Earth Hour in South Africa
All South African residents and visitors are encouraged to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, 27 March 2010 by switching off all lights for one hour, between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm. Earth Hour is a WWF initiative and is a symbolic act aimed at creating awareness that climate change threatens lives, livelihoods and lifestyles […]
Stuck in the same groove
For the last few weeks, and it seems like the last few months, I’ve been stuck in the same groove. Something happened, and I think I know what it is. Before I share that not-so-obvious secret with you, I wanna tell you what’s happened. My hobbies have become mere illusions and sometimes even delusions. I […]
A story of a blind girl
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’ One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, […]
Happy birthday dearest Mother
Today is my mother, Illona Murray’s, 57th birthday. I’m not sure exactly what to say to my mother when I wish her today. She is living in Uitenhage, and I live in Johannesburg. During February, I spent 3 weeks visiting he,r and it was essentially my December holiday. Like all mothers and son’s we have […]
Jacob Zuma wedding photos
While people reacted in strange and interesting ways, I found great pleasure in our country’s president celebrating in marriage in the traditional Zulu way. It really is my belief that when we look back in history Zuma will be judged a much better president than Thabo Mbeki.