 On 10th February 2005, he recorded in collaboration with German composer a collection of his poetry published by Wergo, accompanied by musicians Carin (flutes);Jennifer Hymer (piano); and Olaf Pyras (percussion); Omphalo-Quartett (African drums); Andreas König and Aki Hoffmann (piano).He was described by Cape Times editor Aneez Salie as "one of the finest poets and journalists our Struggle has produced".He survived a car accident in 2005 and recovering slowly after a coma, he continued to participate in events, such as the launch of "Planting Water" in 2007.