14
Mar
Fear and loathing in the Drunkensberg…
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Ben Trovato
I should be writing about something serious like the finance minister's latest distribution of our hard-earned money among the salivating hyenas, but I can't, because I'm trapped in the Drunkensberg. ...
30
Sep
Sanlam puts the fear of cancer into us all
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By
Then, to the palpitating heart of the matter. How much cover do you need? All of it, please. The options range between R200 000 and R6 million. I don't know what this will cover when it comes to cance...
08
Sep
Clicks-bait and other hair-raising tales
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My column for Wednesday, 9 September, is out.
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02
Sep
Clicks-bait and other hair-raising tales
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My column for Wednesday, 8 September, is out.
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19
Aug
Cheers to Viking berserkers
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My column for Wednesday, 19 August, is out.
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13
Aug
A letter to Ace
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This week's column. You know what to do.
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05
Aug
Wednesday is Ben’s Day
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I know somebody who knows somebody who recently adopted a baby in her fifties. The woman, not the baby. Although it must be said that Donald Trump has shown it's quite possible to be a baby well into ...
29
Jul
Buy the ticket, take the ride
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Dear SANParks,
I hear you are looking for people to help you kill some animals. Well, look no further. I am your man. This filthy pandemic, and our government's unhinged response to it, has made me...
07
Nov
The dark side of change
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It’s unlikely I was the only one suffering from a minor medical emergency last Sunday. Having tried all the regular remedies – aspirin, fried food, suicide – I dragged my shattered carcass off to the ...
13
Feb
Cut & Run
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The only power Eskom has is the power to unite South Africans against a common enemy. That's quite an achievement. Read more in today's column in The Citizen. If you can't find a copy, you can always ...
23
Jan
Cut & Run
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My column is in today's Citizen, what with it being Wednesday and all. If you can't get a copy of the newspaper, you can always subscribe. A single edition costs R7. If you can't afford that, give Bos...
08
Jan
I’m back …
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Here we go again. The Citizen newspaper has kindly and courageously offered me a home for my column. My first tabloid! This is tremendously exciting.
Cut & Run appears for the first time today ...