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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).
How does the exhausted layperson make sense of the picture painted by climate scientists?
To succeed, the traffic system requires road management that works
June 30 is here, but let it be known: the state feeds off the very mess it created, writes Tom Eaton
South Africa has frank conversations all the time, but can Bozell say the same about the US? writes Tom Eaton
Instead here’s how it might unfold in a world that’s slightly more like the one we live in, writes Tom Eaton
America is rapidly becoming a lot like the country it is obliterating
Hill-Lewis faces scrutiny after crediting himself for journalists' work
Some would think that time has passed, but it’s more complicated than that, writes Tom Eaton
For one, try eyes that mask the death of your soul, advises Tom Eaton
The president can forget about GNU solidarity with the DA, writes Tom Eaton
Tom Eaton wants the city’s citizens to prove that Johannesburg is a home for people and not just a stop along the way
The objections to Roelf Meyer’s appointment seem to boil down to two main arguments, writes Tom Eaton
There are some wrinkles to iron out, such as Geordin Hill-Lewis’ take on ‘propaganda language’ and Cape Town’s housing crisis, writes Tom Eaton
An educated citizenry is not what our overlords want, writes Tom Eaton