The Dangers of Heritage
Heritage is a wonderful catchphrase for all sorts of amazing things done in the name of culture. Some good, some not-so-good.
During this September, let us celebrate our heritage.
Did he do it?
Is it a murder mystery or a courtroom drama? Or both? Or neither?
The moral dilemmas posed in Defending Jacob linger long after the final frame.
Followers and not leaders are change makers
MORE than ever before within South Africa’s chequered history from its controversial colonial-apartheid past to a present-day democratic state – particularly the country’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic – there is a clarion call for strident leaders to step up to the plate and inspire new confidence in their followers. Pete Laburn, founder of Lead […]
It is frightening how little has changed
Republished with kind permission of Cape Community Newspapers On April 8 2015, I penned in this column a piece titled “Ill fares the land”. The title was not mine. I borrowed it from one of the last books published by noted public intellectual, Tony Judt, just six months before his untimely death on August 6, […]
All that glitters
Humankind has always had a penchant for gold. It’s actually a fever, gold fever, striking down all those with the indescribable urge for quick riches. Up north in the Limpopo province are the remains of South Africa’s first gold-mining company.
On heritage property, iconic buildings and rich SA history
Owning a heritage property means owning a valuable and sentimental South African artefact – both aesthetically pleasing and with a rich historical story attached to it.