The year 1955 marked a momentous occasion in the history of the ANC immediately after the defiance campaign of 1952. People from all walks of life converged on the sleepy town of Kliptown to adopt the Freedom Charter, which gave greater meaning to the ideals of the national liberation of the majority of black people […]
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Ten strategic questions to ask about technology
So often conversations about technology tend toward the obvious and taken-for-granted, riddled with assumptions and unsupported conjecture. This post challenges you to think. Think different. Ask the difficult questions. Create interesting insights for yourself. Let me know what you think. 1. You don’t have the right to choose: Why do you have a mobile phone, […]
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Time for Robert Mugabe to stop his nonsense!
Almost a month after Zanu-PF and the MDC signed a power-sharing deal, they have not been able to form a government to free ordinary Zimbabweans from their economic misery. The impasse is over allocation of key ministries. Robert Mugabe and his thugs remain stubborn and adamant that key ministries should be controlled by Zanu-PF. As […]
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Jesus at Tops. Sanity is way overrated
Regular readers of this space are not in any doubt that the source of my inspiration is a brain that does not function too effectively. A mad brain. Today you will get a glimpse of just how insane I really am. Part of the reason I am struggling to keep up with the demand for […]
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Great pre-election party political adverts we’d like to see
It is becoming apparent that political parties will be allowed to advertise on television in the lead up to next year’s general election. While the SABC is up in arms about the huge losses in revenue that this might occasion we as South Africans must stand up and be counted. Demand that parties be given […]
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A young South African’s decision
This is so long overdue from me. I’ve been watching the country’s political scene, and I must say it was quite interesting to be living in these times. Now all the drama has gone by and one sits back and wonders if the ruling party feels that we as citizens are stupid or if it […]
Posted inLifestyle, Media, News/Politics
They love foreign awards, money and fame more than showing the human face of the African continent
Art must show Africa’s human face or cease to be! The common objection to the work of many African artists is simple: they oversimplify reality and dehumanise the African experience. As a result, their content is predictable and monotonous. In fact, it is not just an insult but, to a large extent, also a lie. […]
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Goduka uyokuphumla, Tutu et al
So, the Archbishop Emeritus is saying that he would boycott next year’s election if things continue in the ANC the way they are. He also said that ANC President Zuma should withdraw “as ANC candidate for the presidency“. Once again, Tutu is displaying his ignorance of how the ANC works and once again proof that […]
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Abundant wildlife, for only R33!
I was away all of last week on a trip for work, part of which took me through the Kruger National Park. We were on a strict time deadline, so we just drove along the main road, cutting across the park and out the other side. Everyone told me that with Kruger being the size […]
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Real stars for Cabinet
So, President Kgalema Motlanthe announced his new Cabinet. A lot could be and had been said about both the old and the new Cabinet. But for today, I would like to concentrate on two specific Ministers: Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa and Masenyane Richard Baloyi. I would always think of Minister Baloyi as Comrade Rich (although I […]
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Marks & Spencer hits Shanghai — with a few sparks
“Senor! You, yesss you, you go back of the kew and wait there for hour and a half now, like what my wivve and I did. Okay? You go now. Scram.” The finger-wagging, apoplectic Spaniard (standing in front of us, actually) glared at me in the slowly swirling horde of Chinese. It was only a […]
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The evil genius of racism continues to haunt our collective conscience
“Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy; by others through the difficulty of rightly framing it. All, nevertheless, flutter round it … How does it feel to be a problem?” WEB Du Bois (1868-1963) asks this rather difficult question in his essay of […]