Vestiges of old
WHY ARE WE HERE AGAIN? AH YES DALIBHUNGA! In Houghton, surrounded by the middle class and rich folks. Chanel, Paco Rabanne and Versace in the air. Smell of fresh new German sedans and suvs on them. Feeling rich myself I figure maybe I should change my surname to Rockerfeller, Oppenheimer or how about Kezner. Pieces of broken champagne glass on the floor. Red and white wine and all kinds of fluids spilling.The noise is swelling, the buzz is electric,the mood is ambient,the theme should be affluence. We at 107 central street by 15th avenue. Office and repository of the Great Nelson Mandela. Here to remember and honor an African colossal who parted with his final breath in 2013. Heading back to town all I see is squalor and have-nots lining up the streets alongside piles of uncollected refuse. I'm thinking (albeit the foundation in 107 has shifted its primary fo...