I'm in South Africa at the moment and so it's entirely appropriate to have a short run (in this and the next couple of posts) of articles about food and land politics here in the Rainbow Nation.

Of the tidbits I've collected, this is, I think, my favourite, even if the most troublesome. Jonny Steinberg is a fine author and journalist, whose previous two books, Midlands and The Number have been scattered with profound insight, and deep problems, in terms of the perspectives they omit, and the narratives elevate to an analytical position that they do not warrant.

The last couple of paragraphs of the article below make that mistake again, but with such fresh, thoughtful and compassionate writing preceding the error, this article is still an important and moving testimony... ... read more »

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Posted on 17 August, 2007 - 10:02