The author participating in a discussion as the National Convention. Photo supplied by UNISA
I recall my banter with comrade S’bu Zikode from Abahlali BaseMjondolo. I said, “S’bu, when was the last time I was in a room with so many government political principals and officials?”
S’bu replied, “That’s when you must know that things are very bad, comrade. When the government sits so close to civil society, the country is in deep trouble.”
I settled into my red seat in the ZK Matthews Hall at UNISA and prepared for a morning of careless rhetoric from those in power and patronising calls for collective action. It was 15 August, and the South African National Dialogue’s first…
Addo Elephant National Park: Established in 1931, it is the third-largest national
park in South Africa and home to over 600 elephants.
Kimono Goddess
Fun South African Travel tip: You can visit the hominid fossil displays and learn more about the beginnings of our planet at the Maropeng Visitors Centre and Sterkfontein Caves.
Bambi Wings
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at Pick \’n Pay, but couldn\’t find one big enough for Christmas dinner.
She asked a packer, \”Do these turkeys get any bigger?\”
He replied, \”No madam, they\’re dead.\”