Journalism, Op-eds & Culture
Politics, community, sport that isn't cricket, and the odd Sicilian mob boss — published elsewhere, gathered here. Each one opens at its original outlet.
Beyond cricket
On the building boom transforming my own Cape Town neighbourhood, and who actually profits from it.
A press-freedom op-ed on the killing of journalists in Gaza.
A return to a recurring interest — Turkish football's stranger, more hopeful side.
A travel essay on Sicily after a Mafia crackdown, and what it might say about South Africa.
A wry, unsentimental take on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
On Tyson Fury, boxing's excesses, and whether the sport can carry them.
A Bo-Kaap community garden, and the people it quietly holds together.
An op-ed on South Africa's drinking problem, sharpened by lockdown.
On Nick Kyrgios, talent, and the theatre that keeps overshadowing it.
An argument about club football, money and who really owns the modern game.
A dispatch from cycling in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
On commuting by bike through Cape Town's streets.
A case for cycling infrastructure over car-first planning in Cape Town.