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MARIANNE THAMM

Helen Zille eyes Joburg mayorship after DA’s top picks decline post

Maverick News

Helen Zille eyes Joburg mayorship after DA’s top picks decline post

By Ferial Haffajee

Bitter Winter — Veteran playwright Paul Slabolepszy’s ode to theatre and the art of acting

Maverick Life

Bitter Winter — Veteran playwright Paul Slabolepszy’s ode to theatre and the art of acting

By Marianne Thamm

Gayton McKenzie’s vulgar ‘foreigners’ outburst needs to be called out by the GNU he serves

South Africa

Gayton McKenzie’s vulgar ‘foreigners’ outburst needs to be called out by the GNU he serves

By Marianne Thamm

Neil Diamond, the man with a list of 67,000 Afrikaner refugee wannabes, is an old ANC comrade

World

Neil Diamond, the man with a list of 67,000 Afrikaner refugee wannabes, is an old ANC comrade

By Marianne Thamm

Rape survivor Alison Botha’s attackers back behind bars after minister revokes parole

South Africa

Rape survivor Alison Botha’s attackers back behind bars after minister revokes parole

By Marianne Thamm

A daughter’s plea: Gauteng businesswoman’s nightmare after vicious Gqeberha beachfront rape 15 years ago

South Africa

A daughter’s plea: Gauteng businesswoman’s nightmare after vicious Gqeberha beachfront rape 15 years ago

By Marianne Thamm

Horror of 1966 Free State murders rendered in remarkable forensic detail

South Africa

Horror of 1966 Free State murders rendered in remarkable forensic detail

By Marianne Thamm

‘Silence of the sacrificial lamb’ — Judge Mushtak Parker sinks own case by clamming up

South Africa

‘Silence of the sacrificial lamb’ — Judge Mushtak Parker sinks own case by clamming up

By Marianne Thamm

The takedown of a terror group destabilising SA’s new democracy

South Africa

The takedown of a terror group destabilising SA’s new democracy

By Marianne Thamm

Zuma-era State Security Agency spy boss and agent finally face charges of theft from covert fund

South Africa

Zuma-era State Security Agency spy boss and agent finally face charges of theft from covert fund

By Marianne Thamm

Long walk to fleedom for 70,000 Afrikaners — US bureaucracy rises to occasion

South Africa

Long walk to fleedom for 70,000 Afrikaners — US bureaucracy rises to occasion

By Marianne Thamm

Refresh, reboot and reset — free talks featuring SA’s best writers set for Cape Town

South Africa

Refresh, reboot and reset — free talks featuring SA’s best writers set for Cape Town

By Marianne Thamm