I don�t trust govt and writers

Reading and writing are two things that have played an important role in shaping my life. The two came after prayer, something, which many people often dismiss whenever I associate myself with it. One can either be credited or discredited for their writing. Sometimes the consequences are so dire you can lose your life, if not your job-or more closer to home, have to skip the country.

 

Two years ago a columnist at Sunday World Kuli Roberts was fired for writing certain things about coloured people. In her column Shwashwi, which I used to follow, she wrote that coloureds were a fascinating human species in that some of them, after imbibing alcohol engage in serious fights. She wrote that when such fights ensued, the fighters used anything they could lay their hands on; dishes, television sets, radio, spoons, chairs and others. She added that once all these weapons of mass destruction were done with, the fighters would use anything including their underwear.

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