BLOG: ‘Dying Seeds’ (Cape Flats Karma™ – Planting The Seed) by Earl Albert Mentor

BLOG: ‘Dying Seeds’ (Cape Flats Karma™ – Planting The Seed) by Earl Albert Mentor

WHY THIS PLANT REFUSED TO BE PLANTED, WATERED & NUTURED My Journey from Long Street to Main Street I remember at the age of 9 I found myself roaming the streets of Cape Town begging with my childhood friend called Reimpie (grew up together in Petunia Court). Begging was never part of my plan, but… […]

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‘Degeneration Of Coloured Seeds’ (Why we are in this mess)

DEGENERATION OF COLOURED SEEDS “Within this darkness of mine, I try to seek and find, one tiny hole so I can spark the light in my mind.” – Earl Mentor 1970 census, the Coloured people were distributed as follows:  Classification of the Coloured People, 1970             Population classification Census Distribution Coloured Asian Cape Coloured 1 914… […]

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‘The Flower Pot’ within a Council Flat

“They forced us into a space and made us hate our own race, by erecting apartheid structures to direct our ways, now mirrors are being broken in Council Flats because we can’t stand to see the reflection of our own face.” – Earl Mentor   The immense irony of “The Flower Pot” built dead-center in… […]

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