Sven-Goran Eriksson has parted company with Manchester City, who have been given permission to speak to Blackburn manager Mark Hughes. This may not sit too well with the faithful who supported retaining Sven after he had achieved his mandated top 10 finish. Simon Hattenstone, a Guardian columnist and fan of the club, was outraged at […]
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.
Practice Michael Trapido Attorney (civil and criminal) 011 022 7332
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Dear Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
With everyone running around dropping off letters to each other — President Mbeki to President Bush, Morgan Tsvangirai to Mbeki and the chairman of Benoni Brothels Inc to the government (Mrs Traps) — I slipped out without paying, apparently — I figured: Why not send one to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela? As the recipient of the most […]
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SA cannot afford a failing presidency at this time
Pat Buchanan correctly observed that “when loyalists defect and seek to profit from that defection, it is usually a sign of a failing presidency”. While I have to play fair and admit that I generally can’t stomach Buchanan’s views, his diagnosis is a fair measure and appropriate description of the position that Gordon Brown, the […]
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English football roundup: Fifa to introduce quotas?
Sepp Blatter’s latest initiative — to introduce a law whereby clubs must field a quota of at least 6 home grown players has received Fifa’s backing at it’s annual congress in Sydney. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/30/1 This one has also been endorsed by UEFA president Michel Platini, which means that despite the uproar from European clubs, this may […]
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Amazing Grace Mugabe
I really feel sorry for Mugabe. I mean what is the point of telling your wife something if she’s only going to blab it to the whole world? Yes I know Bob I’ve got the same problem with ‘the government’ (Mrs Traps). You tell them something, swear them to secrecy and they then go and […]
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Is South Africa a “rogue democracy”?
Dear President Bush, What with all your known knowns, unknown knowns and unknown unknowns, we’re sure you’re absolutely overrun about now. We were however wondering if you could kindly email South Africa a copy of our president’s recent letter to you, apparently asking you to stay out of Africa, which he claims belongs to him. […]
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Of rugby, soccer and editors in therapy
My first break in journalism was given to me by Rob Hardie, one of the editors of the Derby Evening Telegraph (DET) in England. The newspaper covers the city of Derby and surrounds and is at the forefront of anything to do with Derby County Football Club (The team that won two league titles under […]
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Is Zimbabwe the Nazi Germany of Africa?
When the Nazi Party came to power in Germany in 1933, they passed the infamous Enabling Act, which effectively gave them the power to deviate from the constitution and create the dictatorship that we all know so well. Within four months of implementing that act Adolf Hitler had his one party state. Zimbabwe in turn […]
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Is Mugabe trying to manipulate the Zimbabwean xenophobia victims?
While it is currently only a rumour, not an unusual occurence in the life of criminal attorneys, there appears to be an attempt by Robert Mugabe to bring home as many exiles as he can, to settle them on land that he has made available for them, and then utilise their votes for the presidential […]
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Zimbabwe run-off: Now that’s entertainment!
Britain’s tough new Consumer Protection Regulations have been particularly hard on fortune tellers, astrologers and other mediums who are now required by law, to tell customers that their work is “entertainment” and not “experimentally proven”. Surely this system should be introduced into Africa where it is desperately needed. Let’s start with everyone’s favourite, Uncle Bob. […]
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Whites can’t be Africans and foreigners can’t be true South Africans
Remember that song: “Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way, I can’t wait to look in the mirror, because I get better looking each day?” Have another look, maybe if you had your glasses on, put down the crack pipe and wiped away that smugness, you’d be able to […]
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Because you’re all criminals
Criminal attorneys will confirm that the question that they are most asked by the general public is: “How can you defend criminals?” It’s not that hard to answer because all of you are criminals. Yes, even you. A criminal, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is “A person who has committed a crime”. In other words […]