In June 2016 the Minister of Police, Nkosinathi Nhleko, announced that a special police task team had been established to investigate and try to prevent political killings. Unless these issues are recognised and confronted there is a risk that the democracy for which so much was sacrificed will be undermined. Violence and intimidation threaten the legitimacy of the 2019 general election. Yet the evidence is that political murders and intimidation now disfigure South African politics. Most international observers assume the miracle of the reconciliation ushered in by Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu with the ‘Rainbow Nation’ still prevails. This climate of violence is carried over into political life, yet outside of South Africa this is little understood. As a recent headline put it: ‘South Africa is one of the most violent and unsafe countries in the world.’ There is little trust in the police and more than 500,000 private security guards are employed by firms and individuals at a cost of $3.7bn a year – more than twice the number of police officers. Police record some 650,000 victims of violence a year. The ruptures of the apartheid era have been carried over into post-apartheid society, leaving the country with a tragic reputation for beatings, murder and the abuse of women and children. An odd yet intriguing fragrance.South African elections take place against a background of violence. gĪmidst the spices mentioned in the notes, Ellena’s minimalistic style makes it delicate, refreshing and a pleasure to wear on a hot humid summers day. The rain is heavy, yet still, without the distraction of thunder. The image that comes to mind is of sitting in a verandah in the middle of a lush spice plantation in Kerala, enjoying the monsoon rains. The fresh ginger is zesty and very refreshing and stops the fragrance from being too rich and spicy. Wet and fragrant after the heavy monsoon rains. It is inspired by the scent of rich vegetation and aromatic soil. I think Mousson is a very unconventional scent. It then mellows down to a translucent spicy, citrusy, woody fresh scent which is a signature of all the fragrances in the Jardin series. It is all I can smell when sniffed directly from the bottle. I think Apres ala mousson is as much about cardamom as Un Jardin En Mediterranee is about the fig.Ĭardamom blooms the most prominant in the opening and lends a cold musky scent. It is used in halvas and kehvas in cold winters as well as in thirst quenching chilled sherbets and creamy cold kulfis in summers.
Here in South East Asia, cardamom is considered a neutral spice, enjoyed in all weathers.
No, not it's delicious coffee this time, but Spices!Īs opposed to cinnamon,which has a hot and fiery quality to it, and is used mostly in colder months.
But I'm glad Ellena thought otherwise, and concentrated on something else Kerala is famous for. The first thing that comes to my mind at the mention of Kerala India, is coconuts.When I first read that Ellena's latest Jardin was inspired by Kerala, I was definitely anticipating a coconut in the composition.
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