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Here's Johnny! (Again)
An amazing investment opportunity in a Cape Town property turned out to be just another Ray sting
The book that hasn't arrived
Rian Malan takes a peek preview at Ronald Suresh Roberts' treatise on Thabo Mbeki's native mind - and finds the tome a whole lot less entertaining than its author
'De la Rey' under analysis
"We've heard lots about the purported politics of that song, but what about the music?" asks Herbert Kitchener
Here's Johnny! (Again)
An amazing investment opportunity in a Cape Town property turned out to be just another Ray sting ...
The book that hasn't arrived
Rian Malan takes a peek preview at Ronald Suresh Roberts' treatise on Thabo Mbeki's native mind - and finds the tome a whole lot less entertaining than its author ...
'De la Rey' under analysis
"We've heard lots about the purported politics of that song, but what about the music?" asks Herbert Kitchener ...
More heat than light
For now, the overwhelming odds are that anyone who doesn't take human-caused climate change seriously is a fool ...
Wages of wine
Ethical trading is designed to make purchasers in the richest countries feel less guilty about exploiting the rest of the world ...
Up the Rumpole
"I want to show the readers of this website that behind this sweet talk is a malevolent agenda to control the world and make us slaves in a global society run by a World Dictator" - Illuminati ...
Socket to me!
A competitor brought out a similar-looking product. "That's nice," said Clipsal, "we always welcome competition, here's to a healthy working relationship." - and then sued the competitor for design infringement ...
Fifteen bob
My tart tells me all about family life in Potchefstroom while the other two pound about on a squeaky mattress ...
Dear reader
First arms - and now this ...
Updates
St Francis Bay tries to shake off that sinking feeling ...
Thabo's voice
RECENTLY, Mr Nose hears, the presidency informed KhayaFM, and giant youth station Y-FM that they were required to give President Thabo Mbeki an hour of prime time, live. They would be required to broadcast on ...
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Bringing home the poison
Food and deadly substances are often close together in your friendly supermarket - sometimes within reach of toddlers, writes Adam ... |
Doctors without scruples
Yet another high-life fraudster is on the loose – and going international. Having trawled the country’s professional classes for nearly ... |
Siemens greases the palms
Reinhard Siekaczek was half asleep in bed when his doorbell rang early one morning in November 2006. Still in his pyjamas, ... |
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