Jacques Rogge, chairman of the International Olympic Committee, made a total twat out of himself by suggesting that Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, a triple gold-medal winner, should tone down his celebrations out of courtesy to fellow competitors. Apparently this genius finds the post-race antics of the winner of the 100m, 200m and relay sprints, all in […]
2008
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Surprised?
C’mon, are you really surprised that the Springboks are last on the Tri-Nations table? Think about it! Really, are you? If you answer that you are surprised that the Springboks are last on the table, then you must never take up poker or any form of gambling. It does show that you are a true […]
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Corne and the ‘Blitz’ Krige saga
SuperSport’s unashamed bias in rugby commentary is typified by the bland and bombastic commentator Hugh Bladen, who acts as a sort of glorified cheerleader as he yells out encouragement from behind the microphone. All that he’s missing is a skimpy skirt and a pair of generous boobs, although his banal comments act as boo-boobs quite […]
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Biden may be in office but I would have gone for Hillary
While most of us have been wondering whether John McCain will be able to remember, let alone find, the White House should he win the presidency, Barrack Obama has been out there making Senator Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic vice-presidential nominee. Biden, a three-term Senator from Delaware, himself a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination […]
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War games: What would have happened in SA?
It’s May 1993. Nelson Mandela, president of the African National Congress, just prior to addressing a joint sitting of the two houses of the UK Parliament, learns that a right-wing military coup has been carried out in South Africa. The sitting president, FW De Klerk, has been overthrown and replaced by a General JJ Malan, […]
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Essop Pahad: Hero or villain?
Back in June this year, I wrote an article titled “Do white South Africans hate local soccer?” Little did I know that Essop Pahad would be castigated for expressing the same sentiment, but in a different way. The responses to the above-mentioned article argued passionately that the situation was more complicated and probably complex that […]
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The ‘Tshwane’ derby is taking over!
Fifty-three fouls … 12 yellow cards … two red cards … this is not football, it’s war! Human beings are by nature generally known to be resistant to change. Who would have known (10 years ago) that by now homosexuality would be legislated and protected? Maybe not Jon Qwelane, but such is the reality of […]
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Is Matfield the right man to lead the Boks?
Is Victor Matfield the right man to captain the Springboks? It was clear in the Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks at Newlands last week that he did not have the cool head required to lead his men in tight situations. He failed to control his temper on several occasions when disputing Australian referee Matt […]
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Hi-yo silver a bit of Judas and Pahad
I’ll bet you anything that our Olympic team would have given anything to have Judas on board in Beijing. Thirty pieces of silver? Makes your mouth water. What a sorry excuse for an Olympic Squad this lot turned out to be. Never mind we’ll be hearing the post mortems on this one until we’re all […]
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A brief analysis on why and how South Africa has fallen from prominence in the world
This post was originally written in August 2008. Things have moved quite rapidly since then. South Africa is now a member of the Brics group of countries, and there is a significant improvement in, at least, the relationship among member-countries. The basic points I made about the Brics remain relevant. So let me tighten up […]
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Afrikanerbond must get used to affirmative action
A particular section of the Afrikaner community and some members of other white groupings appear to be suffering from chronic paranoia of everything related to transformation. While they recognise the indubitable truth that apartheid established gross imbalances in our society, they consider themselves under threat of measures intended to correct such imbalances. Their views do […]
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Happy birthday Mr Morris
“It was the worst of times, it was the best of times; it was the age of foolishness, it was the age of wisdom; it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the epoch of belief; it was the season of Darkness, it was the season of Light; it was the winter of despair, it […]