Woody Aroun

Woody Aroun is a trade unionist with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and currently registered for a B.Soc.Sc degree at UKZN. Amandla!

In his essay, If it’s Durbs it’s poison!: an alternative introduction to Durban for tourists, Woody Aroun provides an insightful and witty introduction to life in Durban. He addresses the readers as tourists coming to Durban for the first time, without ‘dressing up’ Durban in the ways that the tourism industry often does. He focuses on cultural diversity and introduces a number of important social issues such as ‘race’, racism and paranoia by looking at street slang. He also makes suggestions about what to do in Durban if you get bored.

Reference:
Aroun, Woody. 'If it’s Durbs it’s poison!: an alternative introduction to Durban for tourists', in Rob Pattman and Sultan Khan (Eds.), Undressing Durban (Durban: Madiba Press, 2007), pp. 64-67.