Everyone knows that it’s about who you know and not what you know.. Being someone who is heavily involved in the online market, I’m continually dropping tweets, answering friend requests and plugging away at my keyboard on myriad instant messaging services. Over the past several months, I’ve seen people in the new media trade, hurrying […]
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Five insider secrets for your e-commerce store
E-commerce in South Africa is ready for explosion, with customers growing in confidence and new online stores opening every day. There are many new technologies and suppliers emerging, but sorting the good from the bad is often only learnt through painful experience. Here are five service providers that we have settled on after a few […]
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Were the All Blacks poisoned in 1995?
With the might of Peter de Villiers’ green and gold Springbok army about to embark on a Tri-Nations campaign against the old enemy, I though I might revisit this crock of…theory. To be fair to them, I believe that if my missus was among the chefs cooking for those Kiwis, there’s every chance that they […]
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Scientific findings on gay brain will send bigots to hell
The biggest argument in favour of bigotry against gays and lesbians among certain religions and the non religous, is the fact that their sexuality is a matter of choice. They are, according to those who espouse this theory, born as men and subsequently choose to pursue an unnatural sexuality based upon some sort of sick […]
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Quiet diplomacy: The new constructive engagement
One of the striking features of Thabo Mbeki’s quiet diplomacy is its remarkable similarity to the policy of constructive engagement the United States pursued toward apartheid South Africa under the Reagan administration.
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New study suggests that homosexuals are really just women with winkles
And in Duh News today, a new scientific study has provided irrefutable proof that the brains of gay men are different to straight men’s brains. By show of hands, who is surprised to learn that this groundbreaking scientific achievement was conducted in Stockholm, Sweden? This is just the type of endeavour that the bored Swedes […]
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In what kind of South Africa would you like to live?
This week’s Talkback question on the Mail & Guardian Online: In what kind of South Africa would you like to live?
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It’s the law, stupid!
Submitted by Chris McConnachie South Africans are a relatively undemanding lot when it comes to our elected representatives. We can look past their dubious private moralities, tolerate their inconsistent public statements or even gloss over their past criminal records. What we do demand from our representatives, at bare minimum, is a level of respect for […]
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The company of animals
I have been living in Sydney for nearly two months now and, truth be told, I don’t really feel homesick at all. But there are times when the loneliness is almost unbearable. I knew that leaving my husband (who will only be able to join me later this year), pets and family would be hard, […]
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Maybe religion is what our politics need right now
Many are of the opinion that religion has no place in politics. This is an understandable position to take considering the abuses that have been committed in the name of religion, whether it be Islam, Judaism or Christianity. We are too aware of how the Bible was used to justify racism right here in South […]
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Have you been flogging a dead horse lately?
This really funny bit of Western Wisdom popped up in one of my social bookmarking collections. It’s all about this old wisdom that says when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, this article says that in business or in life generally we often try a myriad […]
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Freakonomics local style: Part 2
A quick reminder, we’re asking questions and trying to answer them in a way that will get people to change. The questions are: Why is the Internet advertising spend in South Africa one sixth that of Switzerland or even Belgium, when we share similar audience sizes? Why do brand marketers keep telling me that on-line […]