the city never slept
Listen, everyone thinks New York has the monopoly on being the “city that never sleeps.” But long before the Big Apple was staying up late, Kadoma (or Gatooma back then) was already pulling all-nighters.
Why? Because when you’ve got gold in the ground, you don’t just “clock out” at 5:00 PM and go watch a soap opera. In the early 1900s, this place was a 24-hour adrenaline rush. The mines were humming, the stamps were crushing rock, and the pubs were… well, they were doing exactly what pubs do when miners have pockets full of “maybe.”
The town was basically built on a “shift work” DNA. While the rest of the country was tucked in under their mosquito nets, Kadoma was a neon-lit (okay, lantern-lit) hive of activity. It was the original hustle culture. We didn’t need motivational posters about “the grind”—we literally lived inside the grind!
So, next time you see a local Kadoma resident looking a bit too energized at midnight, just remember: it’s in the heritage. We aren’t restless; we’re just historically programmed to keep the lights on!
Author: Carl Ncube
