THE post is sometimes very slow in these parts of the Groot Marico, so a wonderful epistle from Coen Vermaak, leader of the Boerestaat Party, dated February 9, has only recently arrived on Oom Krisjan’s barstool…

Here in the Groot Marico life goes on at quite a leisurely pace ? and that’s how we like it

Sex sells, that’s what the planners told the Democratic Alliance before the party’s conference last weekend. At least, that’s what Oom Krisjan presumes the politicians were told – otherwise he’s at a bit of a loss to explain some of the shenanigans at the event…

Events up north dominated the South African media this week and, since watching Uncle Bob duly win Zimbabwe’s version of Big Brother was better than watching South African sports teams get another klap, the topic dominated conversation in the Dorsbult bar too…

The terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11 last year have been blamed for just about everything except global warming – although with the amount of hot air expelled discussing the event Oom Krisjan thinks this will soon be added to the list…

Dismay hit Parliament this week when it was discovered the new access cards featured the national emblem, not the honoured institution’s own coat of arms…