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CHRIS ROPER: A dirty bum’s guide to the world
Chris Roper writes that while the affluent are splurging billions of dollars on smart toilets, millions of refugees in Africa and the Middle East don't even have water to drink, let alone use in a bidet
CHRIS ROPER: Who’s up for cannon meat?
The mercenary scam of which Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused would take the skulduggery of the father-daughter axis to possibly its most stygian depths of infamy yet
CHRIS ROPER: Save us from religious fanatics
The Christian right has had a huge influence on politics in the US and a South African author warns that this country faces a similar threat
CHRIS ROPER: The lighter side of genocide
A local podcaster's comments on China's persecution of its Uyghur minority provides is an example of the insidious nature of disinformation
CHRIS ROPER: Six years and 300-plus columns: some reflections
As with most regular columnists, I’ve managed to attract the ire of people from all parts of the political and cultural spectrum
CHRIS ROPER: Behind the US’s fading passport power
The country’s drop in visa-free travel rankings can be seen as an indication of how its standing has fallen in the eyes of the world
CHRIS ROPER: Time for Africa to join the digital struggle
The rapid development of AI is increasingly being seen as part of an arms race between nations such as the US and China
CHRIS ROPER: Our beleaguered, very special investigators
Journalists Micah Reddy and Pauli van Wyk, with their definitive book about Malema, demonstrate the importance of the fourth estate in revealing the truth about politicians in South Africa
CHRIS ROPER: Looking for future profits
Are we being suckered by the lofty ambitions of tech companies, which pursue growth and change at all costs?
CHRIS ROPER: F**k being polite in this f**ked-up world
Why bother to observe the niceties of restrained speech when the only way you can get anyone’s attention nowadays is with a stream of expletives?






















