The 2010 Tri-Nation has been a disappointment. Some would even call it a disaster, and I would not disagree with them much. See for me it’s not that the Boks surrendered their crown to the All-Blacks. Or that we lost so heavily in the Antipodes. John Smit losing his 100th Test in such heart-breaking fashion […]
Siyabonga Ntshingila
Siyabonga Ntshingila is a walking example of how not to go through life productively.
Having been chanced his lackadaisical way through an education at one of the country's finest boys schools and a noted university, he then proceeded to unleash his special brand of inertia on the unsuspecting corporate world.
Alas, as with all things in life, the scam could not go on forever, and like a deVaselined Ananias Mathe reality caught up with him and he is now (thanks to the undue influence of his beloved) making a living as a freelance writer and a sub-editor for Newstime.
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SA media hardly the ideal poster boy for press freedom
You know something is wrong when Jackson Mthembu comes across as the reasonable voice in any debate. The media is its own worst enemy in this whole brouhaha regarding potential media freedom infringements in the Protection of Information Bill and the mooted Media Appeals Tribunal. It should not ever be the most difficult thing to […]
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Xenophobia and the dirty politics of hysteria
The government this week sought to dismiss fears of a looming outbreak in xenophobia. There has been talk since about just before the World Cup that there were rising tensions in squatter communities where large numbers of illegal immigrants live. The talk has been that the violence would break out after the tournament had ended. […]
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Oh Selebi, did you have to be so cheap?
If you are looking for a serious deliberation on the quite frankly embarrassing conviction of former police commissioner and ex-Interpol chief Jackie Selebi, then you my friend are at the wrong place. If however you, just like me are flabbergasted at just how little it took to bring down a man who had access to […]
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Local coach for Bafana? Nyet
So with Carlos Alberto Parriera’s tenure as Bafana coach at an end, questions are inevitably being raised as to who should succeed him in accepting Safa’s poisoned chalice. As is usual the clamour is growing for a local coach to succeed Parreira. This of course is based on nothing but misguided patriotic fervour. Of course […]
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2010 World Cup drinking game
Beer (Ciders and Wine are for sissies and anti-football) One sip A sip everytime somebody makes a cringeworthy joke about the “calabash” Carlos Alberto Parreira calls the vuvuzela “our 12th player” Somebody at FIFA/SAPS/Supersport denounces a bomb threat Camera spends 80% of Brazil game picking out generously bosomed female fans in the stands. Camera spends […]
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A bloody reffing rant
At the beginning of every season the call goes out from the rugby public for refs to blow according to the laws. Strictly according to the laws, I might add. Then the games begin, and refs blow for so called miniscule infringements and the call changes to, refs must help keep the game flowing. Or […]
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We let Malema dominate the news
Julius Malema must be quite the conundrum for our journos and editors. Every week he has a print run boosting opinion or reaction to something or another. The man is walking circulation gold. He is also in danger of swamping the national consciousness with his often ill-delivered, though often on the mark, commentary on issues. […]
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Is ET really a martyr?
Eugene Terre’blanche was murdered as he slept on Saturday night. Now ET was as controversial as they come in South Africa. To some he was a brave charismatic leader who went all out for his cause. To others he was an anachronism and a living embodiment of the darkness South Africa emerged from almost two […]
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Saru ain’t broke. Why fix it?
So the nominations are in and the fierce lobbying, counter lobbying and electioneering starts. This elections, while not necessarily being the most crucial in the history of the organisation (in its many incarnations) will give us a view of just how much it has matured from the politics and cronyism riddled mess it was up […]
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Say hello to the bad guy, your benefactor
“What you lookin’ at? You all a bunch of fuckin’ a**holes. You know why? You don’t have the guts to be what you wanna be? You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your f*ckin’ fingers and say, ‘That’s the bad guy’. So … what does that make you? […]
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Mr President, step up and lead
So on the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest weeks in our entire history as a nation, what is South Africa talking about? What may have transpired from Pres Zuma’s crotch area. A lot has been said, shouted, defended and alleged, but as things stand now, here is what we know: 1. There is […]