Big or small – we kill ’em all
Hunters like Melissa Bachman and Kendall Jones are way braver than I am.
For a start, I wouldn’t dare go on a canned lion hunt because those lions are drugged and you don’t know what a lion on drugs ...
An open letter to ANC MP Lindiwe Michelle Maseko
Dear Comrade Lindiwe,
You suggested the other day that the SABC should broadcast the national anthem twice a day – at 6am and again at midday – to foster patriotism. Well done! If there is one thing ...
Would you like your Schnauzer medium or well done?
Oh, to have been in the ancient Chinese prefecture-level city of Yulin a few days ago. To walk along the shores of Lake Hongjiannao, smelling the peach blossoms and basking in the sultry summer air. T...
So very launched
I don’t know why my publisher, Pan Macmillan, decided that I needed two launches for my book – Incognito – The Memoirs of Ben Trovato – in the space of a week in Cape Town. Perhaps they wanted a backu...
The Naked Launch II
CAPE TOWN is jammed with people wandering the streets at night looking for a free drink, a good time or shelter from the storm. If you’re one of them, come to the launch of Incognito –...
Beer, books and brawling
Cape Town’s literary community was rocked to its foundations last week when beer was offered for the first time ever at a book launch.
Guests who attended the launch of Incognito – The Memoir...
Author flees – gets high
My memoir hit the bookshops last week so I left the country before anyone could read it. My publisher accused me of aberrant behaviour. Apparently the normal thing would have been to stay around and h...
Ben Trovato – EXPOSED
There is a good chance there are still people out there holding powerful grudges against me for something I wrote that mocked their language, religion, race, political belief...
Big elections need big rulers – get the measure of it today
What I enjoy most about elections is waking up early, packing a cooler box of beer and a moonbag of amphetamines, and setting off to cast my ballot at as many polling stations as possible before being...
Anarchy in the RSA
With polls due to open on Wednesday, election fever is reaching a crescendo. Bare-assed lying, bribery, coercion and threats of violence are witnessed every day. And that’s just in my house.
The situ...