Viv Vermaak

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

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

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

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,

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

Easter Egg hunts in my family were robust events. Ostensibly about the search for sugar in sparkly wrapping, they were also about checking to see

The Boers left the Cape in 1838 because they were unhappy with the governance. We are glad to see you have learned your lesson now

The ANC-led government has taken a functioning country and turned it into near-ruins. They take no personal responsibility for it. Truth be told, they appear

The legend of Leander’s fatal swim across the Hellespont can teach us many lessons about the nature of happiness, although most just view it as

In this piece, published in May, and which was one of our most-read pieces of 2023, Viv Vermaak describes her travails with installing solar electricity