President Thabo Mbeki has again displayed strength of character and human will, as well as signifying the triumph of eloquent persuasion over destructive populism, grandstanding and mindless theatrics that many of his misguided detractors pressured him towards. Before the mass population of the country was liberated from the tyranny of apartheid, even in the dying […]
Sentletse Diakanyo
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Posted inNews/Politics
Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons to serve whose interest?
That the physicist and self-proclaimed absolute pacifist Albert Einstein inspired the development of the most devastating weapon of mass destruction, the atomic bomb, is no secret. His theory of relativity concludes that a large amount of energy could be released from a small amount of matter, hence the equation E=MC2, meaning that energy equals mass […]
Posted inBusiness, Lifestyle
Exploiting of new technologies for common good
Alan Greenspan observed that, “… New technologies that evolved from the cumulative innovations of the past half-century have now begun to bring about dramatic changes in the way goods and services are produced and in the way they are distributed to final users. Those innovations, exemplified most recently by the multiplying uses of the Internet, […]
Posted inBusiness
Of irrational apathy and exuberance!
In 1996 Alan Greenspan, then the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, when addressing the American Enterprise Institute enquired, “… But how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in Japan over the past decade?” Just over a month […]
Posted inNews/Politics, Sport
Government has failed transformation of sports
In 1998, the ANC issued this statement: “The transformation of sports in our country is one such area where we have done very little.” “… there are still sporting codes which are not truly representative of the South African nation. Both the rugby and cricket national teams remain lily-white despite their much publicised development programmes […]
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The rebirth of Africa means discarding foreign religions
The traditional religions of most Africans altered significantly as a result of colonial rule. Colonial rulers interfered with the African way of worship. Where the modes of worship conflicted with those of the colonialists, restrictions were placed on religious practice. African cultures were seen as primitive and were gradually impoverished through neglect and suppression by […]
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Warmest 90th birthday wishes to ntate Nelson Mandela!!!
The nation in unison rejoices in celebration of man; we sing praises overwhelmed by joy and pride; we celebrate the birth of one of our brightest hopes – shining brighter now and forever more. For the masses he has worked, sacrificed, struggled, fought and emerged victorious. It is in this ordinary man that this fortunate […]
Posted inLifestyle
Of false prophets and swindlers in the Lord’s name
Religion is always a very sensitive subject, particularly to the conservative and Christian fundamentalists, but however sensitive, certain things need to be subjected to scrutiny and let out in the open for the brainwashed to see the light. Christianity, given the proliferation of televangelists and charismatic evangelists, has transformed to become some means of social […]
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Is Cosatu advancing acts of criminality?
Cosatu is planning another protest, a core domain of this useless trade union movement; a protest apparently against escalating food, electricity and oil costs. By some miracle this idiotic protest is intended to alleviate the plight of the poor who are enduring greatest strain during these testing economic conditions. Protest marches in the past have […]
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Barack Obama – America’s black hope
The winds of change are sweeping in their full might across America. From west to east, from south to north; from the curvaceous peaks of California to the heightening Allegheny Mountain ranges of Pennsylvania; from desert dunes of Texas to lakes and rivers of North Dakota — the soul of America reaches out for change. […]
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Is Professor Malegapuru Makgoba smoking his dirty socks?
When a man the rest of us expect to possess an above average intellect, such as the learned Professor Makgoba, goes on to concur with the rubbish uttered by Julius Malema and Zwelinzima Vavi about killing for Reverend Kangaman, then we have a very big problem. While I continue to hold in esteem the studies […]
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How will history judge Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC?
The quality of products coming out of the production line of trade unions has often been very questionable; we have been overwhelmed by defective products the likes of Zwelinzima Vavi, Gwede Mantashe and other trade unionists of suspect politics. This is not inspiring any confidence that even the barest minimum requirements of the SABS quality […]