Putting the Shoe in Perspective
From Day by Day
I’m certain by now most of the informed masses who have even passed briefly by a TV or newsstand will have heard about the titillating shoe attack against George Bush on his final trip to Iraq. Now, this is commentary, and we all appreciate a good chortle at any leader’s expense, but there are two [...]
The Pretoria News is currently running one of my articles on South African politics. A sample:
Clever marketing has the potential to act as a force multiplier, levelling the political system and allowing smaller parties to compete on a more even footing with the ANC. But there is also some danger here that parties may delude [...]
While waiting for my errant sibling to pick me up, I went to Rosebank mall and watched the new documentary on the ANC Behind the Rainbow. Aside from reminding me just why I love the beautiful complexity of politics so much, the film provided an extremely fascinating extra layer of insight into the party that [...]