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When the churches were the primary disseminators of anti-Jewish sentiment, Jews presumably would have felt that the disappearance of the Christian religion would be a good thing. It is therefore a remarkable irony that today, many religiously observant Jews are viewing the disintegration of traditional Christian society with something approaching dismay. There are no absolute […]

So Sundowns have signed Sibusiso Zuma (pencil him in for Player of The Year and get ready for the clamouring to begin for his restoration to the Bafana fold), Siboniso Gaxa, Katlego Mphela (who must be salivating like a skollie on a mandrax high, at the thought of the service he will be getting this […]

There is a proverb that says that the best way to judge a man is not by the way he treats his equals, but by the way he treats his inferiors. If you treat your servants or employees badly, it is a poor reflection on you; that the true measure of a man is how […]

Africa’s history has been history of suffering and the struggle for liberation and independence. The overarching problem with Africa’s struggle for liberation and independence from colonial and imperialist rule and exploitation has been centered on political liberation, without any emphasis on economic liberation. African countries gained their independence from colonial rule many moons ago; but […]

I’d like to wish Kevin Pietersen all the best and a strong showing in the opening npower Test between England and South Africa at Lords tomorrow. As I say I’d like to, but unfortunately I’d be bullshitting the turncoat. For me an ideal return would be two ducks with lashings of dropped catches. He’d better […]

Since this is my first post on Tech Leader, I thought I couldn’t go wrong with a top ten list. Don’t worry, I’ll try not to do it too often. This list of software consists of tools I use almost every day. Some of them are better than their proprietary counterparts, and others are just […]

The Information Technology sector has over the years developed, tested and implemented new ways and processes to developing IT systems. To name a few and to bring this into perspective, we have the traditional SDLC, the JAD (Joint Application Development) and so on and so forth. Developing these methods and standards takes a long time […]

Getting this baby to work has been a not so enjoyable experience. After what seemed like fighting a losing battle, I stumbled upon the above mentioned post, I read through the post carefully and got stuck on the first bit where I had to reset the username and the password. You see, unlike other people, […]

It’s fast becoming a bit of a cliche, but Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM), really are changing the way we do business in South Africa. More and more enterprises are realising the value of strong web positioning, and as recent articles show, the budgets being allocated in this sphere are growing […]

The England-South Africa Test series is upon us and sets up as a mouth-watering prospect. Let’s look at some of the match-ups. Graeme Smith vs Ryan Sidebottom Biff no doubt has some fairly decent memories of the 2003 tour, but a lot’s changed since then. Most importantly, the Poms have probably learnt over the past […]

“EVERY man is rich or poor according to the degree in which he can afford to enjoy the necessaries, conveniences, and amusements of human life.” Adam Smith (1776) It would perhaps be most appropriate before I examine the uselessness and irrelevance, under certain circumstances, of the science that economics is purported to be — to […]

“Judgment of our friends ought to be suspected when they are in favour of ourselves” – Rene Descartes (1659 – 1650) We are as humans, endowed with the abundance of prejudice; and which like reason is by nature equally distributed among all of us; it however manifest in varying degrees. None of us can with […]