Scratch the surface
17 May 2012
This week's bloody confrontation between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Cosatu in the streets of Johannesburg has shown just how thin the veneer...
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Boost the police, not reduce it
17 May 2012
The SA Police Service may be weighed down by corrupt officials, but the service provided by the SAPS is key in seeking to ensure safety for all.
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Thin strand of hope
16 May 2012
Often we Seffricans have this nightmare in which we have just been involved in a pub brawl.
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When clever is not smart
16 May 2012
Most of us know the difference between IQ and EQ.
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All bases covered
Obama’s gay views drag US into the 21st century.
How to be a govt jobsworth
Acleaner working for the government in South Africa earns more than a teacher in India or Brazil.
Gautrain started rot
The roots of the Gauteng toll road debacle started with the Gautrain.
Rubbish – and how it rubs off
Once upon a time I had a boyfriend who threw beer bottles out of the car window, just to annoy me....
SA gets redder in the face every day
South Africa is in a dire state. Incompetence and irresponsibility are rife. Bad behaviour is the...
Some moms do have them
Do you remember just how incompetent you were at soccer (you kept on handling it, thinking you were...
Tech to tackle HIV
Tomorrow is International Nurses Day and hardworking nurses in South Africa are not celebrated...
Principles to pander
South Africans, like the citizens of many other nations, often compare their own countries to the...
The tweet smell of remorse
The boomerang effect of former FHM model Jessica Leandra do Santos, student Ken Sinclair and Tshidi...
Love me, love my dog
Brothers and sisters, we have a new member of the local Doggy Lodge – he is Brother Olsson, also...
Pressing matter of press clubs
I think Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson was quite wrong to refuse to address the Cape...
Empathy at the end of our days
Should we grant death to a suffering old relative who asks for it? The law says no.
Pressure is on Putin
Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin as Russia’s president was always a foregone conclusion.
White, but certainly not like me
A while back I had a heated argument with a particularly virulent racist, a racist who not only...
Marked gunslinger vs the general
Let’s call it the parable of the general and the prosecutor.
Costs on the burner
Disposing of medical waste in South Africa remains one of government’s greatest challenges.
Meeting points for media bill
Yesterday marked World Press Freedom Day. This meant that organisations such as the South African...
Female rights eroded
Following American politics is something of a guilty pleasure of mine and for months now analysts...
Why no dignity in labour?
Other people’s children should become artisans. This will be one of the messages from politicians...
Great balls of fire
With the global economy still in the doldrums it must have been easier than usual for organisers of...
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