An invisible fog drifts across South Africa, thick enough to cloud judgment and heavy enough to choke progress. It is not poverty. It is not politics. It is entitlement. A quiet, stubborn belief that the world owes us something simply because we exist. It slips into our homes, our workplaces, our streets, and even our national psyche, turning ordinary spaces into theatres of irritation and stalled ambition.
You see it most clearly on the roads. A pedestrian steps into the street with the serenely unhurried pace of royalty, drifting across the tar as if the driver should be grateful for the privilege of slowing down. Some even pause mid-crossing to check a message, entirely convinced…
Apartheid Era: The apartheid system of institutionalized racial segregation and
discrimination was officially in place from 1948 until the early 1990s.
Santas Little Helper
Yugoslavia: You have two cows. They die right after giving birth to 20 new cows.
Pinball Wizard
Fun South African Fact: The Union Buildings in Pretoria are home to a larger than life Nelson Mandela statue.