Our fixation with age is never more apparent than among black South Africans, writes NdumisoNgcobo
04 December 2022 - 00:01The human race has an unhealthy obsession with age. It’s an understandable preoccupation. With every ticking second, we’re hurtling towards the inevitability of the grave or being scattered over the Indian Ocean from an urn, as this columnist has instructed his family.
My preference would have been having whatever organs can be salvaged extracted before being taken to a butcher and having the meat dropped out of a chopper over the Hluhluwe Game Reserve to provide some lucky hyena with a scrumptious “leg of man” Sunday lunch. But I married and sired squeamish stock...You’ve always trusted us to help you navigate the world. Support the Sunday Times by becoming a premium member for only R80 and keep the conversation going. You can cancel anytime.
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