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Do you remember your first time? For every person this may mean something different. Some smile fondly whilst others cringe at the extreme embarrassment surrounding their “first time”. Most people immediately think of sex, but really, this isn’t the only first significant time for most people — certainly not for most women. If you’ve read […]

It’s still too early to gauge the impact that the 2010 World Cup will have on international perceptions of South Africa. Nevertheless, it’s safe to say that a great deal of inaccurate and over-the-top foreign media coverage has contributed to the dip in projected foreign visitors for the month-long event. A number of initiatives have […]

“The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Writing this post has taken a long time (and it’s a long post). It’s one of those opinion pieces that moves dangerously between industry comment and personal insight. Add to that […]

With a Fifa world ranking of 90 and the unwanted distinction of being the lowest ranked country to ever qualify for the World Cup, albeit as hosts, Bafana Bafana are possibly the worst side to ever take part in a World Cup. To point this out is not to try and demoralise a nation, but […]

Greece is in financial crisis and Germany recently offered to buy the island of Corfu to help kick start the nation again. Now what if South Africa was in the same plight and was offered a purchase for her historical Robben Island? Just imagine the following South African personalities and others acting as brokers for […]

Speaking about the ban on the burqa, Denis Ducarme, a Belgian Liberal Party MP said: “We are the first country to break through the chain that has kept countless women enslaved.” As noble as this may sound, I cannot say that I agree with his statement. First, how exactly does one go about liberating women […]

I have noticed that some readers — probably more than meets the eye — have difficulty understanding what is meant by the notion that one is “spoken” or “constructed” by discourse. A concrete example of how this happens may clarify things somewhat. Some time ago, as part of a discourse-analysis project with other members of […]

Note: This was written on a Friday, before the weekend’s carnage fully materialised. Click goes the remote as a Lions fan has to absorb yet another loss in the Super 14. There is some spilt beer on the floor, a King Carlos moniker on a dart board with several holes within the crown that this […]

Why aren’t women as (deliberately) comical as men? This is how you tell this quick Joke about Women (definitely one of those that are all in the acting). Ask, “Why does a woman with PMT take so much longer to bath and get dressed in the morning?” Answer question by yelling at the top of […]

Alasdair and Thomas ran up from Carlos Rolfe’s Pan in the Boksburg farming area, caked with mud from wrestling in the water and trying to build a raft and get the thing to float. Bums bobbing in the sun, they knelt on the bamboo raft and dug in the water on the sides whilst the […]

Go log into your internet bank account and have a look at your list of beneficiaries. Chances are there’s the story of your life, at least over the years you’ve been banking online. Mine go back to 2004 and they’re disturbingly revealing, mainly because I’ve never paid much attention to them before. There, listed in […]

By Yoav Tchelet Last week at Facebook’s f8 conference in San Francisco, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced details of what may cement Facebook’s place as the de facto social operating system for the internet. Zuckerberg has had grand ambitions for his social darling, Facebook, for quite some time now. In 2007 he announced plans for the […]