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For those of you who don’t know, the sequel to one of the biggest real-time strategy (RTS) games of all time, Starcraft, has been 12 years in the making. The game is made up of three races: Terran (humans), Protos and Zerg. The three races are three versions of popular science-fiction race types: humans in […]

When the Springboks left these shores they were considered favourites for the Tri-Nations title and now return in rags. South Africa has always been a fickle place for sports lovers and this was proven by the rumours, conjecture and very dismal view the public has of the Green and Gold since they stepped back into […]

The best way to snap out of a World Cup hangover is to take a good look at the financial ruins visited upon the so-called advanced economies and then take a look at our solid grounding, which has helped us survive the worst of the global financial crisis. There is much to be happy with […]

Pitso Mosimane is a man on a mission. His plan to improve Bafana Bafana’s prospects in international football is clear and straight to the point. Safa as always, has pledged its full support for its coach. Like many coaches before him who came full of ideas and plans for Bafana and the improvement of South […]

Truth be told, I am not married and have never been married, now at the sweet, tender, gullible age of 47. That’s right, the Chook and I (the Chook being my missus Marion) have never stood under showers of confetti and their lovely, tasteful representation of great fertility: clouds of sperm pouring luxuriously through the […]

I took history as a subject at school. There were only eight of us in the class, the more pragmatic having opted for biology or geography. The teacher’s name was Van der Merwe and he tutored in a high-pitched squeaky voice. But I never regretted his teachings. He taught us that those who ignore history […]

One of the many definitions of paradigm is that it is “a pattern or model, or an exemplar”. Another says that it is a “thought pattern” or a way of looking at or relating to things. With the World Cup having come and gone, this is a great opportunity to ride the positive wave of […]

As Africa grapples with the strenuous task of finding lasting solutions to her problems under the mantra “African solutions to African problems”, we should perhaps retreat a little and adorn microscopic lenses to focus on particular problems, understand them and be able to suggest what could potentially set Africa on a successful trajectory towards development […]

Six babies died at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in May. An investigation into the deaths found no-one liable despite the isolation of the norovirus which is known to be spread via contaminated hands. If there is no-one that can be blamed, are we then to believe that these deaths were an act of God? ↲ the […]

Architecture is usually understood as the science, or art, of designing buildings with a view to constructing them, but among its current definitions one also finds concepts such as “network architecture”, and the structural interaction, behaviour or design of a computer system or programme, down to the attributes of particular components of the system. Seen […]

Just when African National Congress Youth League President Julius Malema believed he had an iron grip on the Limpopo province following the banishing of former youth league chairperson Lehlogonolo Masoga via NEC disciplinary channels, along comes the Sekhukhuni municipality to kick him where it hurts most. IOL on Sunday reported the municipality are charging current […]