Old Photographs: Nothing or Legs
Among the old photographs that I have on storage drives, especially those old water damaged negs I scanned, I sometimes find gems, like the one below. To make this picture I risked life and limb. I stood in the middle of Market Street, Johannesburg, on one of the white lines, in traffic, to get this…
Jacob Morake’s Last Fight
8 August 2020. I first posted these pictures and text on my website more than a decade ago. (I think in 2009). I was wonderfully surprised to find it that I had a backup on an old storage drive. Here, again, it is. Thanks to Perfect Hlongwane for reminding me about Jacob Morake, which forced…
On Diets and Living…
A very random post… I considered responding to a tweet by an old friend and former colleague, the journalist Marika Sboros, but thought it would be too long. My response was intended to be only anecdotal and lighthearted. To the extent that there are some insights that may be gleaned, I have none. My response…
Judge Ronnie Pillay and Vusi Pikoli add their support to BLM Movement
This is the full text of the Progressive Eastern Cape Cricket Community Support Statement for Black Lives Matter NB. I do not own the rights to the picture, above, if you are the creator, drop me a note and I will remove it, or if you wish, I will simply credit you. The Progressive Eastern…
Radio interview following a column I wrote on the controversy around Professor Mamokghethi Phakeng
Radio 786 – 100.4fm · UCT’s Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng – A Triple Threat | Radio 786
Leeds United and Me – Always a Gooner
I’m really excited about Leeds United being back in the Premier League. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Gooner, but I have a massive soft spot for Leeds United that goes back to my childhood. I should explain. And won’t hold back with the racial references of the apartheid era – as if apartheid never…
Equality’s Underbelly: The Makhaya Ntini Story
I put a short video on my video page (all of which is experimental for now), in which I discussed how surface forms of equality may conceal injustices, and inequalities that are historical. Then today, I read the story about how Makhaya Ntini was treated when he was the first black cricket player to be…
Interview that never was
I was scheduled to do a radio interview this morning, Saturday 4 July 2020…. I overslept. The interview was scheduled for around 9:00 am. I am tempted to say that no human being should be out of bed before eight or nine, but I was up working until the sun came up this morning, and…
Redesigning Site.
Selamat Datang. Thanks for visiting this site. I have started redesigning and redeveloping the site, changing the format and content, and including a vlog. Vlogging is a new set of skills I have to learn so – bear with me. While I will put up brief posts as I go along, I should complete the…