Racial classification is still required on the census form. Photo: Lientjie Mentz
Glenn Bownes is in a long relationship with identity and race. It is complicated.
A couple of weeks ago, during yet another load shedding episode, I was sitting around able to do very little when I heard a call from the front gate.
I put my best grumpy old man face on and went to see who was disturbing my boredom.
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