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Shaun de Waal

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

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

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

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

Count your blessings - Johannesburg is crumbling, but it still (sort of) works

Politics

Count your blessings - Johannesburg is crumbling, but it still (sort of) works

By Shaun de Waal

Grin Reapers — a smile and an NHI promise for Helen Joseph patients

Business Maverick

Grin Reapers — a smile and an NHI promise for Helen Joseph patients

By Shaun de Waal

South Africa’s estimated time for restoration is currently unavailable

South Africa

South Africa’s estimated time for restoration is currently unavailable

By Shaun de Waal

King Cyril the Boneless had ample reason to be exhausted

DM168

King Cyril the Boneless had ample reason to be exhausted

By Shaun de Waal

Poll pause — a man walks into a queue… and starts having second thoughts

Politics

Poll pause — a man walks into a queue… and starts having second thoughts

By Shaun de Waal

Political pole dance — higher, highest, who has the most puzzling party poster of them all?

Politics

Political pole dance — higher, highest, who has the most puzzling party poster of them all?

By Shaun de Waal

Inside the ANC debates about how to stay in power and keep those R2-million car allowances

Politics

Inside the ANC debates about how to stay in power and keep those R2-million car allowances

By Shaun de Waal