Covid-19 is like the political violence of the early 19...
Those from Pietermaritzburg and Mpumalanga townships will understand. The message about the Filtane family reminds me of Sbongiseni (Sbobo), with whom we shared a dormitory in 1992. One morning Mr Sangweni, the principal of Ohlange High School, summoned Sbobo to his office to tell him that his entire family had been killed by amabutho because his relative was a suspected “iphekula zikhuni (communist terrorist)” – sometimes, just wearing a red top made you a suspected terrorist, even if it did say “Be my Valentine”. The killing squad had put nails into the doors and windows, and bu...
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
