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Saturday, May 12, 2012

COUNCILLORS, BARKING DOGS AND CROWING ROOSTERS

‘A dog shall not bark more than three times a night. In the event of such an occurrence, an offence shall have been committed in terms of Section 39/234(b) of 2011 of the Municipal by-laws, and to wit, owner of said dog shall be charged accordingly and will face a fine of not more than one thousand... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

MBOKODO WOMEN

African women, who used to earn a living brewing and selling sorghum beer at home, were angry when the Apartheid regime hijacked this home industry from them. They were infuriated when their men now spent most of their time and money at the government beer halls with girlfriends, drinking their... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

GRAYS ANATOMY; A STORY BEHIND A STORY

They prodded me through the blankets with a rifle to wake me. As I jumped and sat up straight, they shoved a thick book in my face. My brother Phillip, The Artist, stood behind them, protesting. The detectives took no heed of him. They wanted to know from me whether what he had told them was true,... Sign in to see full entry.

THE SNAKE MAN OF HEBRON; A STORY BEHIND A STORY

The Hebron Ruins are to Mabopane what the Zimbabwe Ruins are to Zimbabwe. As you drive along the former Leah Mangope Highway, that connects Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane, North of Pretoria, you come to a stretch of road that runs parallel to a river on the western outskirts of Hebron Village. As you look... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

CHAUVINISM

At the peak of the Gender Wars that signalled the end of the Age of Chivalry, feminists called men MCPs, Male Chauvinistic Pigs. The ‘pigs’ retaliated by not opening doors for ladies anymore or would open a door and then say “I am not opening the door for you because you are a lady, but because I am... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

BLOWING YOUR OWN TRUMPET

I had never seen such a big book. It was thicker than the Bible. The Oxford English dictionary I sometimes used as a doorstop was thin in comparison to the tome lying on the display table at the front of the Exclusive Bookshop store. Western Civilization and Its Achievements, or something like that,... Sign in to see full entry.

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