Straight & 2 Beers: Colonial masters shout orders
Johannesburg – Britain is at it again. From next month, vaccinated visitors from the US, Israel, and Australia will be allowed to enter England without quarantine.... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Ours is truly a land of plenty
Johannesburg – A while back, I was in a nightclub in Mozambique with media colleagues from South Africa. We had just witnessed the most spectacular strip show.... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: More kindness is all we need
Johannesburg – This week was my umchana’s birthday and as an uncle, I did what malumes do. I took him out to buy braai vleis. He’s a second-year varsity... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: The downside of technology
Johannesburg – I am chuckling about something very serious and potentially life-threatening. An ex-flame called the other day wanting to talk. Since I had... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Entice, don’t force the masses
Johannesburg – Foot in mouth disease is common, especially among politicians. It’s a pandemic among the governing class and there’s still no vaccine for... Read more.
Straight and two beers: Fear of needle turns men off
Johannesburg – I’m overdue for a prostrate examination. Purely on medical advice, any man on the wrong side of 40 should visit a doctor for a prostrate exam.... Read more.
Assaulted by sounds from all angles
Johannesburg – I love music, all kinds of music, and I have a collection to shame ama-2000. I grew up in a shebeen during the 80s when Tina Turner, Lionel... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Show no mercy for criminals
Johannesburg – Many moons again, I worked closely with the Johannesburg Metro Police as a reporter for a city daily. Spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Fables or not, get vaccinated
Johannesburg – Have you been vaccinated? I have not, even though my age group recently reached the threshold. I am adhering to the established hygiene protocols... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Books’ value in times of crisis
Johannesburg – I left Johannesburg for Cape Town in the evening to tag behind long-distance buses such as Translux and the now defunct Greyhound. The trip... Read more.
