Tag: Nqongophele

BONGANI NQONGOPHELE ELLIOTDALE, EASTERN CAPE Marikana’s grapes of wrath have produced a bitter vintage for the families of the dead. Trauma, unresolved grief and impoverishment converge in desperation and, sometimes, squabbles for the scant resources left behind. The death of Bongani Nqongophele has torn his family apart, as acrimony grows over how best to use…

BONGANI NQONGOPHELE ELLIOTDALE, EASTERN CAPE Marikana’s grapes of wrath have produced a bitter vintage for the families of the dead. Trauma, unresolved grief and impoverishment converge in desperation and, sometimes, squabbles for the scant resources left behind. The death of Bongani Nqongophele has torn his family apart, as acrimony grows over how best to use…