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A final letter to Msholozi

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February 11, 2018
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Dear President Zuma, I have become accustomed to congratulating you on one or other of your remarkable successes – whether it be state capture or simply the acquisition of a fresh wife – and it grieve...
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Bell Pottinger – experts in reputation damagement

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June 11, 2017
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Dear Victoria Geoghegan, Doyenne of Public Relations, Lion of Bell Pottinger, Doctor of Spin and Master of Mass Distraction, On behalf of all South Africans apart from those who hate you, allow me to ...
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Trump scores own coal

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June 4, 2017
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Global warming could wipe out three quarters of all species. Is this really such a terrible thing? I wouldn't complain if climate change saw an end to, say, mosquitoes, hadedas and sharks. Or anything...
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Pravin moves on after quickie divorce

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April 9, 2017
It is in the nature of my job to be a cynic and a sceptic. I take nothing at face value and always believe the worst. Give someone the benefit of the doubt? Please. That's about as likely as seeing me...
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Data is the curse of the drinking class

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February 27, 2017
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If my column makes less sense than usual, you can blame MTN. I am currently without a landline, you see. It's not that I haven't tried to get one but everybody I talk to wants proof of address. It's b...
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Real feminists stand by their men

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April 17, 2016
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Dear ANC Women's League, I apologise for addressing you as a league and not as an individual. Women are so much more than mere leagues these days. My non-sexist sensibilities are telling me – well, sh...
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