The Rise of a Drug That Doesn’t Just Take Lives In every part of South Africa, from Cape Town’s Cape Flats to small mining towns and middle-class suburbs, methamphetamine has evolved from a “dangerous drug” to a full-scale societal emergency. Tik doesn’t just create chaos inside a person, it reshapes entire communities around its destruction. …
We love a trainwreck, especially when it’s famous. The world has always had a strange relationship with addiction, but when it involves fame, money, and beauty, the story changes. The fall becomes fascinating. The suffering becomes art. From rockstars to movie icons, we’ve romanticised self-destruction for decades. The “tortured genius,” the “wild heart,” the “troubled …
Every story starts the same way, “just a few drinks.” It’s the after-work beers, the Saturday braai, the birthday celebration that doesn’t end when it should. South Africa has built its social life around alcohol. It’s our national icebreaker, our lubricant for honesty, our symbol of celebration. But somewhere between the clinking glasses and the …
