STATE OF THE NATION
SA’s complex symphony held together by many hopeful notes
The goodwill and dignity between so many people in SA staves off an implosion, writes Heather Dugmore
SA is a complex piece of music that loops between the deep-rooted love of this land and consuming chaos and corruption. Its rhythm charges towards the brink of no return, then reaches out and rescues you, gently placing you on golden shores under southern skies. You lie there exhausted, warmed by the African sun. And just when you start breathing again, the chorus briskly changes, shifting from hope, relief and "Pravindication" back to threat, state capture, crime, unemployment, protest, hate and destruction. This is SA: a beautiful, terrifying, hopeful, hopeless, chaotic, confusing, magnificent, perplexing and inspiring land. In 2016, between the head-shaking, "Zumania", protests and great escapes, some inspiring people came forward with sage advice about the importance of acting in good faith. One of them is Mpumalanga attorney Richard Spoor, who continuously fights cases for the dispossessed, and has negotiated many difficult agreements. On Facebook, he offered this advice to the...
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