Hello, my Freaky Darlings!When everything is broken, is it inevitable that everyone becomes a criminal?While driving to the day job on Thursday morning and avoiding another moron doing something stupid on the highway, I started thinking about why South Africa’s roads were considered the most dangerous in the world. It’s a sad truth that over … Continue reading Driving Through Corruption: Navigating South Africa’s Dangerous Roads in a Broken System
Life in Joburg
Bloggers Social Evening
Hello my Freaky Darlings, It’s official, I’ll be on a panel on the 5th of September discussing blogging at Exclusive books in Dainfern, Johannesburg. Lood Du Plessis will be trying to keep myself, Monique Snyman, and Monique Bernic on topic. He’ll have his hands full, although I think he’ll also be the one leading us … Continue reading Bloggers Social Evening
Jozi: Reflections on Johannesburg
Hello my Freaky Darlings, I’m proud to announce that I’m in a new anthology all about Johannesburg, one of the most interesting cities, full of contradictions, predators, victims, and hero’s. Here’s the official blurb: Johannesburg, City of Gold, Egoli, Maboneng, Joburg: the biggest man-made forest in the world, built on a constantly shifting labyrinth of … Continue reading Jozi: Reflections on Johannesburg
Petrol
Hello my Freaky Darlings, I drive a 1997 VW Golf Chico that takes leaded petrol, which admittedly does go against my environmentalist tendencies, but unfortunately I can’t afford a new car that takes unleaded, let alone a beautiful hi-bred. I also know absolutely nothing about cars. Over the last few weeks I’ve noticed that fewer … Continue reading Petrol