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(Why) are Joburgers friendlier than Capetonians?

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In my keynote presentation, The great trek back, I reflect on my move to Cape Town from Joburg, highlighting some of the main differences I

Pianos on the patio and a poo on the pavement

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I cannot recommend more highly that you do what I recently did – remove homeless people from their homes, forcibly if you have to. It

Solar might not be that green, but it got us out of the red

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Free markets are sometimes thought to be better at the “how” of solving problems, rather than “what” the actual problem is to be solved. Mechanically,

Before you give up smoking, think again!

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In 1946, tobacco companies used medical professionals to promote their product, going so far as to place an ad that read: “More doctors smoke Camel

I am not a conspiracy theorist, but …

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Have you noticed how many people, when discussing the assassination attempt on former US Donald Trump, start the conversation with: “I am not a conspiracy

Last words and final feasts

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In 2008 China shocked the world with its Olympic opening ceremony. It grabbed the whole world by its pussy without being rude. Everyone expected the

“Adapt or die!” We didn’t really adapt, did we?

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We often say: “The ANC has had 30 years to govern, but hasn’t fixed the country yet.”  We shake our heads at how unevolved ANC

I wish I was a slut

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Having been a woman now for long enough and looking back, there are two main areas of improvement I would concentrate on if I had

Why did Moses have only 10 rules, but we have thousands?

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Life might have been harder in the times of Moses, but it was simpler: Move towards a promised land, move away from an evil persecutor,

How do you explain bitcoin to a Pick n Pay teller?

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Earlier this week I bought groceries at the Pick n Pay with Bitcoin. It was my first time. I felt as it must have felt