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The malaise of a good old town

Battered and bruised

I KNOW that the word “malaise” is normally used in the context of people and that Durban is a city, not a town.

However, to me Durban is my town. It’s where I was created and to me it has personality, or should I say it had personality. Durban is a shadow of its former self; hence I say it has a malaise which is a feeling of discomfort or lack of well-being. Simply put, Durban is ill.

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