The news that emerged on Tuesday was that the ICC had changed its mind on the number of associate teams that will take part in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Considering the speed at which the ICC made the original decision to cull its minor members just days after the conclusion of the 2011 tournament, […]
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Towards a pan-Arab solution for Libya
By Zuki Mqolomba The decision by UN Security apparatus to step in militarily to resolve the “Libyan crisis” has raised serious legal, moral and political questions. Concerns have been exacerbated by the marginalisation of the African Union peace roadmap, as well as the actions of UN allies in Libya, which herald a different approach to […]
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Malema, Botes and the Thula Thula society
What does Julius Malema have in common with Annelie Botes? Apart from their chubby faces, that is. She and Malema are going places – each according to their considerable talents. Both hold views generally regarded as shocking on people they consider to be “the other” – blacks in the case of Botes and whites in […]
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SA commentators suck
I have long held that our sports commentators are pretty weak. It is an evident fact to all that to be on TV, particularly for SuperSport you simply have to have played the game at a high level. I can name only two South African commentators that deserve to be given my attention, Bob Skinstad […]
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For the Sunday Times, transparency should be the new credibility
It was only after Business Day published, that the Sunday Times proffered an editorial comment – feebly asking the public to feel free to complain about any perceived problems.
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The great Super 15 swindle
As we approach the business end of the inaugural Super 15, there will be much stocktaking on both sides of the Indian Ocean. The tournament itself can be won by the four teams that make up the semi-finals but regardless of where the trophy ends up, the Australians will be the ones most pleased by […]
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Super 15: Is the glass half empty or half full?
So this weekend, as predicted by many, the Sharks did not have it in the tank to take out the Crusaders at home in Christchurch and are out of the Super 15. We’re now left with only the Stormers in the competition … oh no! How could it be that we only have one team […]
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Will the real unified communications please stand up
Unified communications (UC) is increasingly being adopted in companies across the spectrum — from small to large businesses. But varying ideas are in circulation as to what this rich collective of technologies entails. So what is UC really? A tale of two components Two components define UC — communication and collaboration applications on the one […]
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Why being a child of Africa is the greatest privilege I know
By Elsabe van Vuuren Around the world there is a sentiment of feeling sorry for Africa and her children. In Vienna, Prague, Frankfurt and London I often came across big containers for dumping donations on the street. And each time the container featured a sorry looking picture of African children, their eyes hollow and numb. […]
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Digital tongues: Africans in conversation 1
“Digital Tongues” is a series of Skype and email conversations between myself and four other Africans from Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa. I can’t bring myself to shred any major parts of this digital chat, so I’ve decided to publish this as a series of posts over three days this week. I hope readers […]
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Protests in Greece
Thessaloniki is balmy and sunny, and my partner and I are enjoying our gyros and Mythos beer in the leafy shade of a sidewalk restaurant — an inexpensive and tasty way of surviving in this history-rich Mediterranean country. From where we sit, we can see the colossal statue of Alexander the Great on his steed, […]
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ANC muses scenarios, obscene and sublime
Can any independent assessment informed by a ‘broad, critical and researched view’ can negotiate the populist currents that make treacherous ANC waters.