Political journalists, such as myself, rarely have glamorous work trips. The most memorable for me was the trek to Polokwane — the hot, hazy capital of Limpopo — back in 2007. 

That year, as if nature itself was revolting against the epoch-shifting political event about to take place, it rained for the entire duration of the ANC elective conference I was covering for the now defunct SA Press Association. ..

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