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Should I go or should I stay: the South African’s conundrum
Have you ever thought about leaving South Africa? Do you feel like spitting on someone who would even consider it? Or have you already left? At one point or another, I’ve been all three. So perhaps that’s why I’ve found … Continue reading
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Reading between “Thin Blue” lines
Although I attended its launch at the wonderful Book Lounge over month ago, I only got round to reading Jonny Stenberg’s latest book Thin Blue this weekend. Hopefully other South Africans won’t be quite so tardy. At 179 pages, it’s … Continue reading
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Metrorail misery
Recently, Cape Town Metrorail commuters have been subjected to more than just the customary overcrowded carriages, which during rush hour make sardine cans seem spacious. A few weeks ago there were delays of an hour or more thanks to cable … Continue reading
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Zille’s Idols bid: party politics takes its battle to the stage
Eish. So, our own veritable Jay-Z isn’t the only singing, dancing SA politician around these days. Helen Zille gave a stirring rendition of the DA’s new anti-crime theme song “Never give up” at a candlelit vigil outside a drug dealer’s … Continue reading
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All aboard Shabangu’s Bang Bang Club
After the startling success of her president’s Native Club (the koeksisters at their Tuynhuys imbizos were reputed to have been a particular hit), a deputy minister has made a desperate escape from obscurity with the launch of the Bang Bang … Continue reading
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