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Michael Trapido
Mike Trapido is a criminal attorney and publicist having also worked as an editor and journalist.
He was born in Johannesburg and attended HA Jack and Highlands North High Schools.
He married Robyn in 1984 (Mrs Traps, aka "the government") and has three sons (who all look suspiciously like her ex-boss).
He was a counsellor on the JCCI for a year around 1992.
His passions include Derby County, Blue Bulls, Orlando Pirates, Proteas and Springboks.
He takes Valium in order to cope with Bafana Bafana's results.
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President Zuma lives in the heart of the common people
Jacob Zuma’s inauguration at the Union Buildings in Tshwane, South Africa, was characterised by early rains hastily retreating and giving way to clear blue skies and a heart-warming speech from the new president. If ever there was a sign from above that the dark clouds, which have dogged the ANC president, might now be replaced […]
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Huge empathy with Jeremy Mansfield
I was busy lighting up a soy burger when I noticed an article in the Tonight which said that my all-time favourite radio host/presenter/DJ — whichever they prefer to be called — Jeremy Mansfield (Mannesfield) had no sooner returned home from a holiday in the Seychelles when he was diagnosed as having a serious medical […]
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Obama pressure on gay issues is partially self-created
“We’ve elected probably the most pro-gay president in history; he’s very good on the issues but he is not good on gay marriage,” said Steven Elmendorf, a gay Democratic lobbyist. “From the gay community’s perspective, he and a lot of other elected officials are wrong on this. My view is that over time, they’re going […]
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Zuma focused and attempting to unite SA
“We also intend to start a new chapter in relations between government and opposition. We reiterate that it should be possible to work with opposition parties on issues that are in the national interest”. (Part of president-elect Jacob Zuma’s acceptance speech) Zuma had earlier confirmed that the government’s priorities shall be those five areas targeted […]
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Hlophe decision will be bigger than Zuma
Over the weekend IOL and the Weekender carried articles concerning the Judicial Services Commission hearing into the allegations made by the Constitutional Court judges against Judge President John Hlophe and his counter-charges against them. Hlophe has been charged with unlawfully attempting to influence two of the judges in respect of the matter which was previously […]
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Zuma’s honeymoon period
Irrespective of how you voted or your feelings towards the ruling party, the time has come to afford the ANC and soon to be national president Jacob Zuma and his incoming administration the breathing space they need to get everything up and running. The time for electioneering is over and the future wellbeing of this […]
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Icasa must rule on Snuki despite his departure
The abuse, for political gain, of state institutions has claimed yet another victim, but this time it is someone whose departure few will mourn — Snuki Zikalala. Zikalala’s television news obituary, on the SABC’s 7pm news bulletin on April 28, was ignominiously short — a few sentences announcing that his contract would not be renewed […]
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W Cape: Zille’s chance to show the other provinces how it’s done?
As we start the build up to the inauguration of Jacob Zuma as our national president as well as the ANC’s appointment of eight premiers for the provinces other than the Western Cape, one thing is already becoming crystal clear; Helen Zille is not going to be allowing the grass to grow under her feet. […]
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ANC and Democratic Alliance 2004 versus 2009
I thought that you lot might find it interesting to compare the results of the African National Congress and Democratic Alliance in the 2009 election with those that they achieved in 2004. I have also thrown in the numbers for the 1999 ballot for the statistically insane. This relates to the national assembly only. Overall, […]
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Swine flu a public health event of international concern
Ask any school child older than 13 years of age to tell you something about World War I, the war to end all wars, and the chances are that they will at least have some sort of vague understanding of what transpired between 1914 to 1918 on the killing fields of Europe. After all, what […]
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Nando’s gives politicians the bird
With a creative team that has us eagerly anticipating their next take on the idiosyncrasies of South African life, Nando’s might now be in a position to formally enter the political arena in the form of menus that reflect the issues that concern us all. So where Zapiro might be highlighting problems through his drawings […]