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So long, South Africa, and thanks for all the fish…

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I gave 10 years to fighting corruption. Unfortunately, no one stood with me in a meaningful way. South Africa is broken. Maybe, in a different way, I am too.  But I don’t regret having represented what I believe in. The best lesson I learned was minimalism. Most material things don’t matter. I would like to own a small fridge but there’s no need for a car or a big TV. I’ve handled 6-months of lockdown well. I’ve spent so much time alone, much longer than that, that I don’t need … Read the full article…

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Why are you beating your wife until there’s blood on your Gucci shoes?

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The cowardice and apathy of my corrupt town hurts. If Hitler dropped bombs on us, we’d send Whatsapps saying, “I love the sound as they fall from the sky?” Tomorrow, I’ll be publishing an important sequel to the ‘Plot Against Knysna?’. As feared, the situation has deteriorated. There are more villains involved, on both sides. There are so many needing punishing but some must be pushed to the front of the queue. Thursday is D-Day for us – the takeover of Knysna is scheduled. The DA and their puppets are … Read the full article…

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This won’t win me friends on Facebook

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This is about people who give a shit, and the Democratic Alliance (DA) which doesn’t. It’s an update on the court actions against me. It’s a nod to the coronavirus. It’s even more about what I want and don’t want from you. That, for sure, is a two-way street – what do you want from me? DAY #74 OF COVID FOR ME This is Day #74 of my isolation. I haven’t had a visitor or a suntan, but received medicine once, and groceries twice. For the first time, I’ve got … Read the full article…

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2019: The year of Democratic Alliance failure

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2019 has been another year of DA failure. Like our country’s broken education system, the DA keeps getting pushed to the next grade despite being morally and democratically illiterate. The system ensures that it can only look more stupid as time passes. The DA keeps company with Mawande Makhala, the literally illiterate Senior Clerk at Knysna Municipality who was one of the three men found guilty for the assassination of Councillor Victor Molosi. Makhala, who can’t read, was a municipal official from 2005 to 2019. That’s easier to swallow than … Read the full article…

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Astrology for an activist… and arseholes

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Horoscope: “You’re an activist. You’re rebelliously stubborn. If you were an arsehole, you’d stop shitting just to spite other arseholes.”

Activist: “Helen Zille, I will never let this go! Your corruption must not grow!”

Year 2020: “Bring it on!”

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That’s me, the elephant balancing on the cards

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I’m the elephant on the cover of ‘Waiting for Miracles’, an album by The Flower Kings. I balance precariously atop a house of playing cards whilst trying to watch the time on the watch that dangles before one eye. At any moment, an orange could fall from the tree and bump a card, knocking me to the ground. That’s what its like being an Activist against the odds, passionately focusing on a goal whilst random misfortune could unravel me. Because I don’t have much, everyday small things can be as … Read the full article…

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The Lonely South African

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If you’re South African, you’re probably alone. If you’re a nurse, overworked with someone else’ spit on your lips and HIV fears in your head – you’re alone. If you’ve only got a shack and sell bananas on a pavement, everything else is competition or oppression – you’re alone. If you’re a single mom working at McDonalds but your kids have no side fries and salad at home – you’re alone. If you’re rich, that doesn’t stop you being lonely. But that’s a different type of sad because you wouldn’t … Read the full article…

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Election Challenge: Capitalist Party, Cape Party & Land Party

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Dear Cape Party, Capitalist Party and Land Party. Are you the real deal? ELECTION CHALLENGE Corruption and propaganda are among our country’s biggest problems. I have reported DA corruption to you, giving you and your supporters free copies of my book, ‘Same Shit, Different Government’ (download link). What are you going to do about it? BETRAYAL I’m sick of corruption, false election promises, not knowing who political parties serve and where I stand as a South African. It’s guaranteed many feel the same way, wanting to support you as an … Read the full article…

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