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Karabo Kgoleng Reviews The Ranter’s Guide to South Africa by Bryan Rostron

The Ranter’s Guide to South Africa: A Handbook for Hotheads, Windbags and DemagoguesVerdict: carrot

Ranting is a national pastime. When you turn on the radio, read the letters pages in the paper or the comment pages on news websites, it is clear that we have a lot to get off our chests.

Unfortunately, our ability to throw words into a discussion makes us effective communicators. Bryan Rostron makes this observation with irony and wit in this A-Z compilation of the vocabulary of our ranters and demagogues.

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