I am not a prima donna, but when people respect you, that's always nice. If I were to say I did not like to feel myself a popular man, then I'd be lying.
On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education. That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why this particular name I have no idea.
