The Afrikaans we spoke as kids was inventive and creative; much more so, I would argue, than ‘pure Afrikaans’. It was dotted with words of isiXhosa or isiZulu. Everyone used Afrikaans.

Another day, and I am shocked to report, another lie concerning Rachel Reeves. There is emerging an interesting trait in all these porkies; they are all designed to show she is better qualified than ...