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Trump, ‘Boers’ and propaganda

June 4, 2025

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(First published in Groundup, South Africa) Words can be plucked out of historical and literary context and weaponised. As such, they can be used to harm individuals and groups or to rally bullies and persecutors. There have been classic examples in recent history, and last week there was a globally broadcast example of a more […]

Satire, race and ‘Afrikaners’

May 14, 2025

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I once maintained that it would be impossible to write and produce a good satirical show in today’s South Africa. Now I am sure I was right: even before any writing is complete, reality will make the subject matter redundant. Mind you, this week’s Amerikan refugee saga took matters to an even more ludicrous level […]