Fuel hikes, exploding food prices, major economic down turns and a world gripped in social instability raise serious questions about the future development of civilisation. This is to be expected, yet not only because the twenty first century poses challenges unique to the era of globalisation, but more so because more and more people get […]
2008
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The ANC’s newspaper for people who don’t read newspapers
The easiest way to make a small fortune from newspapers, a wise man once said, is to start with a large fortune. The ANC would do well to keep this advice in mind as it considers a proposal to acquire its own newspaper. Despite the sensational headline in The Times, the so-called “detailed plans” to […]
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Beware the man in the middle – Matt Goddard
Matt Goddard? Who the hell is Matt Goddard? Before tomorrow is out, your clothes will be shredded, tufts of hair on the floor and you will be snarling at the incompetence of an Australian referee called Matt Goddard, who will be the man in the middle for tomorrow’s Test match between the Springboks and the […]
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Transform the mind, and you transform the individual and society
I espouse such precepts that transformation of an individual is but transformation of society. Such transformation, which is in vogue among those engaged in political and economic deliberations, is becoming a distinguishing characteristic in institutions, organisations and governments seeking with unrelenting effort to reflect the multifarious societies in which they exist and represent. These are […]
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Can we trust the current ANC to lead us to the promised land?
I would in most likelihood not be amiss to suggest that we do indeed live in interesting political times; we face a future in which we may be led by man with allegations of corruption, tax evasion, racketeering and money laundering hanging over his almost deformed head. It has become unquestionably apparent that this populist […]
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Sitepoint.com sporting a new look
The famous Australian based web community site Sitepoint, originally founded in a roundabout way in 1997, launched its “new look” front page this week. A pretty mixed response it has received, and as I often tend to do, I’ll try to remain as unbiased and neutral on the topic for the time being. For those […]
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Who is responsible for our misery?
Submitted by Sizwe Nyenyiso There is no doubt in my mind that someone should take responsibility for all the misery experienced by Africans. Ancient history reveals that Africa was a harmonised and peaceful continent in the world, whose inhabitants hunted with bows and even wooden clubs. Many Africans sustained their living primarily through hunting and […]
Posted inBusiness, Lifestyle
How have the current tough economic times affected your lifestyle?
This week’s Talkback question on the Mail & Guardian Online: How have the current tough economic times affected your lifestyle?
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United for a common cause?
Barring an act of God, exactly two years from now, Soccer City will be the centre of the universe with billions of people tuning in to experience the grand finale of the world’s biggest single-code sporting event. On July 11, 2010 when the World Cup final is played, South Africans will hopefully look back at […]
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Can Western civilisation survive without religion?
When the churches were the primary disseminators of anti-Jewish sentiment, Jews presumably would have felt that the disappearance of the Christian religion would be a good thing. It is therefore a remarkable irony that today, many religiously observant Jews are viewing the disintegration of traditional Christian society with something approaching dismay. There are no absolute […]
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Whither Bucs?
So Sundowns have signed Sibusiso Zuma (pencil him in for Player of The Year and get ready for the clamouring to begin for his restoration to the Bafana fold), Siboniso Gaxa, Katlego Mphela (who must be salivating like a skollie on a mandrax high, at the thought of the service he will be getting this […]
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The Ku Klux Klan is coming! Let’s pretend we give a crap
There was a piece of graffiti in Johannesburg sometime during the 1980s. A cynical artist wrote the word “Izit” across a slogan that read: “The AWB is coming”. Much as I would like to, I cannot convey that same sentiment in this brief post, but… the Ku Klux Klan are coming! Actually, that might have […]