Hillbrow is one of Johannesburg neighborhoods with large number of immigrants/migrants. We toured it today with dear Zimbabwean friends. I have no energy to write blog post tonight but here are some photos.… Continue reading
I had the best intention of writing part two of “Black and White” entry today, but as we visited the vibrant and multiethnic area in downtown Johannesburg, I was mercifully reminded that things… Continue reading
KAY’S POST I have noticed one thing about the parts of South Africa that we have seen so far. There seems to be a delicate dance between black, white English speaking, and white… Continue reading
DARIJA’S ENTRY: It was inevitable that Kay and I would end up discussing race between the two of us and with others. It is simultaneously a reaction to how we see and perceive… Continue reading
Last night I was suddenly overwhelmed by the complexity of the issue of refugees in South Africa. Not that I thought it would be different, but many subtle, and some certainly less subtle,… Continue reading
Today Kay and I settled in Pretoria and embarked on the mundane tasks of grocery shopping and sorting the wireless Internet connection. Our place is in the Pretoria suburb of Queenswood, promoted as… Continue reading
According to this morning’s SA The Sunday Times, “one quarter of all asylum requests in the world are being filed in South Africa, with hundreds of thousands of desperate Africans taking advantage of… Continue reading
Here I come! Getting ready to leave tomorrow morning for Johannesburg via Washington, DC and Dakar. Mildly panicked as I am keeping an eye on hurricane’s path, airport security updates and strike in… Continue reading
No, it is not work related but any time one has a chance to spend a week relaxing on tranquil St. Simons Island, it is worth writing about! And so we are getting… Continue reading
