“For the past nine months we seem to have been held collectively hostage to the crude politics of revenge and manipulation. Our political discourse has been crude and divisive, not only from the ANCYL but also from the alliance partners. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the South African Communist Party’s (SACP’s) […]
2008
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Sexual intercourse and the perils of reckless engagement
Disclaimer: I aim to offend no one person or group of people with this blog, really, I don’t. A lot has been done in terms of attempting to teach the South African public about the dangers of unprotected sex and, looking at the statistics of infection rates of terminal sexually transmitted diseases, one would be […]
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Zille maybe not so Zilly?
Maybe I owe an apology to Helen Zille, leader of the Democratic Alliance? I harshly criticised her earlier this year for challenging the constitutionality of the Erasmus Commission of Enquiry set up by then Premier Ebrahim Rasool, arguing that she appeared shifty and less than honest. I was particularly scathing of her criticism of Judge […]
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Is President Mbeki conniving with business against Jacob Zuma?
Opportunism and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances are arguably some of the prime ingredients of success in business. The changing political landscape in South Africa has required some business leaders to re-evaluate their political positioning. Under the Mbeki administration, there had been accusations that those who were closely aligned to the party heavyweights, […]
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Madam & Li: surviving maids in China
There are several wonderful women my wife and I have met in China before whose teeth we stand in awe. From maids and shop assistants to teachers and restaurant managers, we have got to know some Chinese women who make us wince when their faces split into a grin. As their lips peel back in […]
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Is the ANC of today counter revolutionary?
There are some pretty uncomfortable questions we ought to ask of the African National Congress, for its own sake and ours as a nation. Regardless of what people think of the ANC, our fates are bound to it. It is for this reason that everyone must show interest in its dealings. We cannot follow sheepishly […]
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Manchester City join billionaires boys’ club
Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment, having completed their acquisition of Manchester City yesterday, moved immediately to upstage City’s local rivals Manchester United by bidding in excess of 30m UKP for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. By the time you read this article you will know whether City or United (more likely) have sealed […]
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Forget Biden, it’s a Palin drone with an ANC twist
The left wing of the blogosphere and the liberal media have gone tilt at the nomination of Sarah Palin as presumptive vice-presidential nominee. Hordes of Democratic investigators and journalists are pouring into Alaska in the hope of digging up any dirt on the former beauty queen turned politician. If panic is a sign that Senator […]
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Us and them. Sadly missed?
A notable feature of football support in most of the world is how teams are supported mostly according to locale and region. Indeed in some parts of the world, the Catalunyan capital of Barcelona being the most obvious example, the local team is an intrinsic part of local identity. It embodies all that the people […]
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Some things you might not know about Sarah Palin
For starters, the Republican VP candidate allegedly hid her daughter’s pregnancy and claimed the baby as her own. Also, she had only met McCain once prior to the nomination announcement (and the phone call between the two regarding the nomination was the only other point of direct contact). She does not believe that humans are […]
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Google does evil?
Google South Africa has abused its position of dominance in the online advertising market and has used underhand methods to win a major online advertising account with the SA Yellow Pages website. [Update: Allegedly, of course.] You can read the full press release here. In a nutshell, Entelligence was awarded the online marketing contract for […]
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YCL suggestion to ANC would be tantamount to a bloodless coup
If the ANC were ever to contemplate handing over two-thirds of its seats in parliament or in the provincial legislatures to the SACP and Cosatu it would be tantamount to a bloodless coup. “THE Young Communist League called on the African National Congress (ANC) yesterday to give up two-thirds of its seats in parliament and […]