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The ANC’s concerns for South Africans – a *bitterer gelechte 

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Recently the ANC government’s romantic notion of itself as a liberation group, fighting for freedom for the people against an implacable, more powerful foe (an

Wars of Words

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One of the many vociferous little wars of words fought on the social medium known as X in the aftermath of the atrocious attack by

The Family Business 

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President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s own Inaction Man, has been striding the world of late, doing what he does best. Uttering platitudes on women empowerment,

Gimme hope, Jo’anna*

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Renovate, renew, repair, restore, revive, reinvigorate:  President Cyril Ramaphosa and Secretary-General of the African National Congress, Fikile Mbalula, are flinging these verbs about as if

Down with credentialism   

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You’d be hard pushed to find anyone in the developed world today, no matter how libertarian or how entranced by the polemics of Ivan Illich (Deschooling Society,

Standing up to Goliath

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Anger is a negative, strong emotion. If you Google or Bing it, you will see few words in its favour. It can lead to genocide

Pressure-cooker politics

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My mother had a pressure cooker, the air fryer of its day. It was a boon to working women. It rendered tough meat tender, stewed

Fighting the Black Dog

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When we have got through this muddled, chaotic period in the life of our country, where the black dog of depression is running wild, I

A series in search of an ending

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Staying with friends in Cape Town, I did not have to rush around the house sealing fridges or switching off appliances prior to load shedding.

Heed Cromwell: ‘In the name of God, go, ANC!’

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In 1653, controversial English statesman Oliver Cromwell scathingly dismissed the minimalist parliament he’d established to draft election plans for a new reformed parliament, which included