Posts Tagged ‘South Africa’


Race against poverty

I’ve been to South Africa twice - the first time I managed to spend six weeks there. I went because I thought that in the story of black/white reconciliation I might learn about Protestant/Catholic reconciliation in Ireland. And I did. I came back feeling that South Africa was fortunate in having leaders [...]

Aids Week

Coffin Shop - all sizes - across the road from the entrance to the Ulster Carpets factory in Durban when I visited. HIV rates were in the high 30%’s at that time. My most challenging moment? Sitting in a township house near Port Elizabeth - plastic sheeting to keep the rain out [...]