All the would-be heirs of Mandela flounder. They can parrot the words, but they can’t hold the tune.
2010
Other social ills the ANCYL could clos-er after Twitter
Their intentions may well be scarily misguided, and they certainly have a lesser chance of pulling it off than Province players stopping a rampaging Willem Alberts, but would an ANC Youth League clos-er of the Twitter really be such a bad thing? Let me own up early doors to being a member/user/Twit of the ubiquitous […]
A ticking time bomb
While the National Prosecuting Authority and Gauteng police continue their investigation into the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old pupil at Jules High School in Jeppestown, the country is sitting on a ticking time bomb. As a specialised criminal attorney I am fully aware that the state has to do its job properly. This means […]
Are we putting too much pressure on our soccer stars?
Sebastian Deisler had to retire from football because of depression at the age of 27. When he was supposed to have been at the peak of his powers, he was battling the demons of depression and after 15 injuries and five operations he decided enough was enough. In January 2007, the German midfielder decided to […]
Pssstt…hey sexy! (that’s me)
“Wheeet!” they whistled. “Hey sexy!” Two lithe lasses in bikinis were crooning after me. In my slim twenties I got that quite a bit (especially with regard to my buns, or so I was told), then less and less. I’ve lost fifty kilograms now, most of it in six months, and am getting some of […]
‘People just don’t know this water is bad for you’
By Mara Kardas-Nelson To say that Mariette Liefferink is eccentric is a gross understatement. Before visiting her small Tuscan villa in Randburg, Johannesburg for an 8am Saturday interview, my colleague, photojournalist Sam Reinders, and I had heard of her impeccably matching outfits and over-stuffed house displaying an array of furs, French portrait books, and brandy […]
I’m 50 and I’m tired
By Jonathan Marsden (With apologies to Robert A Hall who is the actor playing the coroner on the TV show CSI and who prepared a similar statement regarding the US.) I’m 50 I’ve worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite three self-owned companies failing, being let down by people who should have known better, I […]
SA, a place I call home
By Anthony Lekhuwana I have nothing against the ANC. It is the party I voted for in past elections, with the hope that they would make South Africa a better place for everyone to live in. A place everyone can be proud of to call home. But some things concern me about the way they […]
Can Sundowns go all the way?
Mamelodi Sundowns are flying without wings, the sky is really the only limit for them when it comes to winning the league title. It is coach Antonio Lopez’s mandate to clinch the league this season and he is right on track. The Brazilians have won six of their seven league games, losing only to other […]
Block court case: Thumbs up to ANC for expressing confidence in judiciary
The statement released by the African National Congress in respect of the granting of bail to ANC Northern Cape Chairperson John Block should be warmly welcomed. It is a document that every member of the African National Congress Youth League should read after their Northern Cape Youth League attacked National Prosecuting Authority head Menzi Simelane. […]
My greatest fear
There’s a new author that started publishing stuff in America recently. His name is spelt almost exactly like mine, but with the “u” and “i” in a different order: instead of “Koos Kombuis” he calls himself “Koos Kombius”. This is not where the similarities end. He also looks a bit like me: overweight, greying, bald. […]
Why only Cape Town?
I think I speak for all Capetonians when I say wtf is up with tighter restrictions on the Mother City’s drinking time?! If you haven’t heard of this I suggest you put your mid-morning margarita down and give the following a read. The new by-laws stipulate that from January the new drinking hours for pubs, […]
