South Africa goes to the polls today as a damaged nation. Amidst the political rhetoric, mud-slinging, dirty slogans and plethora of promises in recent months, there’s been little focus on the daily battles of vulnerable[…]
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Tag: Democracy
The South African Story
Reflect, Rather than rejoice, For there’s too many wrongs We still need to make right. And there are still too many Who have fallen folly, To that power That corrupts absolutely. Yes, I am[…]
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Autumn in South Africa
It’s April in South Africa. The changes that sweep through naturally in Autumn are a sharp contrast to the changes that swept through our country – rather unnaturally – that April, 26 years ago. Like[…]
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A time to register
I spent some time re-connecting with my roots at the 1860 Heritage Centre in Durban a few days ago. And it couldn’t have happened at a more opportune time. It’s the first month of 2019[…]
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Gag the “Gupta” tag
You cannot live in KwaZulu-Natal and not pick up bits of Zulu – even if it’s kitchen Zulu or fanagalo – a hybrid of English, Zulu and Afrikaans. Unlike my son who is now learning[…]
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A place like no other…
With trepidation, I stood outside the room. I had heard and read so much about this place that I was eager about what awaited me. You cannot live in Durban, or South Africa frankly, and[…]
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AMANDLA AWETHU!
This week, our country was held to ransom by the ANC. They are the ruling party after all. The masses voted them into power. And amidst all their rhetoric in recent years, they forgot about[…]
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Zimbabwe: Let us break bread
www.urbandictionary.com https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com Let us, South Africans, break bread with our brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe. The symbolism of bread for this country runs deep, and it’s tangible too. Once hailed as the bread basket of[…]
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