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And in the sport: There are concerns over Bryan Vodacom Habana’s pace after a Sasol/British Airways Bok training session in which he was chased down by the entire Wildeklawer Onions Griquas squad. Speculation is rife that after interference from new selector Cheeky “Black Like Me” Watson, coach Peter “Magnum” de Villiers may be forced to […]

It may be the beautiful game, but the world’s most popular sport is also synonymous with death and destruction. Take the qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup, for example. Earlier this month, 10 fans died before a 2010 World Cup qualifier between Gambia and Liberia at the overcrowded Samuel L. Doe stadium in Monrovia. […]

Mike A asks some honest, meaningful questions in his take on my recent God blogs. Instead of battling on about the existence or provability issues, he asks about the implications of atheism, so I feel it’s worth giving some serious, honest replies, accounting for my beliefs (or non-beliefs) on these matters. Q: Why do we […]

My doctor has classified me G6 K4 which means that if I’m called up during times of war as an army reservist, the SANDF uses me for prisoner exchanges. Beats working for a living. Anyhow as some of you may recall, this genius of the medical profession and I don’t always see eye to eye. […]

Well-run smaller companies are often agile and responsive, in short, they are communication innovators — more so when compared to the giant corporate dinosaurs at the top of the financial food chain. This realisation became most apparent after a recent presentation given by one of the largest private banking institutions in South Africa outlining three […]

The old debate of form versus function (known in modernism as form follows function) is given a new meaning on the web. Here we have the debate about design versus content. My thoughts around this matter relate to whether one or either or both (or neither) of these factors contribute to a user’s perception of […]

The iPhone is on its way to sunny South Africa and the excitement is already beginning to build. The news that the iPhone would be available in South Africa spread rapidly through the MSM and the local blogosphere. Some, however, have been sceptical as to the magnitude of the potential impact the release of the […]

I’m sitting on my bed in Nairobi, with my wet and smelly socks hanging from the mosquito net and the air-conditioning on 30 degrees. The room’s starting to sweat a little, and the aroma of eau-de-sock is stripping paint off the walls. But these soggy foot protectors are reminders of my inadvertent discovery this weekend. […]

Remember yesteryear’s defensive midfielder? The (usually) nuggety stocky guy with unkempt hair? Strangely this condition affected defensive mids of all hues-, socks around his ankles, permanent scowl, and all the footballing ability of a wet chicken with two left feet? He was the team’s hatchet man; didn’t break down the opposition moves so much as […]

The European football championships ended on Sunday in typically spectacular fashion, as the Spanish flummoxed and beguiled the workmanlike Germans to take the cup, ending decades of frustration and disappointment for their weary fans, while giving them bragging rights for the next four years. It capped off an amazing tournament, offering the kind of exhilaration […]

I am constantly surprised by the disingenuous defences offered for the often unforgivable practices of capitalism, where some (including some on Thought Leader) even claim that a company’s concern for ‘its market’, instead of its blind pursuit of profit, is simultaneously a concern ‘for others’. Capitalism is driven by the profit motive, and by nothing […]

As the Tri-Nations is about to start and the World Cup holders will play the World Cup favourites, it is time to think about the World Cup: what it means, what it delivers and its impact. I know there has been a huge debate on whether the All Blacks were poisoned in 1995, and whether […]