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Stressed in South Africa

I’ve become too soft for Jo’burg. That’s the conclusion I am forced to reach after having been back for nearly three weeks. It’s not normal to be chugging this much rescue remedy, is it? Granted, I am feeling pretty chilled as I type this while sitting at the dining room table, a hot December afternoon […]

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Unemployment: it’s not all bad

“YOU ARE AT a crossroads, Virgo, with tempting offers raining down on all sides. Yet Saturn, planet of materialism, keeps things constant, demanding you get qualified and hit the professional high road.” Yeah right. Horoscopes are amusing rubbish at the best of times, and this one, in the Sunday Life magazines that comes with the […]

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How much do you hate your expats?

Going through my collection of Australian insults a couple of days ago, something struck me. Knock me down with a budgie feather, but Australians don’t particularly like their expats either. So it’s not just Jarred Cinman comparing South Africans who leave to a cancer that must be cut out in order for the “healing” to […]