Setumo Stone

We have been riding this roller-coaster train since South Africa’s announcement as the host of the 2010 World Cup finals. It seems, however, that as the “rainbow nation”, we are yet to agree on whether we would like to see this beautiful country of ours deliver the showpiece to the world. Though one concurs that […]

I’m reminded of a once popular song by a South African kwaito artist, Senyaka, which asked the question: “Romeo, o swa jang o nkolota?” (Romeo, why do you die when you still owe me?). Before proceeding, it might be necessary to pay my condolences to the family and those close to Charles Dempsey of the […]

I wanted to bemoan Bafana Bafana’s beating this past weekend, worst of all to a small fish like Sierra Leone. But I couldn’t! In fact, I found myself calmly and rationally appreciating the reality of our current situation. Incidentally, the sentiment I’m about to share was echoed by non other than our state president, His […]

All thanks to one David Beckham, now we can’t even tell the difference between a soccer pitch and a fashion runway. Nowadays, talent and skill are no longer a prerequisite for stardom. All you need is a good hair stylist, and you are sure to grace the back pages (and the gossip pages). It is […]

Sometimes we ask ourselves certain questions in the privacy of our minds, and then wonder if other people would be offended if we were to ask these particular questions in public. This is where the beauty of democracy comes in. This liberal system of ours must at least protect “the right to be wrong” and […]

I foresee an influx of job-hunting Brazilians raiding our shores in the not so distant future. This would be one incoming swarm, which even our self-styled special tactics division in Alexandra could never stop. A precedent has been set. The likelihood that a Brazilian job-hunter could be valued at no less than R1 million is […]

If Bafana Bafana was a business, it would have long filed for bankruptcy. In fact, Bafana is indeed bankrupt as we speak. There’s associational bankruptcy, managerial bankruptcy, coaching bankruptcy, skills bankruptcy, goal scoring bankruptcy, defending bankruptcy… need I go on? But, and this is a big but, unlike any other badly performing business, Bafana’s leadership […]