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NDUMISO NGCOBO | Face to face with a blank brain
Today’s test: write down the names of the 600 people whose faces are imprinted on your memory
NDUMISO NGCOBO | In awe of human decency in the shady part of Boksburg
In this country bedevilled by crime and corruption, it’s easy to forget that the honest and the upstanding walk among us too.
NDUMISO NGCOBO | Men, women and the meaning of friendship
In my experience, friendships with women are not for the emotionally shallow and lazy, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo
NDUMISO NGCOBO | The curious case of the dark-hearted man
If, 30 years from now, you find yourself living down the street from me and I’m a sourpuss loner who stabs children’s balls with a knife, please scour the internet for this column and share it with me, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo.
NDUMISO NGCOBO | Calling humans dogs is an insult to dogs
Some of the best conversations I’ve ever had in my life were with Bengeta, her paws and head resting on my lap after I arrived home from the graveyard shift, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo.
NDUMISO NGCOBO | Purple cabbage and the perils of shopping with a partner
The other day I witnessed silent marital violence at my local Food Lover’s Market.
Show some respect if someone takes a nap
We live in exhausting times, so have pity on those who have to take a quick nap while behind the wheel of their cars, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo.
Bus-trip truths that Miss Allie suppressed
Nearly 50 years later, the full story of our primary school excursions can be revealed in all their polony-stuffed horror, writs Ndumiso Ngcobo.
There's good luck, bad luck and Zulu luck
The Zulu language possesses the most synonyms for the concept of bad luck in the world, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo.
There's no telling what other people will do for sexual jollies
Whatever troubles you’re going through, at least you’re not a double amputee about to spend 32 months in prison without his wood burner and hot tub, writes Ndumiso Ngcobo.























