That the actions of the two senior counter-intelligence cops were unexpected, unauthorised, and probably illegal was of little interest to the ANC.
2011
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Sharks the team to beat as Super 15 takes shape
The Super Rugby universe has known the Bulls as the most feared South African team, with their large pack of forwards and unwavering devotion to the boot epitomising what many from Australasia think is the “typical” South African style of rugby. With three Super Rugby titles, second only behind the Crusaders and tied with the […]
Posted inLifestyle, News/Politics
Ek is ‘n Boer…or am I?
By Anton I Botha A while back I wrote a little piece on the Afrikaner as villain which was meant to be a light-hearted reflection on my own cultural identity and its portrayal in the popular media. More recently the comments made by Jimmy Manyi and others again made me think of race and culture. […]
Posted inGender violence, News/Politics
‘Lesbians don’t take the train’
You cannot rape a woman to make her straight but some men are trying their damndest. In fact, some men in South Africa are trying their damndest to rape women, children and other men (particularly young boys and those in prison). The trains in Cape Town, although irregular, are the cheapest form of transport. Normally […]
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How much longer shall we Africans remain gullible?
By Cornelius Ssemakulu Looking back at what I know about Africa’s history and comparing that with what I see today I find no difference in the context and the nature of the players: gullible Africans (usually the majority), deceitful Africans (minority, selfish) and non Africans (beneficiaries). I ask myself — for how long shall we […]
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FA Cup clash could decide how Arsenal, United end season
Arsenal have had a topsy-turvy time of it since their calamity against Birmingham in the Carling Cup final a fortnight ago. Victory against Leyton Orient seemed set to get them back to winning ways but a draw against Sunderland, with referee Anthony Taylor playing no small part in that, and defeat at the hands of […]
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Are we returning to a mom-and-pop business culture?
Reading an extract of Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book, The Thank You Economy. You can grab the same extract here. First thoughts, it looks a lot better written than the first. More mature. Excited. Here’s a paragraph: At its core, social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. They’re going to have […]
Posted inBusiness, Lifestyle, Media
An open letter to Kulula (Or is it Khulula?)
I didn’t know who to address this to so I decided to write an open letter. As you might have noticed, this has become a very popular method of addressing officials in high places. (Did you see that pun? “High places”. Hahaha! Funny huh! OK, maybe it’s just me.) I thought that I should probably […]
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Are you looking for Jesus Two?
No matter how advanced we become, no matter how far up the evolutionary ladder we think we have clambered, there is one thing we continue to do. Look for the next man-god. Someone we can put on a pedestal. Someone to worship. A perfect being who can do no wrong, who will carry us in […]
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Redknapp’s simple, gutsy approach to the beautiful game pays off
Maybe Jermain Defoe has a future as a soothsayer. Just months after the often misfiring Tottenham Hotspur finisher was derided for saying Harry Redknapp’s side could do better than illustrious rivals Arsenal on the club game’s biggest stage, he has been proven right. Of course this had as much to do with the incompetence of […]
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Where are the coloured Guptas?
Let’s face it, “our” coloureds have an image problem. It isn’t really about the fondness for boxed Autumn Harvest, and the curlers at the Waterfront. And it certainly can’t be about smacking down a columnist who served up a few stale caricatures. Or even about the unfortunately phrased utterances of a government functionary. Perhaps it […]
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The Sowetan: Black faces, white thoughts
The story of the Sowetan newspaper, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, represents an important milestone in the struggle for self-determination, freedom of thought and expression. In fact, it punctuates the sad history of the constraints on so-called black media and its journalists to articulate the hopes and aspirations of the African majority. There […]