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“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and do our jobs” – Stephen King
Two unconnected moments from headships in two different schools come to mind as a result of recent unfoldings (they certainly can’t be called “developments”) in this country of ours.
The first was an assembly I ran some years ago, on or close to an anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. I gathered an array of bits and pieces that represented the various stages of the Apollo rocket, and step by step I jettisoned a cooldrink bottle, a tin can and a toilet roll as I made my way up the aisle between the students, explaining about the rocket’s stages and its journey across space as I went.
First published in Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper
2020. The year the world changed. A year all our lives changed. A year of heightened concern, anxiety and birth, but sadly also a year of too many deaths, many more than usual. Deaths caused by a virus with a crown, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by scientists, a virus which in turn causes coronavirus disease, also known as Covid-19.
While the world was desperately searching for much-needed quick fixes and ammunition to slay the virus, the wall that stood between utter devastation, hunger and even more death, were people, ordinary people who look like all of us. But ordinary people who could not and did not simply sit at home.
Early morning on 19 December 2020, two days after: The smoke that was lingering from piles of scattered debris yesterday is gone. But this huge area, where more than 1,000 dwellings have been burnt to the ground, still looks like a warzone. Against strict advice by the City of Cape Town officials, some of the 4,000 affected residents have started to rebuild their shacks, others still guarding their space or the few belongings covered with ashes. Mayor Daniel Plato promised to bring in trucks today to clear the debris over the weekend – but what will happen to those who have rebuilt without permission?
One community leader says: “We cannot trust the City. We have to look after ourselves.” Another remembers: “The fire started at B-section of the informal settlement, then extended to C and D. Due to strong winds, it all went so fast. I saw how many men of D-section formed a line along a canal to make sure the fire didn’t go over to their shacks. Everyone was risking their
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