Behind the scenes: Important investigations

A travel writer can’t always choose when to visit a destination. For one issue, Ian McNaught Davis travelled through Northern KZN on the wrong side of summer. Nevertheless, a waterslide had to be tested…

As a freelance journalist, I am morally obligated to put myself at the front line of experience for the sake of the reader. So when I heard that there was a 58-metre waterslide atjust outside the town of Jozini, my journalistic integrity insisted that I investigate further. The pump was off when I turned up at Umziki, so the slide was really just a pool at the bottom. However, when I explained to manager Manuel Rodrigues how important it was that I tested the slide first-hand, he started the whole thing up just for me.

Being the meticulous fact-checker that I am, I had to slip and squeal down the tube several times to determine whether the experience was actually fun. Then I had to slide down several more times to get a perfect self-portrait in pre-splash glory. I left Jozini the following morning, hoping that this assignment would establish me as a sort of Derek Watts of supertubes, and that the editor at go! would keep this in mind when choosing freelancers in the future. (Who we choose to trust can have a profound impact on our lives. Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to bring them news they can trust every day. As we celebrate 25 years, become a News24 subscriber as we strive to keep you informed, inspired and empowered.

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