At the beer garden

As early as noonday South African disco is already being pumped out of loudspeakers that are not visible but very audible.

Two groups of men sit on concrete benches under a shelter, their optical and social focus an open Chibuku carton.

Another group sits under a tree near the entrance. A young man with a white newsboy cap (stapora cap in Tswanglish) sitting askew on his head pimp-strolls into the compound. He makes his purchase and goes to sit under the shelter alone. He then sets about opening the carton. 

Editor's Comment
Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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