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Judging by the volume of responses to my last article, “Will the JSC debunk the myth of white judicial competence?” I surmise that South Africans are ready to confront the myths and deep-seated prejudices they have been harbouring for the past 15 years. The point missed by most morons is precisely this: judicial incompetence knows […]

As the sun rises over a hungover Joburg, a motley collection of Lycra-clad racers are steadily gathering outside one of Joburg’s trendiest pubs. It’s Sunday morning and the latest race in the Kinetic Urban Challenge is starting and finishing on the expansive lawn of Outer Limits in Fourways. Among the sponsor banners of fitness fundi’s […]

The sport of race carding has always been popular in South Africa. From the early days of Dutch settlement until now, the sport has thrived in our country. We have produced some of the world’s finest race carders. From great amateurs like Adam Kok and Totius to one of the world’s first professional race carders, […]

I would like to offer my rule for good sex for life. But, first I would like to ask the hard question: why does sex play such a dominant role in South Africa — more than anywhere else I believe — and, more specifically, in our HIV/Aids discourse? (If you are not interested in this, […]

You have to admit the news that ANCYL President Julius Malema’s Sandton neighbours were up in arms about his house-warming party is one of the funniest things we’ve heard about in ages. Apparently Malema sent out a notice warning residents that he was throwing a bash and if you had any objections that was not […]

Six weeks was all the time I gave Johannesburg to impress me with its might and splendour. And in just six weeks I have decided that one would have to be completely crackers to live anywhere but in Durban. So last night I bid farewell to the sprawling dichotomy of the southern labour camps and […]

I have taken enormous liberties with this blog. Liberties which I trust the original poet, a legend in his own lifetime and an enduring icon in my life, will forgive because I am unable to improve on his evocative, lyrical, astounding work. Along with Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, John Lennon, Carole […]

Shane Warne recently wrote in his column for the Times: “This is a big call, but cricket evolves and the 50-over game has passed its sell-by date. It’s amazing to think that after the Ashes series, England and Australia play seven one-day games, which take about a month. Sorry, but that’s just greed on the […]

Tuesday 4am, I’m on the road to the Happy Valley[1] community in deep rural KZN. For tomorrow evening Happy Valley Private School has planned a certificate ceremony where I must present some course certificates. This is the final stage of a teacher training course we did during the June 2009 school holidays. This afternoon I […]

The stakes in the forthcoming Constitutional Court succession race are phenomenally high. In this atmosphere, lies paraded by white advocates and retired judges are accepted at face value without the benefit of scholarly refutation. Judges Carole Lewis and Kriegler have made despicable statements in which black judges were maligned under the guise of critiquing the […]

This week’s Talkback question on the Mail & Guardian Online: How should the Caster Semenya matter have been handled?

National coach Joel Santana found himself on the ropes this week when he was reportedly summoned to Safa headquarters to account for his team’s poor run of results. For the record, Bafana Bafana have now recorded six losses in a row — their worst run ever. Earlier this month, the team was beaten 2-0 by […]