It’s time middle-class blacks owned up to not loving their people and setting this nation up for failure. I cannot imagine how those who do not love their own people can serve this nation. Hard as I try, I find that there are very few instances where the middle-class blacks demonstrate a love for the […]
2011
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Black South Africans are more European than African
Not too many years ago I used to call some black people, especially those of African descent, “coconuts”. And, of course, this got me into trouble with people who felt insulted by this label. It suggested that they were, essentially, white people inside who were cursed with black skins outside. In practical terms, it meant […]
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Ukutawuna finally explained
I promised to write a blog explaining the term, “ukutawuna” or “tawuning”. Well, I have finally come (excuse the pun which you will get later) around to fulfilling that promise even though it is far later than I originally intended. Many people wonder what ukutawuna means, especially those who keep seeing it being used on […]
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Oh the identity question…
I am against everything Against war and those against War. Against whatever diminishes Th’individuals blind impulse Dambudzo Marechera, The Bar-Stool Edible Worm ——- The ever-lurking identity question, of which we are always aware, but not always attentive, has arisen once again. Indeed it is an entirely relevant one in the present political context demonstrated most […]
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What makes you smile about Joburg?
“What makes you smile about your city?” That’s this month’s theme in the global social media campaign I’m involved with and it’s a challenging one. I’m sure that the bloggers in London or Paris have loads of material to work with, but for Joburgers it’s a question so loaded as to be provocative. As one […]
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Imran Tahir: A chance at a new start
Finally, all the paperwork and red tape has been cleared and Imran Tahir is set to be a Protea. This is big news. Why so, you may ask? Because why, as hulle se op die Oos Rand, his international career presents a challenge, not only to himself to justify the hype, but also to the […]
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The AU’s continental gamble on South Sudan
With this redrawing of the Sudanese map they are opening a colonial era Pandora’s box that until now they had sworn to keep shut at any cost.
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Fiddling while Rome is burning …
“The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.” — Karl Marx Both the intelligence and the ethical integrity of the human race are sadly lacking, as far as I can tell. Sure, there are many exceptions — millions, probably — but their numbers are vastly outweighed by […]
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The ‘I’ in ‘I write what I like’
For a number of months now I have followed rather avidly the News24.com site. Not because of the news stories themselves, but because of the comments that follow them. The site itself allows one to comment in almost complete anonymity; one can use various usernames that reflect neither social standing nor direct inclination. And it […]
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Taking the bull by the horns
By Nelly Shamase I’ve finally moved out of home. At the not-so-tender-age of 27, many would argue that it’s been a long time coming. Try telling that to my parents. When you’re the last born of seven children — and you’re a girl to boot — your parents are not as eager to let you […]
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The double lives of sports people
Leo Tolstoy wrote War and Peace, arguably one of the most celebrated pieces of fiction in the Western world. War and Peace is a story, grossly simplified, about five aristocratic families and how Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812, including the spectre of the invasion itself, goes about bringing change to the Tsarist society, which […]
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Desmond Tutu is right, Israel is a racist state
By Danny Glenwright Desmond Tutu is a dishonest bigot. At least according to a group of 350 or so South Africans who recently took time out of their lives to put their names to a petition calling for Tutu to be removed as patron of South African Holocaust centres. It’s the funniest thing I’ve read […]