According to Prince Harry, his experience as a forward air controller (FAC) giving the final clearance to the aircraft dropping bombs on Helmand province has made him realise that “this is about as normal as I’m ever going to get”. “Cornet Wales”, whom the Guardian showed wearing a baseball cap with the Stars and Stripes […]
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Lufthansa planes that give you wind
Every time someone tells me that flying is safer than driving, I tell them my cousin was killed in a car crash — a plane fell on him. I mean, FFS, does anyone really enjoy flying? If they do, then maybe they can explain why they look so relieved when we land. I hate it […]
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It’s nuclear, it’s now and it’s happening — whether you like it or not
Eskom has recently announced that it will most likely be going ahead with South Africa’s second nuclear power station. The draft scoping report has been completed and it looks as if Koeberg might be the most likely site for the station. Last week, French President Sarkozy visited South Africa and apparently spoke to President Mbeki […]
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Weekends make us human
Alright, so this one is over and we’re quite resolutely in the middle of a Monday, but I’m beginning to think there’s something almost medicinal about weekends … They give us back to ourselves. How? We can sleep in. Better yet, we can sleep until we wake up, rather than be woken by the insistent […]
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Taxi life: What a ‘joy’-ride!
Submitted by Judy Sikuza Many constituents have labelled the Gautrain as “a train for the rich” and feel that the project is a waste of funds that could go to alternative transportation projects. I am sure numerous taxi drivers would agree with the latter component. After all, who needs a fast, high-tech transport system like […]
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Of prostitutes, frogs, puppets and old men
Foul language is all we have heard from the president’s mouth in the countdown to the March 29 harmonised elections in Zimbabwe. It makes one wonder where the nation will end up. It has come down to electing a “prostitute” (sometimes called a “frog”), a puppet or an old man in the contest for the […]
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Why Jacob Zuma could be our very own Bill Clinton
I’m looking forward to the Zuma era in South African politics. We’re all wallowing in the mire right now, and have been for years. It’s bad, bad, bad out there. Jacob Zuma, for all his worrying foibles, could be just the breath of fresh air we all need. Usually we South Africans lob some guy […]
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We are living in a free-love society
In a rather illuminating article in the latest Trendwatching brief, the discussion is about free love. It’s about businesses offering goods, services or experiences to consumers for free and making their money from other things. Prime examples that come to mind are the home printers that are dirt cheap but where you have to take […]
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‘Abortion is a racist, genocidal act’
“Abortion is a racist, genocidal act”. This view was expressed by Dr Alveda King, niece of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, at an event in Washington recently. Her aim is to end modern day claims that her famous uncle was in any way pro-abortion. As most of you would be aware, abortion is very much […]
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Touch me, feel me: The internet as sensory organ
The Internet is a global stethoscope that allows us to listen in to the world’s most intimate secrets. It is an extension of our nervous system, the thing that connects one of us to the other, allowing us to experience the world and transform our emotional responses. And the ways in which Professor Shinichi Takemura, […]
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An hour with the PSL’s Thapelo Moloantoa
Thapelo “Jigga” Moloantoa is the web editor and communications assistant of the Premier Soccer League’s official website. He is also a full-on bagel (the male version of a kugel). Before I catch anyone sniggering, let me break it to you — the number of black kugels and bagels is growing exponentially by the day (remember, […]
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An hour with the PSL’s Thapelo Moloantoa
Thapelo “Jigga” Moloantoa is the web editor and communications assistant of the Premier Soccer League’s official website. He is also a full-on bagel (the male version of a kugel). Before I catch anyone sniggering, let me break it to you — the number of black kugels and bagels is growing exponentially by the day (remember, […]