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How the ANC betrayed and failed us
Yes, South Africa is failing us. No wait. Not South Africa. The ANC. The ANC is failing us. Our government is failing us. Us – the people of South Africa. And it has nothing to do with Apartheid. Let’s...
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Terror in South Africa and the end of a dream…
I am ashamed. Ashamed of being a South African. Ashamed of the behaviour of my countrymen. Ashamed of South Africans. Ashamed of South Africa. And every South African should be. Be ashamed. I have...
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An Accidental Activist: Basil “Mannenberg” Coetzee and me (1989)
I was just a face in the crowd. There must have been 500 of us. Swaying to the music. Maybe it was 50. I don’t know. My memory paints a beautiful picture. Filling the crowd. Swelling the numbers. There...
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Was John Adams a terrorist?
You know me. Pretty much a patriotic South African. Proud of our history. And deeply affected by Madiba – Nelson Mandela. I think the guy did an incredible job starting us off on the right track. Oh,...
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Are you a patriot?
Well, 4th of July just passed. And the celebrations could be seen all around us. Flags flying, parades everywhere and fireworks to scare the cats – and kids. And it made me wonder – what does it mean...
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Roots Revisited (while on the coffee break)
I thought it might be a good thing to look back at why I started blogging. You know, while I’m taking a coffee break. I first started writing as An Accidental Activist. Can’t get away from all the...
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Message to America: Where I come from…
I come from a country where people were jailed because all they wanted was to be treated as equals. I come from a country where people were killed because they didn’t agree with policies of hatred. I...
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Mama Africa is dead. Viva Miriam Makeba! Long Live Mama Africa!
Mama Africa died. The voice of the people. The song of the people. She is no more. But her music lives on. And with it… Her love for Africa and its people. This is from one of her first songs that the...
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Thank you Mister U.E. Grant (or Looking back)
Do you ever look back? Look back and remember those faces and places of your past? I look back and often realize that there were people in my past that don’t realize how much I learned from them. Or...
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Walking with crocodiles (1991 & 2002)
This is going to be a long post – sorry. But it is about two people I met that made me rethink my definition of what evil might be. Two guys I always thought were the definition of evil. But I met...
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