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Joburg’s love affair with the car

25 Nov
Audi R8

Photo: Justin Lee

An edited version of this piece appeared in the Sunday Times Lifestyle in November 2011. 

 “YES, we do have a conscience, and it tells us to get that car.” Of all the things that Khanyi Mbau has said or will say, to Debora Patta or anyone else, it’s probably that line that will get her into the dictionary of South African quotations. We all claimed to be horrified by the brutally simple logic of her devoted worship at the temple of bling, but it’s hard to think of another statement that does a better job of summing up Joburg’s relationship with the car. Continue reading