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Dumb presidents are good for funny

Jacob Zuma will almost certainly be our president. He is not a bright man. He will say things that may sound crazy to people who aren’t crazy.

On not panicking

Lev David: I’m not panicking. We’re fine for now. And, just in case, we’re stocking up on tinned food, the way we did in ’94.

My daily diet of dog biscuits

Twenty-four-hour news channels are like soap operas, every time you tune in, the characters are in a holding pattern, awaiting something dramatic.

It ain’t necessarily so

"This much I know is true: don’t trust those who say things with absolute certainty. Back in primary school, they told me I couldn’t subtract a big number from a little number.…

An atheist’s Christmas wish

Michael is a recently lapsed Jehovah’s Witness living in my block of flats at the end of the corridor. Since he split from his wife of five years, he’s been dabbling in…

Thoughts on Mohammed, the bad-news bear

Does anybody know if Hindu fanatics have ever started a protest over Yogi Bear? It might surprise you that I’m on the side of the Sudanese nutters who thought it was a big deal…

Monkey business at the M&G

I’m taking a walk through Johannesburg Zoo in the late afternoon. It’s been a quiet day, I’m in a lazy mood and comfy clothes. Fog is rolling in from across the lake, light is…