Tag: Howard Feldman

By Howard Feldman It is a sad situation. Years ago, when you saw a group of men gathered excitedly around a shared cell phone, the likelihood was they were up to no good. Today there Read More

By Howard Feldman It is probably better to sit down when reading this. Alternatively, it might be worthwhile to do so after 5 pm, when a stiff glass of something with more than 5% alcohol Read More

By Howard Feldman Much like Jacaranda trees, tigers are not indigenous to South Africa. They have never roamed the savannah and will unlikely be introduced to any of our preservation areas. Which is why reports Read More

By Howard Feldman Do not think of the music from Jaws. Think rather of something light and playful and uplifting. Because that’s how the now viral video begins. The setting is Clifton 2nd beach. It’s Read More

By Howard Feldman Later today I will go to the local bookshop where I will buy an unreasonably priced moleskin notebook and a gel-based pen. My wife will roll her eyes, thinking of the half-used Read More

By Howard Feldman South Africa in December 2022 feels worse off than December 2017. Although it is fair to acknowledge that significant inroads have been made regarding state capture, it is as important to note Read More

By: Howard Feldman We are all just trying to figure it out. Not just South Africans, but around the world people are puzzling, searching, trying, making mistakes, and doing their darndest to find the answer Read More

By Howard Feldman It was no doubt a crisis. News that the president was about to resign last week Thursday, filtered through to South Africans, who struggled to comprehend how the next few months would Read More

By Howard Feldman South Africans have always been early adapters. We have had to deal with an energy crisis long before it became fashionable, and we have been gaslighted way before social media declared it Read More

By Howard Feldman “May your electricity come on just in time for loadshedding!” There is no curse more South African, more cruel and more 2022. It captures the year that was, speaks to our challenges, Read More