André Wiesner: Professional Writer • Editor  • Media Developer

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Faster than the speeding bullets of international opinion, mighty enough to lift an entire country above his shoulders and lob it into the galactic sewer, he is the Amazing Mugabe Man, unstoppable champion of the oppressed.

The Amazing Mugabe Man

Marijuana, cannabis, dagga, dope, pot, zol, weed, herb, bane, doob, "aap twak" ... legalisation hits the headlines. Our Deconstructionist on duty mulls over a key case before the Constitutional Court.

The death of the government spokesman Parks Mankahlana, suspected to have been caused by Aids, rates as one of the cruelest ironies of the Mbeki presidency.

The Presidential Silence on Parks

The Unthinkable

Former Mayor of Cape Town Peter Marais openly defied Tony Leon by refusing to resign. Now that he's been kicked out of his job, he's run crying to the courts and his compadres in the NNP are knocking at the ANC's door.

Trashing the Alliance

The Media: Scum of the Earth

Editorial Essays

Plot, Counter-Plot

Trust no one: South Africa is bursting at the seams with plots and skullduggery, and you'll never guess who's behind it all. Andre Wiesner sheds his pointy Klan hood and argues for freedom of speech.

A Muslim radio station calls it free speech; the Jewish community calls it Holocaust denial. Andre Wiesner looks at a key court case.

Holocaust Denial and Free Speech

Ever since President Mugabe launched his land reforms, critics have been calling for international action against his government for alleged human rights abuses. Andre Wiesner says: Oh, come on.

Ten Reasons Why Zim Critics Should Belt Up