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Defend Truth

Shaun de Waal

Shaun de Waal is a writer and editor.

Email: [email protected]

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

South Africa, DM168

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

by: Shaun de Waal

OPINIONISTA

JK Rowling’s court victory over definition of a woman makes Tannie Helen turn orange with glee

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, DM168

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, DM168

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

by: Shaun de Waal

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

South Africa, DM168

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

by: Shaun de Waal

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

South Africa, DM168

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, South Africa, DM168

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, South Africa, Maverick Life

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, South Africa, DM168

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, DM168

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, South Africa, DM168

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

by: Shaun de Waal