Columns
21.8.2018 08:30 am
Killing a police officer is treason
Everyone should be up in arms: the murder of a police officer on or off-duty is a direct attack on the crime-fighting ability of the state.
This past weekend two police officers were gunned down in Cape Town in separate incidents. The news didn’t stay in the cycle for long – life was going on elsewhere.
Killing a police officer is treason
Everyone should be up in arms: the murder of a police officer on or off-duty is a direct attack on the crime-fighting ability of the state.
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Put on a party hat and celebrate life
Next month it’s spring and I’ve already been invited to a party to celebrate the imminent arrival of the flower season.
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Kudos to Western Cape government for new anti-bullying ad
But DStv gets a smelly onion for tasteless in-house ad showing women farting.
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Corbyn can kill Brexit
Bringing down Corbyn could end up meaning that Britain doesn’t leave the European Union.
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Where do all the promising female politicians go?
The examples of Magdalene Moonsamy, Makhosi Khoza and many more suggest the best and brightest rarely last at the top.
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You can’t tax people thin
It probably comes as no surprise to most of us that government’s sugar tax isn’t making much impact.
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The ANC has already been buried in Nkandla
It will take years to fully understand all the damage Zuma did to SA, and particularly to women’s rights.
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Is it possible we can agree to disagree?
For liberalism to take hold in SA, an unequal society still riven by race will need to be persuaded of the merits of a genuine tolerance for disagreement.
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An illuminating chat about SA rugby in Wales
‘You’re wasting your time and energy, mate! You’ll never have a winner. How do you feel being a loser?’
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The DA should do the right thing and stop pretending to lean left
The party should stop pretending to be progressive while showing at every available opportunity that they actually represent the right.
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Ramaphosa needs to put an effective anti-graft policy in place
The reputation of the country, once known for ‘South African exceptionalism’, is being ruined by an endless stream of corruption horror stories.
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That’s why it’s called superglue
Exactly how things transpired, I’m not sure. I only became aware of the incident when she called. Hysterically.
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Raising decent men is a mother of a problem
At the risk of being shot down, it may still be fair to ask what the women who matter most in a young man’s life are doing to fight gender violence.
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Jaundiced Eye: What ANC is learning from Zanu’s ‘best practices’
A hegemonic liberation movement that has proved over decades to be economically inept and morally rotten, can win, again and again.
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Jose revels in his role as the ‘dark lord’
The pieces of the enigmatic puzzle that make up the complex Mourinho character start falling inexorably into place.
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Orchids and Onions – Volkswagen has you covered in splendid ad
But here’s a question to Absa as it collects its Onion: why are there no white people in your ad?
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Hothouse Earth is upon us and will kill many of us
We have already passed the point where a return to the stable climate of the past 14 000 years is possible.
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The best things in life are free
Some people say the best things in life are free. It’s certainly not true about Persian carpets.
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Don’t say you haven’t been warned: The SA economy is at a dead-end
There’s a reason the business press and most local advisers aren’t capable of telling you the truth.
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The truth is Expropriator Cyril may be who he really is
Many commentators view Ramaphosa as not really being keen on expropriating land from white people. They may have that wrong.
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Parcelled up to tackle tour of Wales
Off we go with toe covered with layers of gauze and Elastoplast. A sock hides the monster.
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Don’t blame SA’s financial woes on Cyril
It’s easy to agree on social media that the president is to blame for all the increases, but that would be short-sighted.
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Can’t we just be blooming nice and keep on blossoming?
Wouldn’t it be magnificent if all South Africans decide to blossom with the trees, and to keep on blossoming?
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Dear Julius, this is what it really means to fire a gun in a war
While we’re at it, let’s start with a small ballistics lesson…
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Jaundiced Eye: No reason, yet, to believe Zanu-PF didn’t win fairly
While Zanu-PF is undoubtedly loathsome, it is not for the world to dictate to Zimbabweans which swamp creature they should vote for.
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Will soccer’s superstar sinners take to new bin sanction?
‘Sin bins’ have proved a success in tackling dissent on the pitch during trials in England, but whether it will work in the big leagues remains to be seen.
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