Why greeting someone on the street is a complex act in this southernmost tip of Africa
Not greeting people, especially adults, was a crime punishable by a few lashes with a sprig, bamboo cane or a sjambok, says writer
13 August 2023 - 00:00
South Africa's news cycle turnover is so rapid, with stories that would dominate the headlines for months in a place such as Canada. So, I’m not certain how many people picked up on that story from the Eastern Cape education department. The MEC's spokesperson Vuyiseka Mboxela has been suspended after a clip went viral of her in the throes of an ill-tempered altercation with a colleague over the politics of African greetings...
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