A Survival Guide to Black Friday

It’s that time of year when we all turn into gibbering idiots and so-called experts take it upon themselves to advise us on the blindingly obvious.    The annual plummeting of the national...

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Enjoy Durbs not-by-the-sea

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says Jacob Zuma will lead its campaign ahead of next year's general election. What a good idea. Durban is like one of those burned-out racehorses who break a leg and have to b...

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Mad Thabo: Beyond Blunderdome

So the Bluff's very own Imperator Furiosa could face charges for chasing after a bag-snatcher and mowing him down with her Tazz. That it was a woman from the Bluff doesn't surprise me. Rough area, rou...

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Neither virgin nor active

I saw a magazine article this week suggesting now would be a good time to start getting my body “beach-ready”. Living as I do in Cape Town, there is only one way to survive this endless hellish winter...

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Food, eh. What a ridiculous concept. We pay a fortune for it, shovel great steaming heaps into our gaping maws and then, a few hours later, it comes out the other end in a terrible state. This is how ...

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Dear Prince Mohammed bin Salman…

Congratulations on getting invited to join Brics, a grouping that was surely created with Saudi Arabia in mind. Your nation's impressive human rights record is second only to that of Cambodia during t...

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Kicking against the Brics

Since today falls in the middle of the Bric's meeting, it seemed right to send each leader a personalised message. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva: Bem-vindo! You will feel right at home here bec...

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