Monthly Archives: June 2008

SA crime – the moaning continues

By 6000 | 6000 | June 30, 2008

Sadly, South Africa is known, amongst many other things, for its high crime rate. But there came some good news on that front today with the release of the latest crime figures, which show a marked decrease, especially in many of the more serious crimes: murder down 4.7% and robbery with aggravating circumstances down 7.4%, [...]

12 Comments | Tagged , , , | Posted in annoying people, sport, this is south africa

Want Chicken!

By 6000 | 6000 | June 27, 2008

I was awoken from fitful slumbers, punctuated with dreams of Kari Byron relaxing in a bath of Woolworth’s peanut butter (crunchy, obviously), on six separate occasions between midnight and 3am last night. Our son - usually a sleeper of note –  is going through one of those stages that helpfully reminds us just how lucky we are [...]

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Are Italians naturally dull?

By 6000 | 6000 | June 23, 2008

Having swum down to Newlands in miserable conditions on Saturday to watch the rugby, I was disappointed with the atmosphere, the standard of play and the complete lack of general excitement that usually surrounds an international test match. Sure, it could have had something to do with the weather, but being the scientific kind of person [...]

16 Comments | Tagged | Posted in annoying people, sport

An important announcement

By 6000 | 6000 | June 22, 2008

Helen Zille will never be allowed to rule this website – never ever. Only God, who appointed me, will remove me: not the DA, not the British. Only God will remove me. I hope this is clear. Also, I will not be allowing NGOs to work in the rural areas beyond the dining room without [...]

2 Comments | Tagged | Posted in admin, in the news, politics, that's a bit mad

Not in Kansas anymore

By 6000 | 6000 | June 20, 2008

UPDATE: Looking for pictures of the 30-31st August 2008 storm? Try here! As I stared, bleary-eyed, out of the bedroom window into the cold and dark of the Cape Town morning, I was once again blown away by the sight of the lights of Muizenberg glittering on the ocean. What a view. Despite the atrocious [...]

10 Comments | Tagged , | Posted in sport, this is south africa, world cup 2010
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