You can’t run, you can’t hide . . .
26 June 2013
The greatest epic in the history of the human race, The Mahabharata, traces its origins to the 8th or 9th century BC.
Aakash Bramdeo is a former colleague from e.tv news who moved on to the SABC before being offered the editorship of Post in Durban — which was the newspaper which published my first story back in 1980. Before accepting the job, Aakash picked my brain as to what he could do to make the paper relevant to a wider readership. "Get a columnist who reflects the audience you're trying to attract," I said.
Shortly after accepting the position of editor, Aakash called me and asked, "when can you start?"
"View from the Top" ran in Post every week from 1 May 2011 to 9 April 2014 (which coincided with Aakash's departure from Post to edit the Sunday Tribune).
Look ma, no hands, no licence . . .
3 July 2013
On Sunday afternoon at around 14h30 on the R510 outside Sun City, the driver of a panel van carrying 14 passengers tried to overtake three vehicles and collided head-on with an oncoming bus.
Divine right? My friend Sissy’s ass!
10 July 2013
My grandparents had a great affinity for the British royal family. For many years, a picture of Queen Victoria hung in our Greyville home.
Transparency clears the thinking!
17 July 2013
Many years ago, when I was relatively inexperienced in being a manager, a rather attractive young woman with an impressive CV came into my office for a job
interview.
Laws of physics are unforgiving
24 July 2013
Gauteng Economic Development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile was a rarity among our ruling politicians in that he was respected by his party and the opposition alike.
Zim could do better than a whinger
31 July 2013
As the 1970s were drawing to a close, much of the evening news on television in our country was devoted to the rapidly evolving situation in Rhodesia.
Kruger’s millions – fair game?
7 August 2013
Over the weekend, a Sunday Times report said government has agreed to pay out more than R1-billion to settle a land claim against the five-star Mala Mala reserve in Mpumalanga.
Dbn to Jhb in 30min . . . by Musk-et shot!
14 August 2013
Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube, Hunter S Thompson wrote.
From Barbarian invasions to Twitter
21 August 2013
With the collapse of the Roman Empire around the 5th century AD, western Europe entered a period of stagnation lasting almost a millennium – now referred to as the Middle Ages.
Spring and thoughts of love ...
28 August 2013
The first peach blossoms of the year are coruscant in my garden. They brought to mind Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s words:
In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove;
In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.