For anybody who doesn’t know me I was raised by my mother in Uitenhage, South Africa – a small town near Port Elizabeth. Andrew Arries was friends with my grandparents, and later everyone just called him, Uncle. For as long as I can remember he lived with us, in the old house at the back…
This is the story of my friend Yusuf Moses, one of the most motivated people I’ve ever met. After years of ups and downs, he is now a respected ABET teacher, happily married father of two daughters. When we first met, he worked in a factory building components for Volkswagen South Africa: Uitenhage, in the…
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…
The Jehovah’s Witness organisation, also known as the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, has become known as a very secluded and insular organisation. It is one of the more controversial denominations of the Christian religion. From my earliest days in Uitenhage, I have been aware of their existence. And for the most part, they came…
Last year, I blogged about more efficient living in Johannesburg. This year, I plan to blog about something: my plan to solve poverty in Uitenhage over the next 20 years. All South African bloggers should get directly involved in Blog Action Day 2008 because poverty is the root cause of crime, health and all other…