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We word-artists are in the habit of writing prose that is character-driven, whereas academics tend to prefer issue-driven narrative.
The old man walked with the aid of a stick, stumbling through the gates of the Masilela small-holding on the farmlands of Winterveldt, north of Pretoria.
Die meeste van ons mans het maar ’n avontuurlus wat sedert veldskool net nie geblus kan word nie.
I have sentimental personal interest — triggered by my career as a journalist — to hear what other people have to say.
It was unthinkable just recently for me — the erstwhile uncompromising black militant — to count controversial artist Steve Hofmeyr and Adriaan Vlok among my friends.
Somewhere in the early nineties, the news editor at the Pretoria News would snap his fingers, suggesting all hell had broken loose in one of Pretoria’s townships.
Against the backdrop of all the “leaders” trying to sneak into councillor candidate lists, there are individuals out there who frown upon the opportunism.
Blame it on yesteryear’s “skop, skiet en donder”-politics, to some of us the adjective “conservative” points to Afrikaner right-wing fundamentalism.
There is a beautiful town cascading down the slopes of the Waterberg range of mountains.
Die Pos 13 April 2018
