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The Fifth Column

All hail the wise and all-seeing Uber oracle
Article
/ 31 August 2016

All hail the wise and all-seeing Uber oracle

For a few bucks, you can now tap into the mantra of modern capitalism on the go, thanks to your all-seeing and all-knowing cab driver.

By Shaun De Waal
Letters to the editor: August 19 to 25 2016
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/ 19 August 2016

Letters to the editor: August 19 to 25 2016

Readers write in about Hansie Smit’s Cape Town, the image of islam, and the need for strong women.

By Staff Reporter
Change your life, change your skin – and here’s a mandala to colour your stress away
Article
/ 18 August 2016

Change your life, change your skin – and here’s a mandala to colour your stress away

I’ll check in at any monastery of any religious denomination as long as it doesn’t give me a chemical peel.

By Shaun De Waal
Welcome to the desert of the rear on the front – and then you’re stumped
Article
/ 3 August 2016

Welcome to the desert of the rear on the front – and then you’re stumped

One needs a link between the rear and front in every struggle – and yet it may just be a front.

By Shaun De Waal
Pistorius and Van Breda: Lights, camera and criminal action
Article
/ 15 June 2016

Pistorius and Van Breda: Lights, camera and criminal action

Some Hollywood razzmatazz would add value to the axe-murder trial – how about a trumpet song to herald the arrival of the accused in court?

By Staff Reporter
Journey back to a world where men were men
Article
/ 27 May 2016

Journey back to a world where men were men

"SaxonWorld is an exclusive theme park — so exclusive that you can’t find it online."

By Shaun De Waal
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/ 13 May 2016

‘Gastarbeiter, demonise the witch!’ cried the Doc

"We just keep demonising her. Look how well it worked for JZ in his rape trial – that woman’s never been seen again. Demonise! Demonise!"

By Shaun De Waal
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