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“You Need To Hear Them” – Thuli Madonsela’s Open Letter To President Ramaphosa
04 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’m sure we’ve all had enough of open letters, but Madonsela has earned the right to speak truth to power.
A Response To Mike Abel’s Open Letter To SA Ministers And President Ramaphosa
06 May 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African marketing guru Mike Abel’s open letter has been widely shared these past few days. Here’s a response from someone who doesn’t exactly see eye to eye with Mike.
SA Marketing Guru’s Open Letter To Dlamini-Zuma, Patel, And Cele
04 May 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African marketing guru Mike Abel’s open letter seems to have touched a nerve, and has been widely shared on social media.
Historian’s Staggering Open Letter To Julius Malema
07 Dec 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 56 Comments
The tide of public opinion might finally be turning against Juju, and this South Africa historian’s stinging rebuke of the EFF’s leader is a testament to that.
Piers Morgan’s Rant At Plus-Size Model, Claiming She’s Lying And Is Not Happy
21 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Sad old tosser Piers Morgan penned an open letter to plus-size model Tess Holliday to tell her how she really feels, how she should look, and her health status.
World Wide Web Inventor Reckons It’s Ending In Tears
12 Mar 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
With the rise of fake news, conspiracy theories and a monopolisation of the world wide web’s advertising revenue, Sir Tim Berners-Lee isn’t all that optimistic.
Bree Street Brothel Drama Heats Up – Here’s The Latest
25 May 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our story on The Nunnery has garnered much attention, and many of our readers have now joined in the fun. How about this open letter?
Matthew Theunissen Has Now Written An Open Letter
05 May 2016 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I guess we knew it was only a matter of time, and as you read this letter you can almost hear the wolves circling.
Here’s Tokyo Sexwale’s Open Letter To The Guptas
03 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Tokyo Sexwale is on a mission to save face publicly – and writing an open letter instead of a private email is his first step.
Here’s That Open Letter To Elon Musk
31 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
It seems the open letter craze just won’t die down, although this effort directed towards Elon Musk is rather amusing. With great power comes great responsibility.
Here’s John Smit’s Letter To Suffering Sharks
07 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Whilst it is great to watch the Sharks self-destruct from down here in the Cape, the folks up north are finding it tough to stomach. Sharks CEO John Smit has penned an apology of sorts.
Everyone Is Talking About This Viral Open Letter To Jacob Zuma
07 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Here’s another open letter that’s doing the rounds and is certainly worth a read. This guy has some interesting words of wisdom for el Presidente.
Read Helen Zille’s Challenge To Zuma For A Public Debate Here
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
In an open letter addressed to President Zuma, DA leader Helen Zille has challenged the acting president to a debate. The United States have televised presidential election debates, why shouldn’t we? Calling on Zuma to participate in a debate regarding the country’s economy, Helen Zille’s letter is below in its entirety.
Open Letter To Bearded Hipsters Goes Viral
08 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 12 Comments
An open letter written by Nicki Daniels has swept across the web, as her biting comments about bearded hipsters cause a massive stir.
South African Academic Rips Zuma A New One
19 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This open letter to Jacob Zuma was written by South African academic, Barney Pityana in February of this year. Given Jacob Zuma’s recent dip in public popularity, it’s no surprise that the letter is enjoying a renewed bout of attention. In the letter, Pityana says South Africa is “in shambles, and the quality of life of […]
Obviously Miley Cyrus Responded To Sinead O’Connor – So Sinead Wrote Another Open Letter
04 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
Miley, being the embryo that she is, replied to Sinead’s slightly unhinged but nevertheless relavent open letter by posting a screenshot of tweets posted by O’Connor over two years ago, in which she pleads for medication in order to avoid a mental breakdown. Miley went to compare O’Connor to Amanda Bynes, who recently suffered a public mental unravelling. So, naturally Sinead wrote another open letter to Miley on her Facebook page.
Nothing Compares To Sinead O’Connor’s Open Letter To Miley Cyrus
03 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
I’m pretty sure you saw what we just did there. Sinead O’Connor has taken it upon herself to write an open letter to Miley Cyrus, appealing to the young starlet to refrain from “prosituting” herself to the music business. O’Connor’s letter comes in the wake of comments from Cyrus to Rolling Stone, in which she indicated that O’Connor’s iconic video for ‘Nothing Compares 2U’ was the aesthetic inspiration for Cyrus’ ‘Wrecking Ball’ video.
Jacob Zuma Is Essentially Delusional
16 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That’s according to Andrew Heslop, editor of press freedom and media development at the World Editors Forum, who wrote an open letter to Zuma that was published in the City Press on Sunday. The letter was a response to Jacob Zuma’s speech made to a group of journalism students from the Tshwane University of Technology about “patriotic reporting.”
Ex-Model / GUPTA-TV Presenter Writes Open Letter To Haters
26 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 9 Comments
Sheena DEEPnarain was a model and even a cheerleader, but now she works for Gupta-TV. She has penned an open letter, following the disastrous start ANN7 received last week. Here it is.
Kenny Kunene Rips Jacob Zuma A New One With Open Letter
21 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Kenny Kunene has never been one to shy away from the truth or hide his feelings towards certain things. This time is no different. Kunene has written a personal letter to Jacob Zuma blaming his leadership for the deterioration of the ANC.
Podcast Host Bribes Tom Hanks With A Vintage Typewriter
10 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
How would you get the rather hard to get hold of Tom Hanks on to your podcast? Money? Women? Wine? A song perhaps? Nope, the correct answer is a 1934 Smith Corona typewriter.
Matthew Bull’s Open Letter: Ad Industry Is Losing Talented Thinkers
28 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The advertising industry needs to “stop being stereotypical” about talent if it wants to retain it. That’s the opinion of Matthew Bull, former chairman of Lowe and Partners, founder of Lowe Bull agency in South Africa, and now a partner at The Bull-White House in New York. He’s written an open letter on the topic, in which he makes an interesting distinction between “wordthinkers” and “visualthinkers”.
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