Columns
19.4.2018 02:05 pm
Sometimes it seems a bit too obvious that the media may be protecting Cyril
Are we still so drunk on ‘Ramaphoria’ that it’s necessary to edit and sanitise the president’s son’s quotes now?
One is never too old or ugly to be surprised in this job, it seems. This morning, I did my usual perusal of the daily papers and noticed a little story tucked away on page 6 of The Sowetan about how Cyril Ramaphosa's son had caused a bit of a "social media stir" by "taking a jibe" at Duduzane Zuma.
Sometimes it seems a bit too obvious that the media may be protecting Cyril
Are we still so drunk on ‘Ramaphoria’ that it’s necessary to edit and sanitise the president’s son’s quotes now?
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I understand why Winnie felt like burning them all
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Latvian Russian-speakers tongue-tied by new law
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Please drop the tobacco ‘sin tax’ farce
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