To the moon and back
I once heard that hardly any of the guys who landed on the moon are married to the same people they were married to before they went there. I also once heard that prostitution rose after the great depression as desperate women looked for ways to support themselves. I have no personal experience of neither.
What does a lockdown look like?
South Africa’s lockdown has been extended to the end of April. Globally we are experiencing the largest and most restrictive mass quarantine ever. More than 1.5 billion people - one fifth of the world's population, have been asked to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Flying through Alan Paton
Alan Paton, my grandfather, is probably best remembered as the author of Cry The Beloved Country.
Judge Albie Sachs: A Reflection on Lockdown
As I run endlessly forwards and backwards on the cramped space of our deck, with the sea sounding below, my body remembers when half a century ago I was running round and round in a tiny exercise yard during endless days of solitary confinement, dreaming I was running to the sea…
Closure of Constitution Hill Museum Site
Following the declaration of a National Disaster for COVID-19 in South Africa and the most recent update from the Gauteng Executive Council is that all public facilities including Museums will be now be closed.