Tom Eaton is one of SA's most prominent newspaper columnists, also known for his cricket writing. He has also written screenplays and several books, including The De Villiers Code (2005) and Is It Me or Is It Getting Hot in Here?: Great Expectations and Boiling Frogs in South Africa (2020).
SA still unsure of place in new world order
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Zuma’s party is dedicated to liberation — his
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The future is here and it’s going to be strange
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Hold my drink, I’m about to shed a load of tears
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Middle-aged millionaires ain’t cutting it for SA’s missing millennials
OpinionIt’s hard for our youth to get excited over voting even when the future has been in decline for 30 years
From Bok fanboy to Bok fallist, Malema is a shrewd flip-flopper
OpinionThe last thing Che Gucci wants is to win an election and get his views tested by reality
The cabal of cabbages has the skill to steal an election — really?
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