Mystery of all South Africaâs royals
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We certainly live in an extraordinary country. Recent events in the Zulu royal family have got me wondering whether there are any other republics in the world that have kingdoms inside their borders.
What are the official diplomatic relations between the various kings, queens and other royalty who live in South Africa and presumably obey South African laws?
There seems to be some resentment, for example, about the fact that the king of Eswatini, who is the uncle of the new king of the Zulus, Misuzulu, sent a unit of the Swazi army to protect the new Zulu king from his enemies.
COLUMN: In his column this week, Alex Tabisher identifies this week’s word as being ’pragmatism’. He further delves into this by discussing the contrast of the ideal versus that of the pragmatic.
LETTER: Farouk Cassim writes to commend the Cape Argus for its ’Starfish Project’ aimed at congregating all who can help to make Cape Town as safe as it is beautiful.
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Hats off to Cityâs electricity department for (sterling) service with a smile
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South Africans seem to be a nation of complainers. Just open any newspaper to follow the current batch of moans.
Whether itâs at national, provincial, municipal or sports body level, weâll complain about it.
Itâs probably corrupt, racist, sexist or just plain inefficient and thereâs somebody grousing about it.
Well, Iâd like to start the week with a ray of sunshine, just for a change and sing the praises of the Cape Town municipal electricity department.
Last week I experienced some real service efficiency. One gloomy morning I awoke to find my electricity supply had failed â no light, no heat, no alarm, no automatic garage door opener.