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What a bowl of cock-custard we have to put up with every time Manchester United are involved in a transfer deal. In fact it’s gotten so bad you can’t read a British newspaper unless you’ve swallowed a goodly amount of Valoid, just in case you stumble across their latest misadventure. FFS as if it’s not […]

In psychology, cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling or stress caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a fundamental cognitive drive to reduce this dissonance by modifying an existing belief, or rejecting one of the contradictory ideas. Prevention of cognitive dissonance may also contribute to confirmation […]

In a multi-platform world where the news waits for no man or network, traditional media would do well to heed the call of the Beowulf that would consume them. When long time host of NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Tim Russert, collapsed and died in the network’s Washington Bureau a couple of months ago, NBC tried […]

I once watched a movie where a computer programme controlled a small town called Black River. Its trademark line was: “You will be a good citizen.” It didn’t ask; it simply told you. What makes a good citizen? Paying your taxes on time? Giving to charity? Keeping the environment clean? Better yet, being a good […]

They are in your Facebook, mining your data … The issue of privacy on social networking platforms like Facebook has been discussed at length before, and dismissed by most as merely drivel from paranoid folk. My take on the issue has always been one of neutrality — I’m well aware of the ability for private […]

How many hundreds of thousands of different opinions and versions are out there of what the Springboks need to do to win at home? It is a veritable blizzard of furious opinions and passionate theories of player combinations and styles that makes the vein thump in the temple and brings on a migraine. Winning is […]

Jacques Rogge, chairman of the International Olympic Committee, made a total twat out of himself by suggesting that Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, a triple gold-medal winner, should tone down his celebrations out of courtesy to fellow competitors. Apparently this genius finds the post-race antics of the winner of the 100m, 200m and relay sprints, all in […]

C’mon, are you really surprised that the Springboks are last on the Tri-Nations table? Think about it! Really, are you? If you answer that you are surprised that the Springboks are last on the table, then you must never take up poker or any form of gambling. It does show that you are a true […]

It’s May 1993. Nelson Mandela, president of the African National Congress, just prior to addressing a joint sitting of the two houses of the UK Parliament, learns that a right-wing military coup has been carried out in South Africa. The sitting president, FW De Klerk, has been overthrown and replaced by a General JJ Malan, […]

Back in June this year, I wrote an article titled “Do white South Africans hate local soccer?” Little did I know that Essop Pahad would be castigated for expressing the same sentiment, but in a different way. The responses to the above-mentioned article argued passionately that the situation was more complicated and probably complex that […]

Fifty-three fouls … 12 yellow cards … two red cards … this is not football, it’s war! Human beings are by nature generally known to be resistant to change. Who would have known (10 years ago) that by now homosexuality would be legislated and protected? Maybe not Jon Qwelane, but such is the reality of […]

Is Victor Matfield the right man to captain the Springboks? It was clear in the Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks at Newlands last week that he did not have the cool head required to lead his men in tight situations. He failed to control his temper on several occasions when disputing Australian referee Matt […]