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A Man Of Violence

Richard West T he high points of the career of Johannes Balthazer Vorster included imprisonment in 1942 for his position in the Ossewabrandwag (or 'Ox-wagon Fire Guard), a......

_who Needs Jokes?

T imothy Garton Ash What is the difference between commu- nists- and Christians? Christians believeinlife after death; communists in Posthumo us rehabilitation. and capitalism?......