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Money for nothing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:25:21 +0200

Today, several million people will buy something online with no expectation of ever receiving their items by post or courier, writes Alistair Fairweather.

The media's not to blame

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:17 +0200

The media did nothing wrong, says Georgina Guedes. Donovan Moodley clearly isn’t learning anything in prison, other than that he doesn’t want to be there.

Breaking Futures 2010

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:40:55 +0200

Clem Sunter makes his predictions of what will make the headlines in 2010.

Catch the bastards!

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:49:56 +0200

Max du Preez has discovered it is very tempting to shout "shoot the bastards" if you had just been a victim of a violent crime.

A nation of moaners

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:35:36 +0200

The older I get the more I realise that some people will never be happy, writes David Moseley.

Of ministers and flamboyance

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:06:57 +0200

Many have recently condemned ministers who buy flashy cars, but few have written to explain why these ministers behave the way they do, writes Prince Mashele.

Shoot to kill?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:50:56 +0200

The proposal to amend the Criminal Procedure Act to make it easier for policeman to shoot and kill criminal suspects makes no sense, writes Pierre De Vos.

Are SA consumers fools?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:38:44 +0200

I'm sure that consumers are probably just as gullible as they were in the 1950s when they believed anything advertisers tossed at them, writes Chris Moerdyk.

Rupert the angry Billionaire

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:20:29 +0200

While his stubbornness and temper may be legendary, no one has ever accused Rupert Murdoch of being bad at business, writes Alistair Fairweather.

'Mea culpa' isn't good enough

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:26:05 +0200

Raising your hand in apology isn't a good enough excuse for terrible behaviour on our roads, says Georgina Guedes.