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Phillip de Wet writes about politics, society, economics, weird stuff, and the areas where all of these collide.

Over the past decade and a half, he has also written about telecommunications, sexually transmitted diseases, property development, civil liberties, riot policing, mining, movies, the media, and UFOs, among other topics.

But never about serious sport, which he knows nothing about.

He studied journalism and has never been anything other than a journalist, except for ill-considered stints as a media trainer and starting up new newspapers, magazines and websites, a suspiciously large percentage of which are no longer in business.

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Zuma fury over the Gupta's wedding jet scandal

Feathers are still flying over how the Gupta family managed to have a passenger plane land at an air force base.

Elections 2014: The fear card comes out again

Phillip De Wet

The ANC's military elders are toying with a remoulded version DA election campaigns past for the 2014 elections.

Confidential CAR battle unified once-divided soldiers

Phillip De Wet

Facing battle together and losing unit members to enemy fire, seems to have had a remarkable unifying effect in a force that has faced deep divisions.

DRC rebels warn SA of 'massacre'

M23 forces have mocked 'old' and 'corrupt' South African troops ahead of a United Nations deployment.

Mandela art stays above the fray

Phillip De Wet

Trade in former president Nelson Mandela's work is steady - despite the high prices and the ugly legal shenanigans.

SA, France battle for Africa

The accusation that France supported rebels points to a wider battle for Francophone Africa.

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Failure's Lessons

What does the demise of ThisDay tell us about the daily newspaper model in South Africa? Phillip de Wet analyses the reasons behind his former employer's downfall and asks whether the remaining crop are comparatively healthy.

Malema hands himself over to face graft charges

But the crowd that showed up to offer support during Julius Malema's court appearance was as disappointing as the numbers at Tuesday night's vigil.

Marikana: How the wage war was won

Lonmin's striking workers accepted a compromise pay deal based on fear of the mine's closure and of a threatening police presence.

Flying in face of adversity

The charter industry is in decline but the rich can still afford private planes

Racist: Much of government, many of its leaders

If referring to President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead as a "compound" is racist, then all three arms of government are racist too.

Nkandla: Documents call Zuma's bluff

An M&G investigation reveals that President Jacob Zuma was kept up to date about developments and taxpayer money was used for his private homes.

Henke Pistorius and the reality of crime in South Africa

Despite Henke Pistorius's claims, numbers show that the risk for crime is greater for the poor black township dweller than a rich white person.