Dec 17, 2009
Speaking ill of the living
Tweet When journalist Toby Shapshak first broke the news of Tshabalala-Msimang’s death over Twitter, there were very few condolences on the public timeline. People tend to have long memories when it comes to hundreds of thousands of lives that could have been saved had Tshabalala-Msimang and the rest of the Mbeki-acolytes rolled out antiretrovirals... read more
Dec 23, 2008
I’ll eventually grow into it
Tweet It happened just after my eyes fell on the notice stuck to one of the walls at Khan’s Butchery. “Ready fried onions. Perfect for vagaars and biryanis. Don’t be fooled by imitations”. Where my mind was fixed on the pastrami and chump chops, it was now ambushed by intrigue. Fake fried onions? What a thing! Perhaps the onions were... read more
Oct 17, 2008
Ennui Eyes
Tweet 258. That’s how many blog posts I’ve pushed out since I got serious on this platform at the end of August 2005. The sound the Most Prolific Blogger award makes is “whoosh-thik”, as it clips me on the shoulder and soars past towards others worthier on my google reader. Genesis It was our Honours year. 2004. Razina (now a... read more
Sep 8, 2008
“Be water, my friend” and current addictions
Tweet Ramadaan and fasting has me as placid and calm as an undisturbed forest pool,  and I am more inclined to do what is asked of me. Like Bruce Lee, my way is of water. So while I don’t usually respond to tags as a full blog post, I will do this for Fatima because not only am I roza-compliant, but she is almost-family and gave me a really... read more
Apr 24, 2008
Light this candle
Tweet A nine-year old girl was killed after a hit-and-run incident on Jan Smuts Avenue in Johannesburg this morning.The child, on her way to school, was waiting for a taxi when the accident occurred.The only passenger in the minibus said she felt the taxi hit something just before the driver stopped. “He demanded I leave the taxi right then and gave me... read more
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