Earlier this month my company took a stand at a baby show at Emperor’s Palace. We decorated our stand with posters and products to promote Holle, a Swiss range of organic baby foods and formulas, which we have been distributing for several years. One of the posters we put on the stand said: “Holle — […]
2011
Posted inNews/Politics
McBride’s drunk-driving conviction is the least of his problems
The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Friday convicted Robert McBride on charges of drunk driving and defeating the ends of justice while acquitting him of fraud. This however was the least of his problems — as well as others granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) — after the Constitutional Court upheld the Citizen […]
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The lesson today is from the Book of Mammon
Would messages from atheists denying the existence of a deity have to be balanced with messages from fundamentalist militants calling for the death of non-believers?
Posted inGender violence, Media, News/Politics, Tech
#itisrapeif
I feel the need to repost this statement here. I hope that all of the survivors of rape who read it feel supported. 8 April 2011 Rape Crisis Statement on the #itsnotrapeif Twitter phenomenon We heard via the online grapevine about a revolting Twitter hashtag topic — #itsnotrapeif — and due to some masochistic compulsion […]
Posted inGeneral
ICC gives minnows the finger
The 2011 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh could be seen as a success and that is because the tournament had it all. From some tense finishes such as India versus England and South Africa versus India, there were also some fine performances from both bat and ball. Ricky Ponting’s 104 was a […]
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Pimp my ride
I had a most interesting encounter on my last evening in Atlanta (USA) with a cab driver after a night out with some friends. As it turns out, cab drivers in Atlanta are pimps too. I get in the back of the cab and I see a chilled bottle of sparkling wine resting in the […]
Posted inLifestyle
Why do we care so much about closure?
It struck me again on Monday. There, on the front page of The Citizen, was a story about Earl, the Great Dane whose portrait I painted recently; he had found a headless body in the bushes in Durban — a location 500m from the home of murder accused and former Blue Bulls player Joseph Ntshongwana. […]
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White South Africans aren’t free
This month South Africa celebrates the 17th anniversary of its freedom but many white people will always struggle to appreciate what that means. People who go to the mall on Freedom Day really do not know what they are missing. The thing is, whites as a group have never been really free on African soil, […]
Posted inBusiness, Lifestyle
Vodacom is not red — Vodacom is dead
How dumb does Vodacom think we are? We know what Vodafone’s logo looks like. It’s a red pointy thing with a white circle around. I realise creative advertising sometimes leaves something to the imagination but slapping the word Vodacom on Vodafone branding and expecting us to imagine it’s still Vodacom is a bit much. The […]
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The 2011 pro cycling season so far
It seems like we say this every season but this year’s racing has been outstanding; from the first race of the season in Australia to the Tour of Flanders this past weekend. Breakaways have stayed away by two seconds, Tommy Voeckler has done what he does best (attack and win) and strong teams on paper […]
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Give them handouts, keep them poor!
By Nkazi Sokhulu South Africans love poverty. For too long our government has come up with ill-considered policies for poverty eradication and then we as citizens empower it to carry them out. Yes, we love poverty! To illustrate my point I want to share a story about my grandmother. She was raised by uneducated and […]
Posted inLifestyle, Media
I tweet, therefore I am…happier
A significant event in my life took place last week and I didn’t even notice it at the time. No, not speaking at the Tomorrow’s Leaders conference — I certainly noticed that, and can report that sitting on a stage with Jimmy Manyi, Vusi Pikoli and Saki Macozoma was an experience that bordered on the […]