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Today we put aside any contemplation of international crises and the distressing progress of elections. Instead, at the suggestion of several friends, I recount my experiences living and working in South Africa over the past half-century.
Es’kia Mphahlele’s work is a reminder for us to stay focussed on the human in all their ‘bitternesses’, possibilities and ‘powerlessnesses.
I remember: when I got to Christ’s School in January 1967 for the Higher School Certificate course, his name was already riding the wind a
I remember: When I got to Christ’s School in January 1967, his name was already riding the wind as a prominent member of that pantheon.
I remember: that day in September 2005 when my wife and I, having very narrowly survived the killing claws of Hurricane Katrina, were left penniless and weather-beaten evacuees