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We all had our fears before this tournament about how Bafana would be swamped in a an avalanche of goals. I thought one may have to hide behind the couch as we squirmed in front of the whole world. But alas, the boys have done us proud. In fact, one can have a reasonable amount […]

No Benni. No Nasief. A keeper who had been struggling at international level and, Macbeth Sibaya. A recipe for disaster. No? Not quite. Santana’s troops pulled together and treated the nation to a display of courage, dedication and teamwork unseen since the days of Shakes Mashaba’s now legendary u/23 team of the late 90s. Simply […]

Look the reality is that you’re lying. It’s true. You’re making it seem as though you have some sort of magic healing powers, which you don’t, as though you have the power to diagnose with 100% certainty every patient just from their symptoms, which you don’t, as though you do some research in the course […]

If you knew that a rose would scream, would you still pluck it? Child abuse is one of my psychological buttons. I suppose my reaction to someone who is accused of doing any such thing is along the lines of religiously crazed Iranians when told that Salman Rushdie has committed blasphemy. My gut reaction is […]

by Roger Diamond As global warming gets hotter on the international political agenda, and with recent oil price volatility, the nuclear power proponents have jumped on a bandwagon to promote “the peaceful atom” as a means to power our society. Although some of these proponents are reasonable and measured about the realities of nuclear power, […]

This week’s Talkback question on the Mail & Guardian Online: Did Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni do the right thing in not cutting interest rates?

I often wake up in the morning and wonder about my two lives. During the pay-the-mortgage week I work a nine-to-whenever, tied to my laptop and a series of meetings that remind me of ping pong: we debate the same issues, have wild inspirations and great ideas, but never come to a conclusion. But then […]

I am convinced some men buy large, expensive cars to make up for a certain lack in the groin area, or for a lack of performance in that area. (Perhaps it’s only perceived, like “ooh, I’m grossly overweight” among anorexic women.) And before the era of the automobile one of the compensations used to be […]

October 2002, KwaZulu-Natal Parliament, Pietermaritzburg, Comrade Bheki Cele (chair of chairs) in and from the speaker’s chair: ” … the problem is that some of us (looking to the ANC) came into politics to help the people and to do the work in building a better life for all … but some people in this […]

1. “They are banged up enough without me giving them a ‘snorter’ on the scrum machine.” Graham Rowntree — British & Irish Lions scrumming coach 2. “The Beast was pretty impressive. There was one scrum after nine minutes when we got lifted off the floor and if I was their scrum coach I would have […]

Khaya Vhailafuri is a very skilled carpenter. He is also passionate about football. Unlike many a football analyst or commentator, I’m convinced that Bra Khaya harbours no agenda. He just wants to see a winning Bafana Bafana squad. Over the past four days Bra Khaya and I have established a morning session of football talk. […]

I’m amazed! I have come to a conclusion that some of my people are paranoid and some of my people are angry. I submit that my previous article titled “On the vuvuzela and tolerance” was probably one of the most moderate and fair views on the subject. And I’m not blowing my horn! Popular football […]