Viv Vermaak
Viv Vermaak is an award-winning investigative journalist, writer and director. She was the most loved and hated presenter on South Africa’s iconic travel show, “Going Nowhere Slowly’ and ranks being the tall germ, “Terie’ in Mina Moo as a career highlight. She does Jiu-Jitsu and has a ’69 Chevy Impala called Katy Peri-Peri. Vermaak's Podcast Report is a monthly feature on the Daily Friend Show, and appears monthly in the Daily Friend as a column.
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Solar might not be that green, but it got us out of the red
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Oct 11, 2024
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!
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Sep 1, 2024
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 …
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Aug 18, 2024
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
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Aug 4, 2024
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?
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Jul 7, 2024
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
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Jun 16, 2024
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?
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Jun 2, 2024
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?
- By Viv Vermaak
- . May 5, 2024
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
The Lesson of the Golden Chicken
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Mar 31, 2024
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 great trek back
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Mar 3, 2024
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