South Africa is an oxymoron: a few blocks of incredible beauty surrounded by huge swathes of devasting poverty.
It's probably the most unequal society in the world - extreme opulence beside extreme hopelessness.
This isn't about Zuma; it's about the gross inequality in SA.
It's probably the most unequal society in the world - extreme opulence beside extreme hopelessness.
This isn't about Zuma; it's about the gross inequality in SA.
When people feel that the custodians of societal values have broken the contracts holding the society together, they feel emboldened to do the same.
The political elites in South Africa broke the contract; the masses are just reciprocating the gesture.
The political elites in South Africa broke the contract; the masses are just reciprocating the gesture.
I lived briefly in SA in 2016. It's one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Maboneng is both the cultural capital of Joburg and its silhouette.
A beautiful, futuristic culture struggling to emerge in the shadows of deep inequality and extreme poverty.
Maboneng is both the cultural capital of Joburg and its silhouette.
A beautiful, futuristic culture struggling to emerge in the shadows of deep inequality and extreme poverty.
Perhaps the dead prophet, Lucky Dube, expressed this oxymoron most succinctly.
I asked the policeman and said
How much must I pay for my freedom?
He said to me, son
They won't build no schools anymore
They won't build no hospitals
This is the price of that political calculation
I asked the policeman and said
How much must I pay for my freedom?
He said to me, son
They won't build no schools anymore
They won't build no hospitals
This is the price of that political calculation
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