FRED KHUMALO: Arson at a heritage site
If you want to visit Soweto and take historic drives, it makes a lot of sense to stay at the Soweto Hotel. But do yourself a favour: don’t eat there
You know those bleak moments when you get so hungry you vow you can "eat anything right now"? Well, I had one last Saturday at the Abantu Book Festival in Soweto. When I got back to the Soweto Hotel, where I was staying, I ordered a T-bone steak with vegetables in a desperate and quick attempt to still my hunger pangs. Imagine my disappointment, which immediately metamorphosed into anger, when they delivered what looked like a piece of burnt wood. What made me angrier was that I’d ordered my steak medium-rare. Shouting at the waiter didn’t help; with a huge smile he offered to take it back, but said a fresh attempt would take "maybe another 20 minutes". I decided to grapple with the piece of burnt wood in front of me. After two bites I simply couldn’t continue. So I wolfed down the vegetables instead. And asked for another helping of those. It was one of the most unpleasant dining experiences I have had in a long time. Starting on my second glass of merlot, I remembered that the pre...
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