Straight & 2 Beers: Shift focus to pressing issues
Johannesburg – A damp squib. That’s what we were served at midnight on Wednesday. There was much anticipation and apprehension that former president Jacob... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Msholozi’s spectre looms larger
Johannesburg – Misplacing a valuable item can be nerve-wracking. A smartphone, car keys, spectacles. I should know. I’ve sometimes looked for my specs while... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: A sombre moment to cherish
Johannesburg – She wiped my bum when I soiled myself as a baby. She cradled me when I was knee-high to a grasshopper and had a penchant to bawl my lungs out.... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: The Gigabytes would make for a hit TV series
Johannesburg – Aeons ago when I was a cub reporter, I had the pleasure of meeting my first multi-millionaire. Sean Summers, then CEO of Pick n Pay, was caught... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Beware of returning to old habits
Johannesburg – The new normal, I’m afraid, is a myth. Old habits die hard and many people simply refuse to embrace change. It’s been a year-and-a-half... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Polyandry? SA deserves better
Johannesburg – The saying goes that don’t fix it if it’s not broken. The elongated lockdown has left many of us punch drunk and bored out of our wits.... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Lead us not into temptation
Johannesburg – There’s a promo on Moja Love channel on DStv wherein a man walks the streets with a horde of followers behind him. He purports to be a solver... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Winter a sad reminder of scars
Johannesburg – The mercury dropped drastically this past week to herald the winter season. This is the time of the year I dread because my healed fracture... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Beware of wolves in sheep’s skin
Johannesburg – They are all over like a pack of pubic lice. My inbox is teeming with friendship requests from South Africans claiming to be living it up in... Read more.
Straight & 2 Beers: Majasto and Maspoto in toxic mix
Johannesburg – The government means well. The provision of grants to children, the disabled, the unemployed and the elderly is one of good gestures by our... Read more.
