Plettenberg Bay Archives - Mind of Malaka

Why I Am Very Happy With My Children’s South African Education

Posted on October 31, 2016
by Malaka
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One of the tenants of being a Good African Mother is to make sure that your children have a quality education that will ultimately prepare them for one of three respectable professions - those being: Doctor, Lawyer and Engineer. (Engineer usurped ‘Banker’ about 15 years…

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Les Carpede, Walking in Worship

Posted on October 13, 2016
by Malaka
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A chance encounter on a street corner “Who are you?” “Who are you?” I retorted with a slight roll of the neck. What a strange question from a total stranger! I looked at the man who’d paused as he was tying his shoes to address…

Motherhood

There’s an American Woman Walking Around Plett with a Vibrator in Her Handbag

Posted on August 12, 2016
by Malaka
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Honestly, I forgot it was there. Just wait! Let me explain. August is Women’s Month, and last night I went to our school’s annual ladies get together: Fabulous Women. Fabulous Women…what? Dancing? Eating? They said, “Haibo! We said ‘Fabulous Women.’ Finished! You just buy your…

The South African Series

The Stunning Conclusion to The Chronicle of My Lost Bag

Posted on June 30, 2016
by Malaka
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At 7:03 am today, my husband went out to the living room to restart our Internet. I lazily looked out of the window waiting for the sun to peek over the cliffs and provide our house some much needed warmth. We live in the shadow…