Jacob Zuma has been president for three months but where is he? We get the odd pic of him at the G8 uncomfortably returning a strong hand put out by US President Barack Obama but as yet he has shown no leadership. He worked so hard and waited so long for this job, surely he […]
2009
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How stupid do you think we are?
So we South Africans are a bit stupid, fine, we all can see that there’s something wrong with the socio-pathologies which dictate our lives like rape, murder, violence, abuse and the silent genocide against HIV-positive people. But when it comes to doing something about these socio-pathologies, we entrench the stupidity by choosing the more stupid […]
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Feminism gone crazy
Sometimes, reality satirises itself. I would like to share the following advertisement for Bronco toilet paper (“It’s a healthy sign when there’s a Bronco in the house”) that appeared in the Women’s Weekly issue of September 12 1959: “To the men in your life … some things are very important. Men liked being looked after […]
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Wonderful China! Facebook and Twitter big no-no’s
Very wonderful China! 棒极 了中国! Yep, we can’t get into Facebook or use Twitter here in China any more, or for the time being. This is apparently due to the recent riots in Urumqi. We can certainly read about the riots in the (state-approved and monitored) newspapers such as China Daily and Shanghai Daily. I […]
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Zuma’s wall lower than Mbeki’s so crime must be down
Seems to me that most of you lot have forgotten former president Mbeki’s 90-foot security wall which had everyone at the time going spare on account of the government’s repeated denials that crime was out of control. This time around crime levels must definitely have dropped because President Jacob Zuma has hardly bothered with security: […]
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If Malema thinks we’re Mickey Mouse, he must be Goofy
African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema believes that people outraged by his remarks regarding President Zuma’s rape accuser are Mickey Mouses and that they have been put up to charging him by whites who wish to ridicule the ANC. This is so wrong on so many levels it’s hard to decide where to […]
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Crouching expert, hidden authority
Lesson 1: When acting through political proxies, always ensure that the legitimacy of your proxies cannot be called into question. Ensure that at no time do any of your proxies refer to you or accredit you as the source of their mandate, their agenda, their authority or their power. Further, ensure that none of the […]
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Social media: The unpaid salesforce
Looking back and reflecting on what exactly has kept me from contributing to the wonders that is Thought Leader over the past year, it becomes glaringly obvious that it is the equivalent of Thought Leader exactly, that has kept my contribution on my “to do” list for such a lengthy time. Call it what you […]
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The Malema Censor 3000
Julius Malema is back in the news. Yet again for his outrageous comments. Back in January, he is reported to have said President Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser would not have stayed for breakfast if she had not enjoyed the sex. Today he claimed that this does not constitute hate speech. I’m not so sure. Sounds […]
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Teach the technophobe: Challenge no 1
Nokia’s Teach the Technophobe: Eight brave Nokia fans have signed up to help some close friends and family join the messaging generation using the E75. Their technophobes will negotiate various hurdles and challenges. The one who finishes this training to the best of their ability will win their coach the opportunity to trial five E75s […]
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Improving healthcare in SA?
Dear healthcare professionals and practitioners in and of South Africa Greetings and best wishes I have of late been given reason to make (uninformed and somewhat uneducated) comments, in a semi-satirical manner, about the state of healthcare in the public domain. For your reference the articles in question are: July 7 2009 — So we […]
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Reduce now or forever live in regret
By Roger Diamond We’ve been arguing the relative merits of nuclear power and other energy sources for the last few weeks, but I want to change tack and look at energy usage and ultimately, reducing it. This post will not be a list of 100 green tips for your household, as much as those are […]