25
Oct
Crafting a new revolution
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Ben Trovato
There is so much to write about this week. The crisis at the country's universities. Oscar Pistorius' release into controlled captivity. Britain's unseemly fawning over the president of one of the wor...
05
Jul
Stayin’ Alive – South Africa’s new disco anthem
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The Americans sent men to the moon in 1969 but we can't work out how to put our traffic lights on a separate circuit.
And now, on top of the electricity shedding, there's water shedding.
Stop compla...
28
Jun
An open letter to ANC Secretary General Comrade Gwede Mantashe
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Dear Comrade Gwede,
Well done on giving our courts a swift kick in the nuts. That'll teach them to have what you call a negative attitude towards the government. It's almost as if they believe the my...
17
Mar
Happy St Patrick’s Day
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Why is it that the Irish have all the fun? To be sure, there was that nasty business with the potatoes in 1845, but if it weren’t for the Great Hunger, Boston and New York wouldn’t be the same today.
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20
Nov
Prophet and Loss
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I feel sick when I think of all the people selling their icons for a bag of cash and a pound of power. More than 150 million plastic crucified Jesuses are pumped out each year. Cuba sells Che Guevara ...
31
Aug
Beavers and headbutts
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Last week I decided the mind was a lost cause, but the body was still in with a fighting chance. Acting on the assumption that transformation shouldn’t take more than one edition of Men’s Health, I pu...
05
May
Big elections need big rulers – get the measure of it today
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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...
27
Apr
Gettin’ me a little R&R
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It wasn't long before I was convinced that Mkuze Game Reserve had no animals. Judging by the size of the staff, it was entirely possible that they had eaten the lot.
I went into a hide where a sectio...
26
Apr
A letter from South Africa – postal code 419
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My dear respected Nigeria,
I came upon your good name in the newspapers and I hope you do not object me to approaching you with this information. I have the believe that you are a reputable and trust...
08
Jan
Whites Only / Slegs Blanke
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This column is reserved for white people only.
Relax. This isn’t as alarming as it sounds. It’s just that I have a few things to get off my sunken chest and it doesn’t apply to all who live in this m...
13
Dec
The final countdown to total onslaught
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I was out the other evening seeking solace in the arms of Bacchus and happened to ask a passing waiter to bring me a fresh beer. He told me he wasn't a waiter. He said he was a civil engineer in town ...
18
Aug
Down A Rhino – Feel Satisfied
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The one thing the world is not short of is good causes. This is not to be confused with good Xhosas, among whom we can count Nelson Mandela.
If you had the choice of giving money to the Nelson Mandel...