#Francois Coertze

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Desperadoes with magic on their side

"Desperadoes with magic on their side", a review of episode 20 of Martyn le Roux's Afrikaans serialised podcast, 'Die Soutwaterheks'.

GIANT splash of a seacreature’s tail as she makes off for new adventure. Listen to episode 20 of Martyn le Roux’s Die Soutwaterheks What does it take for you to shelve your own values and leap in the path of a proverbial speeding truck for the sake of taking a shot at helping someone else? In episode 20 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast, Die Soutwaterheks, our friends get to understand the…

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We are stardust

"We are stardust", a review of episode 19 of Martyn le Roux's serialised podcast, 'Die Soutwaterheks'.

WE are a billion year old carbon. Belinda discovers things about herself that she couldn’t have dreamed of, in episode 19 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast, Die Soutwaterheks. WHAT WOULD YOU do if you discovered that the childhood you had thought was yours, wasn’t? In other words, if you were indeed the magical being every little child who is invested in fantasy from a very young age,…

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Hit the road, jock!

"Hit the road, jock!", a review of episode 18 of Martyn le Roux's serialised podcast, 'Die Soutwaterheks'.

OFF goes Richard, at great speed, obeying Salacia’s fierce instructions, in episode 18 of Die Soutwaterheks. UP UNTIL NOW, we’ve had inklings of the great powers of ‘our’ mermaid Salacia (Elzahn Dorfling) , in Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast, Die Soutwaterheks, but nothing beyond what could easily be seen to amount to party tricks and complex mystical theories, really. In episode 18, you get…

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There’s a thug on your stoep

"There's a thug on your stoep", a review of episode 17 of 'Die Soutwaterheks', a serialised podcast by Martyn le Roux.

THIS will not pass, says Frans Baker in the face of gender-based violence, in episode 17 of Martyn le Roux’s Die Soutwaterheks. MALE BRAVADO AND mermaid intrusiveness give episode 17 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast, Die Soutwaterheks a bit of a kick back into the world of ordinary things, and out of the bamboozled circle of friends in the bar. You can find this foray into privacy, abuse…

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Grab my hand, you're dying

"Grab my hand, you're dying", a review of episode 16 of 'Die Soutwaterheks', a serialised podcast by Martyn le Roux.

HELP from unexpected quarters, in episode 16 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast Die Soutwaterheks. “YOU! MURDEROUS WITCH!” Captain Claassen is less than impressed with Salacia when first he encounters her, in episode 16 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast, Die Soutwaterheks which you can find here. Presenting a mix of the complexity of guilt, loss and trauma, it’s a gripping…

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We are stardust, we are misguided

"We are stardust, we are misguided", a review of episode 15 of Martyn le Roux's serialised podcast, 'Die Soutwaterheks'.

IF you cut me, I will not bleed blood, says Salacia in episode 15 of Die Soutwaterheks. SALACIA AND OUR friends explore the notion of everything, from Plato to Nazism, with reference to a lot of historical and scientific experiments and a nod to conspiracy theorists tossed into the mix, in episode 15 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast, Die Soutwaterheks which you can find here. It’s a story…

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A sound to shatter glass

"A sound to shatter glass", a review of episode 14 of Martyn le Roux's serialised podcast, 'Die Soutwaterheks'.

BOUNDLESS magical energy and broken links explored in episode 14 of Martyn le Roux’s Die Soutwaterheks. ENERGY HAS A foreverness that completely transcends humanity’s knowledge, explains Salacia, the mermaid, in episode 14 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast, Die Soutwaterheks, which you can find here. She gets Frans and his sea buddies to remember the lessons of Sunday School and understand…

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Rules of engagement and time’s secrets

"Rules of Engagement and Time's Secrets", a review of episode 13 of Martyn le Roux's 'Die Soutwaterheks'.

HOW to hide a mythical creature in plain sight. “THERE’S A MERMAID in my bar!” utters one of Frans Baker’s buddies in total incredulity and with a bit of hysterical hilary, in the opening sequences of episode 13 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast, Die Soutwaterheks, which you can find here. It’s time for Frans (Francois Coertze) to open up the mystery of Salacia (Elzahn Dorfling) to his…

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Girl hacks and all the fish in the sea

"Girl hacks and all the fish in the sea", a review of episode 12 of Martyn le Roux's 'Die Soutwaterheks'

Mmmmm…. fresh mussels for lunch. SO, THERE’S A mermaid in your kitchen. With this as a clear fact, how on earth do you get around the pragmatic world as we know it without being summarily confined to a proverbial straitjacket? Belinda (Annette Havenga), Frans’s loyal secretary experiences the sharp end of this scenario with her boyfriend, Richard in episode 12 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised…

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Miracles, tricks and skirting the truth

"Miracles, tricks and skirting the truth" a review of episode 11 of Martyn le Roux's serialised podcast, 'Die Soutwaterheks'.

RAT-a-tat-tat: It’s the NSSA guys with nuanced questions about creatures. IT’S ALL FUN and games until the heavies come knocking on the door. Episode 11 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised podcast Die Soutwaterheks is a mix of the mysteries of being alive in the world and the guys who want to tear everything to bits, for their own reasons. With a sprinkling of homophobic narrative tossed in, and some…

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Protocols sweet and salty

"Protocols sweet and salty", a review of episode 10 of Martyn le Roux's 'Die Soutwaterheks', a serialised podcast.

NOT much sugar in the mermaids’ traditional under-sea diet. Listen to episode 10 of Martyn le Roux’s serialised Afrikaans podcast, Die Soutwaterheks. EVER HAD THE experience of having a rescue puppy choose you, rather than the other way around? Imagine if an otherworldly being had you in their crosshairs, as a point of interest, for years. A bold melange of the power plays in date rape, and an…

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Clothes shopping for a 300-year-old

"Clothes shopping for a 300-year-old", a review of episode 9 of Martyn le Roux's serialised podcast, 'Die Soutwaterheks'.

SHE’S in there…. Episode 9 of Die Soutwaterheks by Martyn le Roux, focuses on truth and belief. YOU KNOW SOMETHING enormous has happened when your body kicks in, and when after experiencing this thing, you wake up lying on the floor with someone giving you sips of sugar water. This is where we find Belinda (Annette Havenga) in the opening sequences of episode nine of Martyn Le Roux’s serialised…