PALI LEHOHLA | Lessons learnt in the dark: how the All Blackouts won in the end

The perpetual failure of Eskom and our education system to offer a brighter future to younger generations is scandalous

26 November 2023 - 20:19 By PALI LEHOHLA

At the centre of any transition is unburdening. Transitions are about moving from one energy field to another. To achieve such a significant change, atonement for the burdens of the past and acknowledgment of an uncertain future enable conversations that can converge to resolving paradoxes that cause future discomforts. This process demands an ensemble of experiences, skills and cultures. Recently we winked momentarily into what a different future can be. It has, however, been too short and spurred the habitual nightmares that have become a permanent tenant of our spaces...

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