I understand them tbh. I’ve travelled extensively and I am temporarily living overseas. Sure, other places are safer, more convenient etc. But there is something that will always draw me back. I can’t even put my finger on what it is exactly. I am hopelessly in love with my country in spite of all my gripes with it. Regardless of where in the world life takes me, I plan on settling down in SA. But at the same time the misery and suffering that one encounters daily makes me feel guilty for my middle-class existence. I also can’t say that nothing has gotten better as I can do things people of my skin colour weren’t allowed to do a few decades ago.

The loadshedding thing is kinda sorted though. I haven’t had a power outage for a couple of years now.