Remembering Ntate John Maroo, an underground operative
The number of people walking and commuting, on the streets of Soweto this morning, is on a steady rise. Malls, which are also on the rise, sprouting out anywhere, have long displaced small businesses, redirect cash in circulation to Johannesburg’s leafy north. Billboards advertising alcohol bear faces of youngsters in rude health. No faces of drinking-looking people feature here. Profits trump sobriety. Try again if you thought the liquor industry cared to curb alcohol abuse, gender-based violence and road fatalities.
