Marianne Thamm

Feeling overwhelmed? You have yourself – and big tech – to blame Apps can tell us everything about our health, but switching them off can make us feel better.

This is why Botoxed, bleached-toothed, steroid-pumped, airhead, breast-enhanced “influencers” thrive on the internet. The idea is to surgically alter yourself to look like an 80-year-old newborn so that death might pass you by.

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Floyd Shivambu is SA’s political Icarus, whose wings are tied with VBS strings Flloyd Shivambu is politically vulnerable, having fallen foul of both Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema, with the stink of the VBS scandal still clinging to him.

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Floyd Shivambu is SA’s political Icarus whose wings are tied with VBS strings Flloyd Shivambu is politically vulnerable, having fallen foul of both Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema, with the stink of the VBS scandal still clinging to him.

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Weaponised religion: Time to protect followers from ‘holy men’ What do we do with the criminals who hide behind the Bible and religious garb? What checks and balances exist to stop horrific accounts of abuse, over years and generations, leaving broken lives?

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FBI’s sexual abuse investigation into Christian church sect reaches SA A secretive church known as the Two by Twos, also referred to as the 2x2s, has been rocked by widespread allegations of child sexual assault taking place globally over decades.

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Shimmering innards: Antjie Krog’s ‘last’ genre-busting masterpiece This literary/historical puzzle is a tender and rare glimpse into matriarchal entanglement.

The shimmering innards – writer Antjie Krog’s ‘last’ genre-busting masterpiece. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Home Summaries

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Lesufi’s ‘back to basics’ for Joburg founders in empty promises and potholes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has promised a ‘back to basics’ campaign to fix services in Gauteng municipalities ahead of the local elections. Some in Joburg say they have reason for optimism. But ma...

Lesufi’s ‘back to basics’ for Joburg is lost in empty promises, potholes and cynicism. "The way your money is wasted is simply obscene. Nearly 10% of the money the City of Joburg spends from its R83-billion budget is classed as unauthorised." www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Feral Errol: There’s no filter to the antiquated brain of Musk’s dad The guy craves the spotlight and when he’s allowed to ramble on, a dinosaur is revealed.

Errol Musk is an algorithmic wet dream.
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Feral Errol: There’s no filter to the antiquated brain of Musk’s dad The guy craves the spotlight and when he’s allowed to ramble on, a dinosaur is revealed.

Feral Errol — there is no filter to the antiquated brain of Musk’s dad, a 20th-century relic. The guy craves the spotlight and when he’s allowed to ramble on, a dinosaur is revealed. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

Blanks in the history of Afrikaans say much more than what has been written The life of writer CJ Langenhoven is a source of both comedy and heartbreak in what it reveals.

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KKNK en Suidoosterfees 2025: ’n Bespreking van Sonde met die spoke deur Marianne Thamm - LitNet "Uiteindelik leer ons ontsettend veel van Langenhoven én van die vroue in sy lewe. Daaroor was ek bly. Dit alles word boonop verpak in ’n heerlike komedie."

Izak de Vries: "Uiteindelik leer ons ontsettend veel van Langenhoven én van die vroue in sy lewe. Daaroor was ek bly. Dit alles word boonop verpak in ’n heerlike komedie."
@mariannethamm.bsky.social
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The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US

Still working on the playing card project

They Followed the Rules. Now Thousands of Migrants Are Told, ‘Leave.’ The Biden administration allowed 900,000 people to use an app to schedule appointments to cross the border. Emails over the last few days told them to leave or face deportation.

Many migrants who entered the U.S. using an app introduced by the Biden administration have been told their legal status would end seven days after the date on their notice. If they failed to leave voluntarily, they would face deportation, the notices said.

Another plane crash?

A small plane that was headed to Columbia County Airport in Hudson, New York crashed in a field killing 6 people onboard, including Karenna Groff, the 2022 NCAA woman of the year.

I’m sure that guy from The Real World is on top of it.

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Blanks in the history of Afrikaans say much more than what has been written The life of writer CJ Langenhoven is a source of both comedy and heartbreak in what it reveals.

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Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”

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Here’s the clip.

Vuisvoos, maar nog regop: Herlaai Jy dink dalk politiek in Suid-Afrika is nie ’n grap is nie, maar maak jou reg vir Marianne Thamm se skreeusnaakse insigte in hierdie satiriese komedie. Sy bekyk die geboorte van die reusagtige, gesond...

Back with a new edition, this travelling newspaper show of mine. Nominated for a Fleur du Cap and a Naledi Award...kom kyk but be bilingual otherwise you won't verstaan...Republiek van Alle Kante

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Thank goodness that plumbing never found this wonderful wordsmith.
Superb read. 🙌🏽🔥🙌🏽

‘Volgens Musk hebben witte mannen de genen om de wereld te besturen’ – MO* Journaliste Marianne Thamm duidt waarom de Zuid-Afrikaanse achtergrond van Elon Musk vandaag zo belangrijk is.

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For ordinary folks to fall for fascism, you need discontent, an ideology and an overlord Hitler’s Germany had precisely these elements, and now we are seeing something similar happening in the US with Trump.

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Thank you Knysna....

Dugin: How a Russian philosopher shaped antiliberal sentiment in SA Among the long-time followers of Alexander Dugin – ‘Putin’s Rasputin’ who has absolute disdain for Western ‘liberalism’– is Willem Petzer, an Afrikaner activist who also aligns himself with Vladimir P...

Dugin has absolute disdain for Western “liberalism”, which he has defined as the “false premise that a human is a separate, autonomous individual – a selfish animal seeking its own benefit. And nothing more.”
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