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
By Ndumiso Ngcobo

Not greeting people, especially adults, was a crime punishable by a few lashes with a sprig, bamboo cane or a sjambok. By the hand of any grown-up in the neighbourhood, not just family, says writer

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