 - Feeding the Nation
By the end of 2030, as the housing drive transformed skylines and the industrial sector surged, Harvey Jacobs and the Council turned their attention to a matter even more fundamental than shelter - food security.
Revolution: Chapter 4 – The First Council M...
The first full meeting of the Council for National Renewal convened at the Union Buildings on 18 September 2026, eleven days after the coup.
Revolution: Chapter 5 – The Second Council ...
The Second Council Meeting, held on 2 November 2026, marked the beginning of serious economic deliberation. Now came the deeper and more dangerous challenge: how to rebuild an economy hollowed out by decades of corruption, mismanagement, and policy c...