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Footballers have a rough deal, don’t they? It is easy to look at them with a hint of green as they go to “work” for a few hours a day and reap their vast rewards. But there is a line that you don’t cross … well, at least one you shouldn’t cross. And it is […]

Losing South Africans to alleged international paradises of peace and tranquility is tantamount to the painful, but unavoidable, removal of a cancer from the human body. We are left weakened, saddened and worse-off, but with a remaining chance to live a full and happy life. The current available emigration statistics are reportedly unreliable and sound […]

My wife, Andrea Hurst, and I have just returned from a most informative – and largely enjoyable – trip to (and through) Egypt, and it was unavoidable to reflect on differences and similarities between this Arabic country with its ancient history and our own country, South Africa, in the course of our travels. On arriving […]

Comeback Of The Year Adi Jacobs was one of the most contentious selections in PdV’s first squad. Long written off as a lightweight show pony impact player not suited to the grind of Test rugby by those who had forgotten how he made Etienne Botha look good at the Falcons in the early noughties, he […]

The headline reads “End of the giant farms”. The subtitle should be: food prices hurt poor the most. I spend quite a bit of time in rural communities and know very well the struggles and strife faced by poor rural people. Land shortage is a real issue in some places, but I find what is […]

South Africa’s preparations to host the 2010 World Cup face the next hurdle with this weekend’s draw for the 2009 Confederations Cup. It’s no secret that the “Festival of Champions”, which pits continental winners against the holders (Italy) and hosts of the World Cup, is a key curtain-raiser for 2010, both on and off the […]

Eyong Enoh shows the way: from SA PSL to Dutch Premier League Eyong Enoh (22, Cameroon) is surprising a lot of soccer fans in South Africa, Cameroon, Holland and the rest of Europe. After playing for Ajax Cape Town for 18 months, Enoh joined the Dutch Premier League (‘Eredivisie’) team, and former European champions Ajax […]

Jerry Yang will be stepping down as Yahoo! CEO in the near future; as soon as they find a capable replacement. In an email to the employees, he says the decision to step down was taken jointly with the board. In translation: the board gave a vote of no confidence especially after he let Microsoft […]

Often when the stresses of daily life start getting to me I do a little exercise which helps to put everything back into some sort of perspective. Hopefully it will assist some of you lot as well, in not only easing the pain of modern day living but also in gaining a bit of knowledge […]

Yesterday I overhead Sir Clive Woodward, former English rugby team coach of the 2003 winning World Cup fame, tell Matt Dawson, most capped English scrum half with 51 games, to remember T-CUP and I thought what is this? Earl Grey? Chamomile? Our Rooibos? Personally, I am more familiar with a C-cup than a T-CUP and […]

The 2009 edition of the Super 14 kicks off in Dunedin on Friday February 13, with the Highlanders hosting the Brumbies. The official draw was released on the weekend. The 94-match tournament will end with the final set for May 30. 2009 SUPER 14 SCHEDULE: Week 1 1. Friday 13 February Highlanders v Brumbies Dunedin […]

After writing prose and poetry, probably my greatest love is teaching creative writing. I always jump at the task to take writing courses for children and university students. I gave my writing classes the beginning of a fantasy story I wrote, called Ricky and the Musical Stones There once was a small island off the […]