Football has a way of rewarding its true servants, if you respect the game, it returns the favour. It can open a well of endless possibilities and opportunities for you. You only have to look at the likes of Lucas Radebe, Jomo Sono, Mark Fish and Phil Masinga, to name but a few. They are […]
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Can we expect the same old exciting Golden Arrows under Filipovic?
Lamontville Golden Arrows have decided to follow the famous trend in South African football and have hired a foreign coach for the coming season. Serbian-born Zoran Filipovic will lead Abafana Besithende in the upcoming Absa premiership season following the departure of Manqoba Mngqithi to Amazulu. I wonder if the Arrows management took the right decision. […]
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Men in black — bodyguards without a cause
It’s always struck me as rather odd the way ANC politicians and public servants seem obsessed with security. Surely, as democratically elected representatives of the people they should feel free to walk in the streets without let or hindrance? The much-hated apartheid hierarchy were certainly nowhere near as paranoid about being assassinated as our supposedly […]
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The real World Cup legacy (ie babalaas)
I don’t know about you but SA is pretty boring without the World Cup isn’t it? Not really, but the Rainbow Nation has been experiencing the lamest of July hangovers. Doctors are calling it WCW (and it has nothing to do with wrestling) — World Cup Withdrawal. The economy might have gotten a bounce from […]
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Xenophobia: Yet another threat to the power of myths
By Jazmin Acuna and Kindiza Ngubeni Violence in society is like a crack in a mirror. The crack distorts the image of us, and we become ambiguous. Un-unified. Like the mirror’s crack, violence destroys the fabric that unites people, thus eliminating the possibility of togetherness. South African history speaks at length of the harm that […]
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Marketing success at your fingertips
Ask any marketer about his email marketing endeavours and you’ll hear about click through rates, A/B testing, spam prevention, double opt in, legal compliance and what not. Clearly, this is big business and if it’s something you’re familiar with, you will no doubt appreciate the cost of time, skills and expertise required for it to […]
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The hypocrisy of ‘greenies’ — a fair charge?
Here’s the question: can we rightfully critique oil companies for their environmental impacts while we continue to fill up on their oil? Does our reliance on their products mean that we have no space to critique the manner in which that production occurs? It’s the type of question I often come up against when writing […]
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Five things to avoid on Facebook
And as an avid Facebook user these things really get on my nerves. I think the points should become part of acceptable internet behaviour on social-networking platforms. Listed in no particular order. 1) Avoid attention-seeking posts I’m really not a fan of posts which are obviously designed to draw attention to people’s sorrowful state. Posts […]
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Women’s sexual fantasies — what do they mean?
Pssst … hey you. Guess what? Women think about sex … sometimes more than once a day. Sometimes we’re thinking about it while you’re talking to us at our desks. Sometimes we’re thinking about it on the bus. Sometimes we’re just thinking about it while having our lunch. We think about sex. Pssst … there’s […]
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Android vs iPhone
Android pips it, but only just. With the new Android software version 2.1 running on local HTC phones, there is no doubt that the iPhone has a true competitor in the market. I am running a HTC Hero with 2.1 software on it and I’ve never owned an iPhone, so doing a comprehensive review is […]
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Don’t get duped by the internet hype
I’m on an internet ranting mission. I’m amazed at the lack of understanding in the market about how internet access is charged for and how people are getting ripped. Had a conversation with someone the other day who said MWeb uncapped was competitive with Telkom because it was R219 vs R199 for Telkom’s 1GB on […]
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Cool heads, warm hearts: Here’s to 2011
As the Boks head for Brisbane, scene of their infamous 49-0 defeat in 2006, the whines about bad refereeing are threatening to cloud the real problem. We forget that Richie McCaw was not offside while the All Blacks were scoring a record eight tries in their two opening World Cup games. Four tries a game; […]