Zuma from Nkandla

So Jacob Zuma is the new ANC president and likely future South African president next year. He's a Nkandla boy and lives close to the hospital and although i think he's a corrupt chauvanist with some terrible views on HIV prevention the locals love him and feel he is a man-for-the-poor so one can only wait and see what happens.
Speaking of the poor i was summoned to the local magistrate's court today to give evidence in an alleged assault case in which i had examined the victim. It was pretty nerve wracking even though i was only asked simple questions. I can only imagine what it must be like to be properly cross-examined. The defendant decided to conduct his own defence and when asked if he had any questions for me he hesitated then said 'cha' (pronounced with a 'tut' for 'c') which means 'no'!
In my attempt to bring a little bit of festive cheer to the area, as it has been pissing with rain and cold (bit like England), i gave some of my patients a lift to the local taxi rank yesterday. This might sound trivial but i've decided usually not to pick up anyone as the risk of hijacking is so high. I reassured myself that i'd just examined the 13yo girl with a broken leg who was accompanied by her grandmother - so the hijack risk was low! They were standing by the hospital gates in the rain with no umbrella as i was leaving to go to the bank. They were so grateful that i picked them up for the 2 min drive to the rank and it really made my day as it had been pretty depressing up until then. Sometimes its the smallest gestures that bring the most pleasure..