Tag Archives: Eastern Cape

For the ancestors

Posted on 30 April 2013 by Lotusdrifter

I have owed you some pictures for a while now. This relates to a ceremony held in Thabisa’s village, Corana, just the other side of Mthatha. Thabs and her cousin Mazwi had both been dreaming regularly of their great-grandmother who … Continue reading →

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No we aren’t

Posted on 13 July 2012 by Lotusdrifter

Thabo at the Barefoot Café in Chintsa is probably perfect for his job. He is warm and friendly, and tall and good-looking. He chats to the backpackers from Sweden and Germany, and students from Grahamstown. He shoots the breeze with … Continue reading →

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Fifty photographs

Posted on 18 June 2012 by Lotusdrifter

Saturday was Youth Day in South Africa – a commemoration of the youth uprising that began in Soweto on 16 June 1976. As I drove Thabs to work she declared that she was fully “youth-ed up” and began an impressive … Continue reading →

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Southernwood

Posted on 19 May 2012 by Lotusdrifter

Drive up Oxford Street in East London, away from the sea, into Southernwood.  Walking distance from the centre of town, most of the grand houses in this suburb have been turned into offices.  The ordinary Victorian and Edwardian houses have … Continue reading →

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