Pravasan Pillay’s Chatsworth – a masterful reflection of South African Indian culture
In Chatsworth, Pravasan Pillay reinforces the notion that South Africa is filled to the brim with vibrant cultures born from the desolate soil of its history.
In Chatsworth, Pravasan Pillay reinforces the notion that South Africa is filled to the brim with vibrant cultures born from the desolate soil of its history.
“Many millions of rands of assets – the wheels of the economy – went up in flames, destroyed in a frenzy of madness. And for what purpose?”
Sakeliga calls for state security to be deployed to support community efforts against looting, in an effort to restore stability.
“The plan only failed because of the resilience of law abiding South Africans, many of whom risked life and limb,” writes Alec Hogg.
“The shoddy thinking that says we can dispense with them, and indeed need to, to ‘transform’ SA will lead to disaster and must be abandoned.”
With the total supply chain now impacted, economic effects are far reaching – but the collapse of the supply of all goods will be the immediate result.
Melanie Veness of the PMCB believes that only by declaring a state of emergency can we hope to gain control of the chaos in KZN.
“South Africans are expected to face major food shortages in the wake of days of violent unrest across two key provinces,” reports Bloomberg.
The 180,000 barrel-a-day oil refinery was shut due to ongoing unrest and disruption of delivery and supply routes in and out of KZN.
Operation PROSPER “comes as protests following the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma spiralled out of control over the weekend.”