"Tell them I swim with sharks, not mermaids"
It was during my days in the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) that I first uttered the words “Tell them I swim with sharks not mermaids” I cannot explain what brought this about unfortunately but I had felt undermined and was merely reclaiming my position #IAmChizama. Those were the good days, I miss my comrades. Fast forward to 2016, I felt like a fraud having said such words and never living up to them. Youth Day fell on a Thursday this year, as part of my #BirthdayCountdown, I took a young road trip to the warm Indian Ocean to interact with sharks as I had alleged a few years ago. Thursday June 16, we set sail. I am not a big fan of Durban the city perhaps taking a cultural excursion to the shark tank would be worthy of my time I thought. My itinerary was Mandela Capture Site; #Nkandla, yes the famous Nkandla. The home of our President, His Excellency Jacob Zuma; King Shaka’s Grave; Shembe Pilgrimage and of course the Shark Tank. A different spin to KwaZulu N