“The Durban Beachfront lends new meaning to the word ‘garish’. Not only is it painted in the brightest and gaudiest of colours that would make Gaudí himself salivate, but it is also populated by Zulu rickshaw drivers, each one resembling a small carnival float, dressed in a plethora of animal tails, bird feathers and orchidaceous headgear no respectable drag queen would ever dare to don.”

John Malathronas, Rainbow Diary: A Journey in the New South Africa, (Summersdale, 2005)