A man not contained by borders – A writing odyssey by Johann Hamman
History’s Walk, the original Whitfield House, and first home of the man who created and printed the historic newspaper The Northern Natal Courier, had been my home for just over two decades now. I wrote a column for this paper for just about twenty years, but who’s counting…? With the onset of the mysterious Covid19 plague which descended upon us like a pouncing tiger, the printed media market in this country fell flat on its face.
Caxton Media saw fit to terminate my services, so I took all my columns I had written for the Courier and combined them in different bundles of various sizes. I had won two national awards for these columns, namely a Caxton Excellence Award for best regular column in 2018, and the Forum for Community Journalists’ Excellence Award in 2019. I have now gathered the best among them into e-books, with the very able help of my daughter Natasha, and you will find them in the shop.
We are also blessed in hosting Michele, my wife’s Ceramic Arts studio here at History’s Walk. Its called Mikku Ceramics Art Studio, where Michele creates her masterpieces. She has been doing pottery for over two decades now, and she is also a gifted textile designer. Find her at www.mikku.co.za or email her at michele@mikku.co.za