We were blown away by the Soweto Gospel Choir. They were fun to watch as well as hear. The movement and the colour of the outfits, we were in awe. Apparently they have two groups of singers now that they have become in such high demand. The guest artist was this great guitarist named Vusi Mahlasela. Check him out, we bought a cd of his.
The Habitat for Humanity work day was yesterday. Six of us from church went to a small township east of Cape Town for a full day of hauling bricks (cinder blocks), mixing "dagga" which is cement, sand and water and having some fun. It was an interesting start to the day as we found out that the mayor Helen Zille had been arrested the previous day for participating in a march. Apparently one needs special permission to have a march. But apparently they had. Also the N2 highway had been closed to traffic causing huge backlogs in cars due to a different protest that had gone awry with police firing rubber bullets, huge fires, etc. It seems like marches and protests go on with a high regularity here...mostly they are for lack of services. Back to the house. The little brick house wasn't very large, but did have room for two bedrooms, and a kitchen which opened up onto a living area/dining room. We were fed and watered well. There was a lot of enthusiasm too as these were the first homes for the people. About 130 volunteers were on site to build six homes. They will be finished by the end of the week. My back is sore from the hauling of bricks, but it felt good to help out.