Incidentally...
Mandela did not let SA down, we let him down
17 July 2022 - 00:00
During the week preceding Mandela Day, I overheard a conversation between two middle-aged women who were buying pastries at a northern suburbs delicatessen in Johannesburg. The deli/bakery was, naturally, in the dark due to load-shedding, so, again naturally, this was the main topic of conversation...
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