Mmegi

The perfect timing

The edge felt alarmingly close, but a steady, practised hand nudged danger politely backs into the abyss where it belonged.

Above us, the sky kept repeating the same dramatic trick, black and grey clouds marching past, yet the sun stubbornly held centre stage, as if contractually obliged to deliver a perfect summer day. Ideal weather for an ocean-side performance!

The horizon rushed toward us as we gathered speed with respectful caution, eyes scanning for the next theatrical bend. Beyond the modest retaining wall, a structure whose confidence far exceeded its size, the cliff tumbled into brush and stubborn green vegetation clinging to survival.

Editor's Comment
Violence doesn't solve anything!

Our weekly edition carries painful articles of people being murdered. Whilst some are classified as Gender Based Violence (GBV), there are still a large percentage of murder cases, which often happen at drinking spots, after people are heavily intoxicated. We have in the past carried articles where an individual was murdered because they refused to give someone a cigarette, and sadly this is where we are at now!In this very edition, there is an...

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