Monthly Archives: December 2008

Anthrax – the bug that keeps on giving

By 6000 | 6000 | December 5, 2008

So, in addition to all the other problems that Zimbabwe faces, which are too many, too varied and far too well-documented to even think about listing here, and following hot on the heels of the recent cholera outbreaks, anthrax has now reared its ugly head. Anthrax can kill when infected meat is touched, or eaten or when infected spores are inhaled. [...]

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Telegraph confusion

By 6000 | 6000 | December 2, 2008

Following the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, The Telegraph newspaper (more specifically, hack Francisca Kellett) has helpfully put together a list of the twenty most dangerous places on earth to visit. And there, right behind Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya and just missing out on a medal is our dear own South Africa, although, as Kellett admits, seemingly almost [...]

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Cape Town sunset

By 6000 | 6000 | December 2, 2008

It’s not difficult to take good photographs in Cape Town. Decent subject matter is nearly always available, all you have to do is point and shoot. But because of that, the bar is raised and because good is the norm, exceptional becomes the goal. Having only wandered outside to fix a drainpipe (what else do you do [...]

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Got bus?

By 6000 | 6000 | December 1, 2008

Did you leave your bus in Heerengracht? Still planning to work on that rattle in the cooling system when you’ve finished your lunch? Umm. Too late.      Heerengracht, Cape Town, 1330 CAT, 1st December 2008 Sorry and all that… UPDATE: More from News24.com. And I should think so – that’s their big yellow building.

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