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Battle for SA media freedom
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Apocalypse Later
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Mud Ensemble 1993 – 1999
Mud Ensemble hail from a time and mindspace when it was okay to take yourself seriously as a musician. Personnel included the remarkable Marcel van...
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Six Winters of Laurie Levine
Oh Brother, the opening track on Six Winters, is a sad, naked declaration of a stymied present and a mooted intent. “Oh, it’s a long...
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posted on: Jun 27, 2011 | author: Chris
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posted on: Jun 22, 2011 | author: Chris
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Putting the Q into Qwelane
posted on: May 31, 2011 | author: Chris
This is a column I wrote for News24 in 2008, when our current Ambassador to Uganda wrote his anti-gay column. Since he’s just been found guilty...
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posted on: May 27, 2011 | author: Chris
Says it all, really. Mrs B The Milkshake Revolution “Your girlfriend is sweet/ your girlfriend likes to go down on me…/ She’s known all...
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posted on: May 8, 2011 | author: Chris
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