Kevin Ritchie

Columnist: Carping Point, Saturday Star

The end of an era: This is the final #CarpingPoint column

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Times have changed, but papers survive; on less money, far less staff and far greater pressure than ever before.

#CarpingPoint: Good luck Bokke, silence the haters

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South Africans might quibble about Rassie Erasmus’s selections, but for most he can do no wrong.

#CarpingPoint: The dilemma of the government onselling electricity

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Onselling electricity, at inflated prices to consumers with no other option.

#CarpingPoint: Why Bheki Cele is his own worst enemy

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This week, Parliament found Cele’s behaviour had been unbecoming of his office.

#CarpingPoint: It’s time for abusive sports ‘fans’ to be given the red card

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Cyberbullies need to be unmasked and dragged into the daylight to be publicly shamed and prosecuted.

Carping Point: The death of a tiger and Eskom: you just can’t make this sh*t up

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Even though Sheba was tame, she still managed to kill and eat two dogs and a pig, during her brief walkabout.

Carping Point: The good, the bad and the downright ugly

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But for every ugliness, there’s always a rainbow.

SA’s slaying it as a country of paradoxes

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A visitor to South Africa, not that we?re allowed any, would have thought the world had imploded.

It is concerning Eskom’s not even close to coalface

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There?s been a lot of dark in the past 24 months, metaphorically. This week it became slightly more literal, says Kevin Ritchie.

Female peacekeepers lead the way in conflict regions

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The SANDF has shattered the glass ceiling when it comes to appointing women in combat roles, writes Kevin Ritchie

Don't attack the journalist if you don't like message

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If we are serious about truth, agenda becomes irrelevant; something either happened or it did not, writes Kevin Ritchie.

Woman in Hong Kong protest video unfairly castigated

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We don?t know what set the woman in the yellow dress off, writes Kevin Ritchie.

Sello Hatang summits Mount Kilimanjaro to relearn vital lessons of compassion and care

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Mandela Foundation CEO Hatang summited Kilimanjaro yesterday - for the fourth time.

Sello Hatang summits Mount Kilimanjaro to relearn vital lessons of compassion and care

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Mandela Foundation CEO Hatang summited Kilimanjaro yesterday - for the fourth time.

Photojournalist's dream café is a brewing success

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As an avid collector of collectibles, from antique motorcycles to old cameras, vinyl records and even a 1950s copper fan, he salvaged the wooden parquet from the ...

Duo of Booysen and Madonsela hop on to craft beer success

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They are trying to set the craft beer world alight from the phoenix-like urban renewal project of Victoria Yards.

Keep journalism honest - no matter how ugly the truth

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There?s going to come a time when the media asks questions and runs stories that are deeply discomfiting, shaking our cosseted social media echo chambers, writes ...

#JohnnyClegg's music was the soulful soundtrack to our lives

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Johnny Clegg, one of our most globally recognisable cultural icons is dead, but his music will live on, writes Kevin Ritchie

Bloodbath on Cape Flats should make us worried

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What has been allowed to develop on the forgotten and dumped communities of the Cape Flats has to be a crime against humanity, writes Kevin Ritchie.

Swastika-wearing man’s terrible statement

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A man walks into a bar dressed like a Nazi. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, until you realise that someone actually did just that but in a Wimpy, writes ...

Armoured vehicles have gone mainstream in Johannesburg

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?The competitive edge of having an armoured vehicle is that people mustn?t know you have one?

Pandor has the onerous task of damage control over Zindzi tweets

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Politicians have an incredible amount of latitude, ordinary citizens less so, writes Kevin Ritchie.

What’s in a name? Hey Tito, Cyril is just fine for now

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Is calling the president by his first name disrespectful even if it?s an act of affection, asks Kevin Ritchie.

Social media is a poor oracle for election results

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If social media was real, South Africa would be preparing to inaugurate Julius Malema as president, says the writer.

#Elections2019: Posters point to a three-horse race and 45 no-shows

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There are 11 days to the general elections - and if the posters are anything to go by, it?s a three-horse race in Joburg?s northern suburbs, writes Kevin Ritchie. ...

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