‘I was brought up a Marxist. Nowdays that isn’t much of a boast.’ This is how Tony Judt, one of the great liberals of the last … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 26/05/2016
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Where I Stand 25/05/2016
I have just read the judgment against the UCT students who were involved in burning some of the University’s art collection. Of … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 25/05/2016
Where I Stand 24/05/2016
With all of the Frantz Fanon worship going around I thought that I would finally read The Wretched of the Earth cover-to-cover – … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 24/05/2016
Where I Stand 23/05/2016a
In the wake of the Eugene de Kock incident of the Franschhoek Literary Festival I think an elephant has been left in the room. … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 23/05/2016a
Where I Stand 23/05/2016
I remember the violence of the 1990s. One can hardly forget it – it is still with us today. What is more I could very well have … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 23/05/2016
Where I Stand 20/05/16
I have no time for those people who say literary characters have to be sympathetic ones; Widmerpool, Kurtz, Madam Bovary, Lady … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 20/05/16
Where I Stand 12/05/2016
Having rejoined Facebook the world seems to be a darker place. I say this because everybody seems to have become more intolerant … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 12/05/2016
Where I Stand 10/05/16
Some years ago I was sitting in the Kimberly Hotel watching soccer. But my concentration was interrupted when I heard somebody … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 10/05/16
Where I Stand 1/05/16
VS Naipaul has been a divisive writer and character. I have not read many of his works and I in fact know very little about him … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 1/05/16
Where I Stand 30/04/2016
I will ignore the politics of the day other than to say that the EFF manifesto launch was perhaps a sign that Zuma has got some of … [Read more...] about Where I Stand 30/04/2016
