Sep 6, 2010
where from?
Tweet We shuffle in to the room, our tracks muddy from the stereotype milking; of course, it has to be the charous who are late. Ushered to the side, we take our place holding up the wall and a roll-up banner announcing that this is the M&G Literary Festival. When given chairs, I try to maneuver as discreetly as possible, contorting myself into that jig... read more
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 6, 2009
That word
Tweet The drive was atavistic. Hunter-gatherer sensibilities trumped a millennium’s worth of progress as we engaged in a quiet war to secure, and deftly, the most well-vantaged space for our cars. Parking lots bring out the moer in people. And the ugly too. We were all inching along; the tiresome stop-go-stop-go, mindless clutch control, memorising the... read more
Apr 30, 2009
So do scissor sisters have craft evenings?
Tweet Wahahahahaha. I received this email today and it’s a doozy. SALAAM SISTERS, BEWARE THERE ARE BISEXUAL LESBIAN MUSLIM SISTERS IN YOUR CIRCLES WHO WILL ATTEMPT TO DESTROY YOUR DEEN. THEY COME IN GUISE OF GENUINE PRACTISING MUSLIMS SHOWING MUCH INTEREST IN JOINING YOUR CIRCLES AND BEFRIENDING YOU!!!!! THEY MAY LOOK SLIGHTLY MANLY. IT IS OUR DUTY AS... read more
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