by David Wertheim Aymes | Feb 6, 2021 | Liberty
Just on the other side of the manned gate entrance as one drives in at our offices we have a parking area for both visitors, customers, suppliers and staff. The area is somewhat rectangular one could say with the entrance in the middle of the long edge of the rectangle. The opposite long side of [...]
by David Wertheim Aymes | Dec 13, 2020 | Liberty
Below is an extract from the novel by André Brink called Praying Mantis. Chapter 5 Pomegranates and Quinces An extract from ‘Praying Mantis’ by André Brink One day, when Cupido has more or less recovered, he is sent with a basket of pomegranates to the neighbouring farm when the Nooi’s sister lives. It means walking [...]
by David Wertheim Aymes | Sep 28, 2020 | Liberty
A physical prison is a place where we are physically restricted, cannot move freely when and where we want to, are bound by the rules of others, where we are forced to be subservient at least outwardly. One generally finds oneself here because of a lack of personal capacity of some form, or through the [...]
by David Wertheim Aymes | Jul 12, 2020 | Liberty
I was riding my bike with Nkosi up Krugersdorp Hill this morning when we came across some Africans scouring the bush on the upper side. We stopped to see what they were doing and saw that they, about 6 people, were breaking what appeared to be dead wood off the ‘forest’ of protea plants. The [...]
by David Wertheim Aymes | Jul 1, 2020 | Fraternity
During this time of forced estrangement of economy-oriented people from their material capital – or, in other words, business owners and staff being forcibly separated from their businesses – many of these economic activities have run out of cash. In the economic sphere one can make losses several times and survive, but only run out [...]