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The Times of London is reporting that Zimbabwe has to all intents and purposes undergone a military coup. The paper alleges that since Mugabe lost the first round the country has been overtaken by a military coup by stealth. According to a report being released by Human Rights watch, a junta composed of the military, […]

May 24th 2009 Comrades Marathon Dear Diary 4am Haven’t slept a wink knowing I’ll be out on that road for hour after hour after hour. How many more times must I write down “Don’t drink and speak to geniuses from charities” before I start taking my own advice? Dear mother of all things holy, I’m […]

Toronto, June 6 2008 On Wednesday, June 4 2008, the very hot Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in Pittsburgh in a game that proved again that hockey is the most captivating game in the world. This was the team’s fourth championship win in eleven years. The game also showed what separates the men […]

Bloemfontein – South Africa When I joined Will Carling’s website, Rucku.com, he welcomed me aboard but warned me that I better dig up loads of Springbok supporters because the place was crawling with Welshmen – and he wasn’t kidding either the place is infested. Those fecking Welshmen are everywhere and having just won the 6 […]

I enjoy the National Arts Festival and try to get down as often as possible. I book a couple of shows, make plans to catch up with old friends and surf the wave of nostalgic memories. I’m not a live performance arts connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination, but I do enjoy a healthy […]

Toronto, June 06, 2008. On Wednesday, June 04, 2008, the very hot Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in Pittsburg in a game that proved again that hockey is the most captivating game in the world. This was the team’s fourth championship win in 11 years. The game also showed what separates the men […]

“No economy can grow by excluding any part of its people, and an economy that is not growing cannot integrate all of its citizens in a meaningful way.” – from South Africa’s black economic empowerment strategy document. At the end of May I started writing about new media for ITWeb and thought my first story […]

Sometimes we ask ourselves certain questions in the privacy of our minds, and then wonder if other people would be offended if we were to ask these particular questions in public. This is where the beauty of democracy comes in. This liberal system of ours must at least protect “the right to be wrong” and […]

Plurk seems to be all the rage in the social media space of late. While Stii’s reaction was positive initially, mine was negative as I hate the clutter of the timeline. Though a few days later, I can say without a doubt it has advantages over Twitter and I am willing to put up with […]

As the president of the South African Rugby Legends Association I wish to express our unconditional support for Brian Mujati on his test debut against Wales in Bloemfontein. Brian is a young man who has played like a star and is a firm favourite of the Stormers fans. We wish him everything of the best […]

Last week I attended the third annual eLearning Africa conference in Accra, Ghana. Approximately 1500 delegates from 83 countries, mostly in Africa, gathered to discuss, share and promote various approaches to information and communication technologies (ICT) in education (primary, secondary and tertiary). The conference included researcher and practitioner presentations as well as exhibitions of commercial […]

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to take part in a writing project, organised by Darren Gorton. His plan was to bring 13 of South Africa’s most passionate bloggers together and have them each contribute a chapter to an online book / series. The theme “a piece of significance” was centred around the […]