Sorry to disappoint, but South Africa will succeed
I have news for you. Yes, you. South Africa is going to succeed. I’ve come across you several times on the interwebs. You like to brand yourself as the ultimate thinking person and a visionary. The...
View ArticleNotice where the ANC drew the line on Malema?
I know you’ve had enough of reading about Julius, but this one is different. Promise. Because it’s a bit of good news at last! Earlier today, the ANC issued a statement condemning the behaviour of...
View ArticleNeed any help removing your head from your arse, Steve?
Dear Steve Hofmeyr, We’ve never met, and what I know of you is what I’ve gleaned from newspaper and magazine articles that detail your suburban conquests there in the East Rand, or wherever your haunt...
View ArticleHas big industry become public enemy number one all over again?
Industrial companies have never had an easy relationship with the public. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, when these behemoths were first born, they have been blamed for all manner of things,...
View ArticleWere things really better under apartheid?
See, this is why I don’t appreciate it when these foreign johns comment on the state of South Africa. They’re bound to get it wrong. The worst thing about the World Cup is the masses of scribes,...
View ArticleRun Benni, run…
A moment of silence for the Bafana team caterers, please. Benni McCarthy’s exclusion from the World Cup squad must come as a dreadful blow to them. A dreadful blow indeed. That’s my offering to the...
View ArticleHas a footballer ever managed to reverse a referee’s decision?
It’s a question that begs asking, isn’t it? Every time a referee reaches into his pocket to extract a card, he is swamped by players wearing looks of thunderous incredulity on their faces and waving...
View ArticleGird your loins, chaps
I had the rather dubious pleasure of attending a discussion on the matter of the proposed media appeals tribunal and protection of information at the University of Johannesburg last night. Let me warn...
View ArticleThe Bridge: Defining blackness for the 21st century
A couple of months ago I interviewed Nkosinathi Biko the CEO of the Steve Biko Foundation, for The Daily Maverick. In an unreported part of our conversation, we discussed black consciousness and its...
View ArticleWhy David Smith should write on Thought Leader
It was with a great deal of sadness that I read David Smith’s piece, announcing his intention to stick his head into the sand, which I took mean that he would no longer engage us in intellectually...
View ArticleSpeakZA: Bloggers speak out on free speech
South Africa faces many challenges as a country. We have one of the worst crime rates in the world, unemployment continues to hinder progress and the government faces an uphill battle with corruption...
View ArticleAll your base are belong to Fifa
South Africa’s artists shouldn’t be the ones moaning. Do they really think they’re going to be worse off thanks to the World Cup? In case you’ve been under a rock for the last few weeks, or have been...
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