Boers vs Cape Dutch: Trump can’t add but he can divide
Donald Trump has managed to create the biggest split among Afrikaners since the Voortrekkers abandoned the Cape Colony, leaving behind their more refined Dutch compatriots who had grown to enjoy their...
Golfing for twats
Gary Player has just turned 90. In 2021, he accepted the Medal of Freedom from his charming mate Donald Trump. He's now called for the urgent repeal of BEE laws, describing SA as a "land of squatter c...
Happy Halloween, ya filthy pagans
It’s Halloween tonight and I, for one, cannot wait to put on my succubus suit and go creeping around the neighbourhood late at night banging on doors, shouting: “Trick or treat!” The real sport starts...
I’ll be your whore for the law
Dear Comrade,
While trawling my local newspaper for government jobs that involve huge amounts of money and very little work, I noticed your advertisement calling for interested persons to apply for t...
Mixed marital arts coming to a three-ring circus near you
When I heard UFC was coming to South Africa, I became very excited and ran to the pub instead of driving. Well, I ran halfway there, then called an Uber...
Zamalek over heritage any day
I hope you all celebrated Heritage Day in true South African style and have since been released on bail or discharged from hospital.
Whether your ancestors were put to death by King Shaka, killed by ...
Run for cover – the glass ceiling is cracking!
Stray women are going to have to be rounded up on the streets and shovelled into positions of power
Protest tourism is big in Paris this year
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23 years later and still on the run
On The Run appeared in the Cape Times 23 years ago today.
Some of you were still at school. The euro had just been introduced. A cellphone featuring a built-in camera was released. Elon Musk had just...
To the CEO – Addington Hospital
Dear Comrade Doctor Sir,
I am applying for several positions at your hospital, largely because of the spectacular salaries, the great working hours and the gorgeous nurses who will doubtlessl...
Let’s do it for the women next year
I have come up with my own programme of events to celebrate Women’s Month in 2026. There will be none of the cultural performances, poetry readings and workshops that make this such a dreary month.
W...
Aarto the line or lose your licence
In 2021, the Gauteng High Court found the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto) unconstitutional and invalid, saying it should be scrapped. Then, 18 months later, the Consti...