Mmegi

A universal condition

Wandering around Via del Corso is like strolling through Rome’s bloodstream with tourists pumping through arteries of espresso, gelato, and maybe even mild confusion.

Every street promises history, or, failing that, a truly persuasive cannoli, a fact my wife Shabana will happily confirm, usually with flaky pastry on her fingers and zero regret.

We drift past churches older than my country and shops selling sumptuous leather with existential confidence. Time collapses.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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