TOP STORY Stupidity Olympics 23/07/2008 09:14 Despots, bribery and plagiarism. Chris Roper believes stupidity always deserves a special mention when it comes to things such as these. Read Chris' News24 blog

Filling up or falling out 16/07/2008 09:53 Chris Roper wonders how bad things really are when petrol stations can no longer afford to sell petrol... Read Chris' News24 blog 'A hypothetical apocalypse' 09/07/2008 09:00 Chris Roper takes a stance on whether South Africans living abroad should get to have an opinion on what is going on within our borders. Read Chris' News24 blog A slippery Hlophe 02/07/2008 10:23 When one of your top judges is accused of political favouritism, you're on a slippery slope to a total lack of confidence in the judiciary, writes Chris Roper. I beg your pardon? 25/06/2008 11:23 Chris Roper wonders what possesses people like Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana and James Dalton to say the things they do. Check out Chris' News24 blog The devil's in the details 18/06/2008 08:31 Chris Roper believes we need to keep the stories of both good and bad Hansie alive, to serve as a lesson for others. Visit Chris' News24 blog Judgment Day 04/06/2008 10:11 Chris Roper spends a day in court and discovers justice is never swift or sweet in the new South Africa. Read Chris' News24 blog God: 1 000 000, Norman: 0 28/05/2008 10:47 Chris Roper thinks an inter-faith game show based in the UK might be a little too extreme, but a race-based equivalent for SA may have its merits... Read Chris' News24 blog The great disconnect 21/05/2008 10:05 Chris Roper wonders how we went from a culture where people lovingly crafted beads to make life more beautiful, to one where we're smashing people in the head with bricks? Check out Chris Roper's News24 blog Losing my religion 14/05/2008 13:01 Einstein and God; Britain and UFOs. Why worry so much about what's going on up there when there's plenty to be worried about down here, writes Chris Roper. Hanging ten 07/05/2008 13:16 If you know a Jo'burg businessperson - one of those super-efficient types - and you want to drive him mad, send him to a surf store in Cape Town, writes Chris Roper. The thin end of the wedge 23/04/2008 11:24 After a worker at a poultry farm was sent home for being too fat, Chris Roper wonders just how low can people go? 'Take leave to lose weight' Lighten up 16/04/2008 11:11 People can't use the constitution to defend David Bullard and then ignore it when supporting Susan Shabangu, reckons Chris Roper. Itty, bitty media madness 09/04/2008 08:35 After a spat with a public relations guy in the US, Chris Roper is certain the cult of the American celebrity has gone mad. Blame the History Channel 02/04/2008 14:55 News of F1 boss Max Mosley's raunchy sex scandal involving prostitues and Nazi uniforms is just too juicy for Chris Roper to leave untouched. Nazi sex scandal; Mosley warned F1 boss 'sick and depraved' FIA president in sex scandal It's only a lie if you lose 26/03/2008 08:41 So Hillary Clinton told a lie, but in a country where everyone is skilled at blurring fact and fiction, that's not really a problem, writes Chris Roper. Smiting the Unbelievers 19/03/2008 09:54 This column is not about pointing out how wacky Scientology is - it's about pointing out how wacky religious beliefs are in general, writes Chris Roper. The Dork Continent 12/03/2008 09:26 This is the equality of the new South Africa - everyone has the right to be beaten by the cops until they display their rainbow-coloured bruises, writes Chris Roper. Critical acclaim 27/02/2008 10:25 South Africans aren't very good at taking criticism, writes Chris Roper. But man, can they dish it out... Fish bites man 21/02/2008 09:27 Chris Roper believes it's time someone asked the question everyone is avoiding. What is the point of sushi?

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