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/ 4 June 2003

Warranty woes

So you’ve finally splashed out on a new car. The price was right and the trade-in was fair, but in three months you’ve had nothing but trouble with the bloody thing and the mechanic seems stumped.

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/ 4 June 2003

Off the beaten track

One of the best things about living in KwaZulu-Natal is that there’s so much history on your doorstep. If you love motorcycling that’s a bonus, and if you enjoy riding on dirt roads you can end up virtually orgasmic at the prospect of a weekend away.

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/ 17 December 2002

Safe behind the bars

Standing in prison among 80 convicts while a 130kg, 2m-tall convicted murderer carefully rolls a condom on to a massive brown penis should have been a nightmare for a middle-aged white South African male. But I was not too worried.

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/ 11 October 2002

Short-term losses mean long-term gains

I read with shock the sentiments of my colleague, Mathew Blatchford of the University of Fort Hare, in his letter in the Mail & Guardian (October 4) criticising President Thabo Mbeki for his attack on the ultra-left. It is misleading for people who have elevated themselves to the rank of intellectual to conclude that African National Congress and government policies are a source of disillusionment for the masses.