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There is one striking thing about Chinese cartoons of Chinese people here in China. The characters don’t have the slant-eyed slits Western cartoonists often love, sometimes looking like twin Concordes taking off in opposite directions. The eyes are, well, normal. It would be interesting to find out if that is in scornful reaction to the […]

Though I have never been one to believe the banking industry exists purely for altruistic social empowerment motives, I have always thought they would be leading the charge in educating on the basic principle that a fiscally prudent society tends to be more prosperous in the long run. Sustained economic prosperity would, of course, only […]

“If Zuma is corrupt, then we want him with all his corruption. We want him with all his weaknesses. If he is uneducated, then we want him as our uneducated president.” (Julius Malema ANCYL president at Cato Manor) Zuma, he said, understood South African economics, which amounted to: “Put a bread on the table. We […]

There is nothing more annoying than asking a girl out and she gives you the, “I’m sorry I can’t go out with you because I’ve found Jesus,” line. As if Jesus was lost. And now that she has found him, he needs her to look after him until he is nursed back to health. Worse, […]

It is a startling fact that the majority of psychopaths aren’t emotionless killers but seemingly average people who hold down 9 to 5 jobs like you and me.

I’m betting that Carl Niehaus’s cortisol levels must be through the roof as the relentless stresses of being an ex-spin doctor on the ropes and on the run take their toll on the poor bugger’s health. His penchant for expensive, gourmet cuisine would have done little to prepare him for such trying times. I read […]

For a country that claims to be “for the people, by the people”, South Africa has a despicable disregard for the individual in society. Adverts in every format bombard us with “We care” tripe. Government departments have Batho Pele messages plastered in every nook and cranny. Banks festoon their sterile halls with merry posters of […]

Things could get worse. The world economy is at a crossroads again, if not in a mess. As some have said before, certain challenges present opportunities — this is, in my view, one of those challenges (ie the current global financial crisis), which presents another opportune moment for humanity as a whole. The gist of […]

There comes a time in the Super-14 competition when teams start to panic realising they are at the bottom half of the table. One thing and one thing only will halt their plummet to the bottom of the log, which is the consistency of the team to score four tries per game and lose by […]

When South Africa goes to the polls in the general election on April 22, it will be one of the most interesting days in South Africa’s political history. In undoubtedly the most highly contested election since 1994, the stakes are markedly high and the election will give a hugely important signal into the next two […]

So here’s the scoop. Slumdog Millionaire is a movie about kids growing up in a slum in India and how one of them makes it against all odds in an Indian equivalent of Who wants to be a Millionaire reality TV quiz show. The film has taken just over $89-million in North America by February […]

It’s funny how people see things so differently. To me my girlfriend is the most gorgeous, kindest and warmest human being ever to have walked the face of the planet yet to my wife she’s .. Mind you, if they ever ask the government (Mrs Traps) she’ll tell them I’m the worst lay she’s ever […]