When Obama launched into his story with “Because I love pie,” a woman out in that sea of cheering, laughing people shouted back, ” I’ll make you pie, baby!” and to the general hooting laughter the candidate returned, “Oh yeah, you gonna make me pie?” Then, after a beat, amid even more raucous laughter, and [...]
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The oldest person in the world
Posted in South Africa, tagged ITN, Moloko Temo, South Africa, The oldest person in the world, video on October 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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The Music of Mina Agossi
Posted in Music, tagged 1983 A Mermaid I should turn to ..., Afropean, jazz, jazz vocalists, Mina Agossi, Music, Twisted on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Afropean‘ (French and West African) jazz vocalist. Samples here
Hamba Kahle Es’kia Mphahlele
Posted in Books, tagged Books, Down Second Avenue, Es'kia Mpahlele, South Africa, writers on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Writer Es’kia (Ezekiel) Mphahlele has passed away. He was 88 years old. Mphahlele is best known for “Down Second Avenue,” an autobiography published in 1959 that describes his early years in rural northern South Africa and later in a bustling Pretoria black township. The book ends with the writer’s exile from apartheid South Africa in [...]
The new toyi toyi in South Africa
Posted in Not just about Africa, tagged ANC, Jacob Zuma, politics, postapartheid South Africa, religion, Sam Shilowa, T D Jakes, tele-evangelists on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Men cry, women are overwhelmed. A woman in a wheelchair stands up and marches on stage to dance. It’s not a Jacob Zuma rally or court appearance. And it is definitely not a preview of this weekend’s “National Convention” in Johannesburg organized by ANC dissidents, Mosiuoa Lekota and Sam Shilowa. Read the full story in [...]
Zola Budd is still running for her life
Posted in South Africa, tagged athletics, Hendrik Ramaala, marathon, New York City Marathon, Paul Tergat, South Africa, sports, Zola Budd on October 28, 2008 | 9 Comments »
On Sunday the city’s main streets get taken over by The New York City Marathon again. I’ll be at my usual spot on Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene looking out for the top African runners like Hendrik Ramaala and Paul Tergat. But one of the thousands of competitors will be a familiar face: Zola Budd. [...]
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