As the counting began, the political gaslighting ramped up.
Category Archives: Columns
It’s been a week of outrage but will it translate to the ballot box?
Social media doesn’t tell us if there’s any hope, probably because there is no nuance in limited characters and rational debate doesn’t get retweeted.
Anxiety and uncertainty over the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
The twitterati are arguing whether enough was done to speak to the Big Pharma companies earlier.
Is it safe for South Africans to raise their perennially lowered expectations?
You know when it’s election time; all of a sudden things start getting done.
Expect a long two weeks of the unexpected as we head up to election day
Some councils are in a death spiral, with the closest those residents ever coming to basic services is seeing the phrase written on an election poster.
Val Boje embodied the trinity of qualities to be a great editor, and so much more
The great editors of the Pretoria News fought tooth and nail to keep the paper alive, successfully fighting off the grasping efforts of the bean counters and the management illuminati.
Heritage Day long weekend: Let’s all be lekker together
It’s a long weekend, but it’s not just any long weekend, it’s the Heritage Day long weekend. National Braai Day has seamlessly morphed into a three-day fest of sizzling boerewors, steaming pap and chakalaka; definitely beer and probably brandy.
Elections 2021: Save us from the election poster pollution
The ANC administrative chaos and factionalism are a rare gift for opposition parties.
Covid-19: Get the vaccine or jail yourself at home
Last weekend, a guest at a bachelor’s party on a game farm decided to hand feed a rhino some grass. The rhino was a mother with a calf at hoof. She had a sense of humour failure and tossed him out of the way using her horn. He landed on his ankle pulverising it. He’s lucky she didn’t stamp on it – or him. Then again, the same bunch of partygoers thought it might have been fun to strip the groom naked and tie him up in the veld, where there were other dangerous wild animals about.
Vaccine hesitancy: Why it’s time to create no-vaxx, no-go areas
The 18-34 cohort turned out in their droves this week, putting their elders to shame.
Kevin Ritchie 