Love it but left it : left it but love it

Edito : Somehow or another Google picked up 'South African music' from 'Love it but Left it' and led me wandering by the hand to this incredibly rich storehouse of the past. Diamond funnels up from the fifties and perhaps even before: Who's behind this...

Edito : South Africa's changes were brought about by dedicated people and a long struggle. Gisèle Wulfsohn's picture of Frances Baard gives us the opportunity to learn more about her and pay tribute to her and others who committed themselves to the struggle...

Edito: Thanks to Marion Mesenge for sending this link to ZA news, SA's equivalent of the French 'Guignols'. I especially like the one with Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. ZA NEWS

Edito : Having used up all my chips way back in the seventies and decided the only way was out, I'm nevertheless fascinated by people who managed to dig in and make a constructive contribution to South Africa. Mark Turpin is one such pioneer. Here's the...

Edito: Invited by the organisers of Rio Loco we arrived at the Connexion Café in the centre of Toulouse where we checked in and were each given a Zulu love letter to pin on our clothes. The occasion was the inauguration of the build-up to the Rio Loco...

Edito : Particularly under the apartheid years, after the Nationalist government had introduced its oppressive laws, the Suppression of Communism Act, the 90 day (solitary confinement) and then the 180 day (solitary confinement) Acts, the Terrorism Act,...

Edito : I was supposed to meet my son about a half a mile from the Toulouse Stadium but arrived late after being caught in a traffic jam. Everyone else had the same idea I did, park the car in a neighbourhood not too far away and then walk there. By the...

Edito : Thanks to Philip Scheiner, who grew up in Cape Town and now lives in Paris with his wife Sophie and two children Romain and Camille for pointing me to this blog, full of interesting information on SA. Found a new Afrikaans rock band featured with...

Edito : Gisèle Wulfsohn is a well known South African photographer who lives in Greenside, Johannesburg with her husband and twin sons. She grew up in Rustenburg. Our family used to visit hers when I was a child. I remember swimming in the little water...