As an official blogger and egomaniac I thought that it was incumbent upon me to make my position clear given the current state of our nation. The desire to write this endorsement is also driven by the false notion that people might take what I have to say seriously. As the title suggests, I fully […]
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President Motlanthe has failed in his constitutional duties
The constitution of the Republic of South Africa makes no provision for election of a ceremonial president; but we have observed in the last few months that the country has no executive head of state. Since being sworn into office after the unceremonious departure of Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe has been pandering to the whims […]
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Anti-corruption campaigners tackle Bongo, Nguesso and Obiang while Tutu and De Klerk call for arms deal probe
What is the world coming to when African leaders can’t take their hard earned money and pop over to Europe for a spot of rest, perhaps purchase the odd car or two and pick up a decent bit of property? Dear oh dear oh dear. It seems that the French chapter of Transparency International (headquarters […]
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WML vs XHTML
A few months ago, an article was published titled Google’s search dominance, stating the following: According to Masie, a sixth of all internet searches in South Africa come from mobile devices, the highest ratio in the world. To ensure that it leads in the mobile search market Google SA launched its universal search for mobile […]
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The Dalai Lama: Holy man or gangster?
I have always been deeply suspicious of the way history or current events are conveyed. There is so much opportunity for the entropy of the “truth” from original event to end readers of texts: texts which are inevitably just interpretations and potentially filled with biases. Thus, infamously, a factory for WMD in Iraq turns out […]
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In business as in life, failure is everywhere
One of the worst things we have inherited form our British colonisers is our attitude to business failure. The man who was in my lifetime the doyenne of business journalism was Harold Fridjohn, who decided quite late in life to switch from writing about business to doing it. He became a stockbroker, and after a […]
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Cope :The Mbhazima Shilowa interview
I met with Mbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, general secretary of Cosatu and now convenor of the new Congress of the People Party this morning and asked him to give me his views on matters of concern to South Africans both here at home and abroad. This was his take. On Cope The majority […]
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Mbeki’s Aids and Zimbabwe policies under scrutiny
Two areas of former president Thabo Mbeki’s term of office are undergoing scrutiny in the international media; his administration’s policies on Aids and Zimbabwe. Neither are going to serve his legacy well. Mbeki’s achievements have been well documented throughout this blog and it would be unfair and unkind to dismiss them during the course of […]
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Time to make good on the promise of democracy
Quick, what’s the difference between a catfish and a politician? The one is a slimy, predatory, bottom-feeding opportunist that would eat its own young. The other is a fish. That’s the overwhelming feeling washing over South Africa’s battered middle-class as they watch the bizarre events unfolding ahead of next year’s elections. There’s a new logo […]
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Combating Somali piracy … Roman style
In the year 75BC, Gaius Julius Caesar, citizen of the great Roman Empire was sailing on a Roman battle trireme in the Mediterranean when pirates attacked the ship. Caesar was captured and ransomed, as was the practice back then. Legend has it that the great man was not impressed when the pirates decided to bill […]
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1861 Mr Malema
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 […]
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ABSA: Absolute Blessing to Screw Anyone
Is it right that we all bitch so much about banks? I think one of the greatest lessons in life is gratitude. When I was in SA I ran motivational, empowerment courses for children. One lesson dealt with gratitude. All the kids were put in pairs, blindfolded, had marshmallows shoved in their delighted mouths, instructed […]