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Wonder & Dread

A Xhosa woman in a cream umbhaco skirt with black bands and a green shawl stands on pale stone stadium terraces, face tilted up toward a dark shade passing across a blue sky, one hand raised halfway, the other on her chest.

Wonder and dread can share the same breath. Most days do.

See it in your space

Something huge passes over the stand, and the sky goes dark for a moment. My hand lifts before I decide whether to wave.

On August 29, 2026, two Airlink jets flew low over DHL Stadium in Cape Town before the Springboks–All Blacks Test. Flight-tracking analysis put the lead aircraft about 41 to 46 feet above the roof. Footage of the flypast went viral: some watched in delight, others were alarmed by how close it came.

The shadow is gone. My other hand is still on my chest.