Phumza Sokana

As a first-time cruiser, I didn’t know what to expect from my four days on the MSC Opera, heading from Durban to Pomene Island in southern Mozambique. But the experience far exceeded anything I could have imagined. After a flight from Joburg to Durban’s King Shaka International Airport, the 45-minute drive to the Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal felt longer, probably because I was so eager to board. Thankfully, check-in was quick and seamless.

PHUMZA SOKANA | From senseless murders and bizarre extortions, Eastern Cape beggars belief It seems there is no end in sight for crime in one of the poorest provinces in the country 09 October 2024 - 22:05 What is happening in the Eastern Cape?..

PHUMZA SOKANA | So axed MK Party MPs didn’t see it coming? It’s Zuma we’re talking about History tells us this is not the last time we see heads roll at an organisation still in its infancy 06 September 2024 - 04:36 By Phumza Sokana The Nguni saying uzenzile akakhalelwa — loosely, “those who knowingly cause themselves tragedies should not expect sympathy from others” — keeps ringing in my head whenever I read about the ousted MK Party MPs...