Comments on: South Africans, ah but your land is beautiful!

By: Scotty

Scotty — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:51:42 +0000

Nice Article Khaya. About time Id read something positive about SA, entertaining to boot.

Your Paton ref reminded me of something Riaan Malan wrote when he left New York to return, his friends were aghast and wondered why he would….his response “Ahh but your land is boring”

By: Lesego

Lesego — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:57:08 +0000

hahaha, me don’t think they are shy but just afraid of rejection.

By: Tshephiso

Tshephiso — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:58:41 +0000

Mara Khaya…since when are thieves SHY…LOL!!!!
ABSOLUTELY REFRESHING!!! Couldn’t stop laughing… I loved every bit…

By: James Tobias

James Tobias — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:06:01 +0000

You may have pushed the optimism a little too far…. “I do believe we will do extremely well in the World Cup”….but then again I suppose “extremely well” is subjective – depending on ones take on reality.

By: nguni

nguni — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:35:55 +0000

Methinks you missed the deeper meaning of Paton’s book title.
‘Ah, but your land WAS beautiful’ is the updated version (written by Paton’s widow, who couldn’t take the crime and fled the country)
I can identify with that, living in East London with the streets permanently disfigured by piles of rubbish.

By: Namhla

Namhla — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:12:05 +0000

A fun and light-hearted post, and yet it describes our country so well. Love it.

By: Nozipho

Nozipho — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:32 +0000

That was truly refreshing . Thanks for making some of us remember the goodness of our country. Entertaining read!

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:03:46 +0000

Well penned, not too flowery, easy reading with a naughty touch of humor – I loved the ‘shy’ people part.

By: Lesego

Lesego — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:06:42 +0000

But Khaya why refer to history when explaining how beautiful our country is? Tell the guy from Kazakstan about our lucky president who has many wives and and… how effective our intelligence agency is that they have managed to protect our muslims from the American and the CIA that has been trying unsuccessfully to frame them as terrorists. This could only happen in SA.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:38:02 +0000

Loved this article, so thank you for a positive slant for a change. I am glad to be priviliged to share it with you.