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Satire

Mr Lesufi, you have 72 hours to put this motion into... motion

South Africa

Mr Lesufi, you have 72 hours to put this motion into... motion

By Shaun de Waal

Rugby’s scrum explained: the chaotic clash where strategy meets sheer power

South Africa

Rugby’s scrum explained: the chaotic clash where strategy meets sheer power

By Daron Mann

They’ve captured State Capture. Do something!

Politics

They’ve captured State Capture. Do something!

By Malibongwe Tyilo

Downing the orange Kool-Aid — Pointless arguments with Trump supporters and AI bots that can’t tell Sinatra from Keith Richards

Maverick Life

Downing the orange Kool-Aid — Pointless arguments with Trump supporters and AI bots that can’t tell Sinatra from Keith Richards

By Shaun de Waal

A lesson from the Mad King of the Far West: just blame the poor

South Africa

A lesson from the Mad King of the Far West: just blame the poor

By Shaun de Waal

Herman Mashaba interview: Identity politics and new tactics in an ever-shifting landscape

South Africa

Herman Mashaba interview: Identity politics and new tactics in an ever-shifting landscape

By Politically Aweh

Get a Fiks on 2025 — the year of yachts and have-nots in which the people shall endure sewage

South Africa

Get a Fiks on 2025 — the year of yachts and have-nots in which the people shall endure sewage

By Shaun de Waal

No stone left unturned in the greatest piece of investigative journalism ever!

South Africa

No stone left unturned in the greatest piece of investigative journalism ever!

By Malibongwe Tyilo

So, 2024 — the year that was... dry, politically hot, and very stinky

South Africa

So, 2024 — the year that was... dry, politically hot, and very stinky

By Shaun de Waal

South Africans are just the most disloyal. It’s sickening!

Maverick Life

South Africans are just the most disloyal. It’s sickening!

By Malibongwe Tyilo

Gauteng be damned - King Cyril smells a beheading in the WakaBanana future

Politics

Gauteng be damned - King Cyril smells a beheading in the WakaBanana future

By Shaun de Waal

Ranking SA’s Worst Towns — Kakkest Dorp Van Die Jaar 2024

Multimedia

Ranking SA’s Worst Towns — Kakkest Dorp Van Die Jaar 2024

By Politically Aweh