Jerald Vedan

Jerald Vedan is an attorney, community leader, and social commentator based in KwaZulu-Natal.

Arranged marriages and the old matchmaker auntie: “Have a look. Good family.”

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ONE of my quiet pleasures is paging through the POST and at times stumbling upon those wedding anniversary stories that read like small miracles.

Back to the soil: why we must grow our own food again

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In a world increasingly disconnected from the land, Jerald Vedan explores how planting your own food can not only enhance your meals but reconnect your family with ...

The long ride to work: why fixing transport cannot wait

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FOR nearly twenty-five years of my life, I depended on public transport. I took the old Royal Passenger Service buses through Mayville, the Municipal Green Buses ...

'We have to learn from the mistakes of the past'

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YOU know how people say you can never really leave your hometown? For me, it’s true. Mine still hums in my head, like the old jukebox at the corner shop that just ...

They took our land, but not our memories

Jerald Vedan|Published

YOU know how people say you can never really leave your hometown? For me, it’s true. Mine still hums in my head, like the old jukebox at the corner shop that just ...