The Hyaenas
“How he died and why he died
Troubles them not a whit”
Rudyard Kipling
Flying in Africa
Tswelelo invited me into the right seat and for the next hour and a half I was living the dream.
Zambezi
“The hippo was made of parts left over from construction of other beasts” – Peter Godwin
House Cats
“You mustn’t open your windows, the monkeys will get in.”
Colonial Past
Smoke That Thunders
Damn You, Rohan Vos!
When everything is predicable and safe, where’s the fun in that?
U of CPR
My first ride on a train was in an empty boxcar of a grain freighter.
It was a disaster.
Dancing in the Street
For 60% of southern Africans, traditional medicine is the only treatment available.
The Beloved Country
In every field of endeavour there is an expert.
The Tikoloshe Under The Bed
When one Zulu meets another he will ask; Inkaba yakho iphi?, literally “where is your navel?”