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Sometimes it’s the rebels who help the cause

03 April 2020 - 10:00 By darrel bristow-bovey
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Law enforcement officials confiscate and pour alcohol onto a street in Johannesburg at the start of lockdown.
Law enforcement officials confiscate and pour alcohol onto a street in Johannesburg at the start of lockdown.
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times

What I’m about to write is going to make a lot of you, probably the majority, angry. 

It's just that, I know this is a time when we must all obey the law, but I can’t help but admire the rebels among us.

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