Foreign Investors See the Writing on the Wall, and The Word...
Talking to foreign fund managers about South Africa is sobering. I spent last week doing that in New York. Billions of dollars that were directed...
Max du Preez: South Africa Needs a ‘Zexit’ Strategy for Zuma
Now that the balance of power has irrevocably turned against President Jacob Zuma, we should be less concerned with exactly when he’s going to...
Africa’s Elderly Leaders Get No Prizes for Hanging On
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation recently announced that once again, no-one had earned its annual prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The prize is meant...
Anti “New Year’s Day on the Beach” Posts Go Too Far
So I woke up yesterday morning after our traditional New Year's Day "Bugger All". This is where we sleep as late as possible, move as...
How Mainstream Criticism and Jokes are Turning Zuma into a Martyr
Almost everyone on my Facebook has been asking the same question: how did the #ZumaMustFallMarch become about race? Isn’t it clear that the current...
Viv Vermaak: “A R5, A ‘Voetsek’ and a Burning Loin”
I come home to find Samson under the big tree in the front garden. He’s made a fire and looks disgruntled that I am...
As South Africa’s ANC Implodes, Thabo Mbeki Tries to Rewrite His...
As South Africa’s political climate goes from fractious to feverish, with protests mounting against the embattled president, Jacob Zuma, a former national leader and...
The Anxious Expat Who Really Missed Home
I used to think anxiety and depression were all a load of hogwash, those things cray-cray, pill-popping people go through; until, quite suddenly, I...
Not Another African Tech Article
The great continent of Africa seems to be the flavour of the month. As the world wakes up to its potential, I can’t help...
HUMOUR: “Why I Bribe Traffic Cops”
I just got stopped by a traffic cop on the way back from a round to the Pick 'n Pay and the bottle store.
He jumped...
