When we moved 2 years ago, our new ‘ landlord ‘ asked whether we were interested in employing Maggie, the domestic worker for two days per week. This seemed to be a simple question, but I noticed that as a Dutchie I found the answer quite complex. In South Africa it is quite normal to
I always thought that a township is the place where the poorest people live. And although I need to adjust that prejudice for Soweto, it does not apply for the township of Alexandra. About 800,000 people live in Alexandra. Maybe this township is not as famous as Soweto but in Johannesburg it is at least
In September 2016 I found out that I was pregnant. Aaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!! And after this first reaction we just did three more tests to recover from this shock. But after these first four reactions, the question rose: how does this work in South Africa? Luckily I did not need to wait long for an answer! First,
At that time my heart skipped a beat, but not for the right reasons. I watched too many National Geographic documentaries… This kind of thing never happens to you or your loved ones in real life, you just know about it because you saw it on the television. Until now. We went with my parents
In this country, I have been brought to a halt several times by the police so the next rendezvous with our ‘blue friends’ could not be far away. Especially, because we live in Fourways, a rich suburb of Johannesburg. ‘Follow the money’ applies in this case not only to burglars or hijackers but also to