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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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?
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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?
Fish bites man
20/02/2008 09:35
 Chris Roper believes it's time someone asked the question everyone is avoiding. What is the point of sushi?
I can't take it anymore...
13/02/2008 09:10
 When you're trying to do business in a place you refer to as "The Dark Continent", you may need to rethink your strategy somewhat, writes Chris Roper.
A setback for women
07/12/2007 12:35
 What motivated the ANC Women's League to nominate Jacob Zuma as their candidate for the ANC's presidency? Chris Roper wonders if they have any balls at all.
Why Bok is best
19/10/2007 08:39
 Chris Roper gives us ten definitive reasons why being a Springbok fan rocks so much!
Diamonds not all black and white
07/09/2007 10:14
 Chris Roper takes a look at what the marketing hype around black diamonds really means.
Doomed from the start
13/07/2007 08:38
 Never one for superstitions, Chris Roper tackles the origins of the fear of Friday the 13th head on.
The olden days
15/06/2007 11:57
 On the eve of Youth Day, Chris Roper takes a moment to reflect on the good old days.
Video: SA, are you listening?
Contract killing
18/05/2007 10:34
 Few people know that Karl Marx's great treatise against capitalism was written while trying to complete an application form for a cellphone contract, writes Chris Roper.
Rubbernecking at America
20/04/2007 11:02
 Chris Roper tries to avoid stopping and taking a good look at America, but he can only write about shoes for so long...
Criminals, police 'equally stupid'
26/07/2006 08:27
 SA's criminals are incredibly stupid, and I'm confident we have the police force to match them, writes Chris Roper.
'People are bastards'
19/07/2006 09:50
 For every two Israeli soldiers kidnapped, something like 245 plus innocent Lebanese civilians die, while Tweedlebush and Tweedleblair sit back and watch, writes Chris Roper.
'Scuse me while I kiss this guy'
12/07/2006 09:13
 That's what some people think the lyrics to the Jimi Hendrix song "Scuse me while I kiss the sky" are, and it's called a Mondegreen, writes Chris Roper.
SA must stay as is for 2010
05/07/2006 09:31
 Let's present South Africa as it really is in 2010; crap transport, laidback service and disorganised stadia, writes Chris Roper.
Could Charles Nqakula be right?
28/06/2006 09:33
 After being accosted by "beggars" outside Woolies, Chris Roper thinks our minister of sanctimony and stupidity may have a point concerning SA's police force.
Testing porn on paedophiles
22/06/2006 12:11
 Apparently, an LA court thought it'd be a good idea to show child porn to a paedophile, and then see if it affected his penis, writes Chris Roper.
Woman flees, with napkin
14/06/2006 09:08
 Chris Roper talks about the cover of Odyssey magazine, where the woman pictured appears to be fleeing the scene of a vicious picnic crime.
Cape Town too cool to sell cars?
07/06/2006 11:53
 Service is so shocking in Cape Town, that Chris Roper had to fly to Johannesburg to buy a car, and then drive it down.
It's a miracle Shiloh survived...
31/05/2006 09:55
 According to a Foxnews.com reporter, "Brad and Angelina's baby is lucky to be alive" as it was born in Africa, writes Chris Roper.
Ange's 'paparazzberry' total scum
24/05/2006 08:41
 What strange primal urge leads a photographer to disguise himself as a gynaecologist? Why not a simple doctor, or an intern, or a bedpan, asks Chris Roper.
Joburg's 'so awfully white'
17/05/2006 08:14
 Cape Town is a truly African city - unlike Joburg where no black people, only Afro-Americans, appear to live, writes Chris Roper.
Go away Zuma, go away go away
10/05/2006 09:22
 You open a news site, and there it is. Zuma. You go out for dinner, and that's all people want to talk about. Zuma. The man we can't get rid of, writes Chris Roper.
Cape Town's restaurants a rip-off
03/05/2006 09:46
 Cape Town's restaurants are getting so expensive, even Germans don't want to eat in them anymore, writes
Chris Roper.
'It was an Omosexual murder'
26/04/2006 09:10
 There's never been a better time to be a criminal in SA, with the SAPS so under-resourced, writes Chris Roper.
Laundry murder case thrown out
'God hates scientists'
19/04/2006 09:05
 Let them teach Creationism in American schools. We have too many scientists in the world as it is, writes Chris Roper.
'Jesus made me do it' - Judas
12/04/2006 08:47
 The Gospel of Judas appears to have been written by Gnostics, who were basically your embittered columnists of 2AD, writes Chris Roper.
'Gospel sheds new light on Judas'
'Zuma: She had knees'
06/04/2006 15:30
 Apparently, as a woman, it's easier than ever to implicity ask for sex. Just wear a knee-length skirt, writes Chris Roper.
Zuma: She had needs
Culture clash
29/03/2006 10:53
 Why do some South African words just sound so dirty to foreigners, asks Chris Roper.
People will believe anything
22/03/2006 09:30
 For example, there's that Nepalese teen who's survived for 10 months without food or water and is immune to fire and snake bites, writes Chris Roper.
'It's cricket, for god's sake'
15/03/2006 09:40
 Chris Roper wonders if he's the only one who thinks the response to SA's win has gone just a little over the top.
Nuts destroying South Africa
08/03/2006 08:32
 Chris Roper thinks he's developing an allergy to nuts. Not peanuts, though. The nuts picketing outside the Zuma trial.
Who 'sabotaged' Koeberg?
02/03/2006 09:01
 Was it the Haroonies, the Democratic Allsorts or... Ek'sDom itself, wonders Chris Roper.
Koeberg sabotage claim queried
CT not all doom and gloom
23/02/2006 09:42
 The blackouts are bringing out the best in Cape Town's drivers, who have no clue what to do when the traffic lights are out, writes Chris Roper.
Africa Muslim Party 'full of hate'
15/02/2006 08:54
 The Africa Muslim Party is built entirely on hate, and it's a kind of hate we haven't seen in these parts for a while, writes Chris Roper.
Charles Bronson makes comeback
01/02/2006 09:24
 If you want to vote for a party that has candidates without a chequered past, then you're probably going to find yourself without a party to vote for, writes Chris Roper.
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