"Yesterday Camden had forgotten money for the cake sale so Nkazimulo gave him R10 to spend. Today Camden treated Nkazi to chicken strips and chips....can't life just be this lovely ๐ ๐"-Hillcrest primary school
And so South Africa loses another productive, employment creating family..
Tired of paying more than R400,000 p.a. in income taxes for zero family benefit. Tired of crime, of living in fear, of endless, unpunished state theft & corruption. Of reading about it all by candlelight
Just a thought. If Helen Zille had been elected president in 1994 and HER party had remained in power for the 30 years since, South Africa would today be the richest, most powerful, happiest and safest nation in the Southern Hemisphere. Choose wisely today.
Just a quick reminder...
After the curtain has come down on #ICJ proceedings, South Africa will - notwithstanding the findings of that court - STILL be gray listed, still be the organised crime, drug smuggling and terrorist financing capital of the world, still be home to the
Sies! Over a century of sporting tradition swept aside because fewer than 10% of people are colour blind? Imagine having to don this abomination after having, for a lifetime, dreamed of and worked towards earning a Green and Gold jersey? You're a disgrace to rugby, @BillBeaumont!
Daughter has just been visiting for a few days, along with best friend Rosa, from Amsterdam. "I've never before, anywhere else in the world, met so many happy and friendly people!" says Rosa.
"The problim is she is not alive.."
Happy 40th Birthday princess ๐ฅฐ
28 years since I was last able to gave you a hug, a kiss and a gift on the 2nd of September. Why do I still cry? Why should I not?
#Fatherhood
Garden helper just arrived for work, 90m later than usual. Had to walk 8km, after being beaten by Taxi Thugs for daring to come to work. Thugs also stole his bicycle (recently serviced at a cost of R1,200) and cellphone. He's worried about getting home safely this evening, with
I've terminated my "Insider" subscription to @DailyMaverick and unsubscribed from all emails. Those funds (+50%, because "PBO" tax deduction), will now go to @OUTASA, an organisation making a really POSITIVE difference for all South Africans. An organisation which also appears
45y ago I proposed to my (then 20yo) wife just 5 days after we met. "Yes! Why did you wait so long to ask me?" she said.
Now our 24yo laatlam daughter is all acting all starry eyed over some guy she's known for 3 months and I can't tell anyone what's going on inside my head.
Next to my bed stands a small picture of our daughter, Bianca, who left us on Christmas Day 1993, aged 12. This morning I opened the frame to clean the glass & found that it also contains a picture of Bianca's mother Wendy, at age 12. Such a small discovery, so manyโค๏ธ๐ emotions.
You will. Bianca left us on Christmas day 1993, aged only 12. She never really did though. Never really will either. Wish I lived closer and could give you a hug.