So Over The Rainbow, Rugby & Reconciliation
By Fezokuhle Mthonti and Ntombizikhona Valela There is a popular refrain that can be heard in the recent student movements across the country: “Sixole kanjani?” It is an invocation of words that were said all too often by black people during apartheid. “How can we possibly forgive this?” “How can we possibly move past […]
‘They Never Fought for Us’
My comrade and I had to rough it to Umkhonto weSizwe’s 47th anniversary celebrations in 2008. His favourite private jet – a refitted Boeing 737, complete with a double bed – was in for a service, so we had to use one of his junior jets. As I recall, it was a Challenger 300, […]