FRED KHUMALO: Hitting the road
As I begin to drift to sleep, soggy sarmy in hand, a demon appears and says: ‘Why in the hell are you walking, you’ve already written the book?’
FRED KHUMALO: My longest march
I want to do what my ancestors did 120 years ago, before the start of the SA War. On October 7 I’ll start walking from Joburg to Ladysmith
FRED KHUMALO: The role played by Mozambicans in shaping SA economy
The book, an attack on the mining industry, was launched at a club where appalling job policies would have been hatched over cognac and cigars
FRED KHUMALO: A dish best not served at all Mr Manuel
Trevor Manuel’s ‘big man’ arrogance towards the judge in the Moyo saga might fit elsewhere on the continent, but not in SA. Shame on him
FRED KHUMALO: The depths of betrayal
The guy who’d kept us entertained with jokes had beaten Primrose a day after we’d spoken exhaustively about women abuse
FRED KHUMALO: Consider a detour to the Midmar Dam
When I was growing up, most of these places were reserved for whites, so to save ourselves the hurt we trained ourselves not to see them
FRED KHUMALO: The best steakhouse in Joburg
The Local Grill is arguably the best steakhouse in Johannesburg. It’s not surprising its branch in Nairobi, Kenya, which opened last September, is a hit
FRED KHUMALO: Essential winter heat sauce
The things you can do to deal with cold weather are limitless – among them is visiting this place, where the chef nailed the rogan josh
FRED KHUMALO: Sarafina! still does the magic
Three decades on, ‘Sarafina!’ provides food for thought for a new generation as well as for their parents
FRED KHUMALO: Sinister connections?
Hopefully the police will get to the bottom of Marc Batchelor’s murder. Or am I being too optimistic?
FRED KHUMALO: Shifting the spotlight
I couldn’t see why the author had to mention the source’s religion and narcotic proclivities. They have no bearing on the facts of the story
FRED KHUMALO: Letting down the homeless
Are the Tshwane killings indicative of our attitude towards poor people in general and the homeless in particular, people we don’t want to see?
FRED KHUMALO: Mamma and the masterpieces
A diet of bookish talk can leave you hungry for more – fortunately Ike’s Books is next door to a pasta paradise
FRED KHUMALO: From shock to fine desserts
People at the table nearby were talking about violence at schools; earlier I’d heard how a pupil had reached into his desk and pulled out a gun
FRED KHUMALO: Fear and loathing at the SABC
After an attempted hit like the one on Thami Zikode, it seems somehow appropriate to eat Godfather-style pasta
FRED KHUMALO: Serendipitous delay in Doha
We found ourselves stranded at Doha International. On the bright side, I got to see a bit of Qatar, but it was the food that bowled me over
FRED KHUMALO: Beware of ANC putsch house
There’s nothing wrong with Mokonyane and others going to ANC headquarters, but the place swarms with people hostile to Ramaphosa
FRED KHUMALO: Nouvelle cuisine deficiency
Curiously, Afrikaners of Huguenot descent do not seem interested in their French heritage. I wonder why
FRED KHUMALO: The three stooges — Manyi, Mngxitama and Motsoeneng
Like some of the homeland leaders, Manyi, Mngxitama and Motsoeneng were merely doing the bidding of their nefarious masters
