Author Archives: 6000

Watch your cheese

By 6000 | 6000 | August 22, 2011

After the young firebrands such as Malema and Shivambu have had their say, in steps “oily creature“ Andile Lungisa, ex deputy-Pres of the ANCYL and now chairman of the National Youth Development Agency, with his loud words and hot air. Well, mainly hot air, anyway. In a speech at the Black Management Forum young professionals’ summit in [...]

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One year ago

By 6000 | 6000 | August 22, 2011

In grey and miserable conditions much like yesterday and today, this happened:   You may recall that then mayor, Dan Plato, pressed the button a little early and most people missed the big event. One year on, nothing has been done to the Athlone Power Station site, but it’s amazing to see how normal the [...]

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Rabbit Riots

By 6000 | 6000 | August 20, 2011

With the UK riots just a distant memory now and the majority of the perpetrators safely behind bars already, I was shocked to find a family who appear to have got away almost scot-free; this despite documented evidence that they were part of the problems faced by Britain at that time. Rest assured that I have already passed on [...]

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History today

By 6000 | 6000 | August 19, 2011

While commenting on this post, I was reminded of History Today – a series of sketches by David Baddiel and Rob Newman of Newman & Baddiel in Pieces and The Mary Whitehouse Experience fame. Brilliant early 90′s “alternative” comedy:   TMWE started out on radio in the late 80′s and I can still remember listening [...]

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Picture admin

By 6000 | 6000 | August 17, 2011

Right, first up, this amazing photo from flickr user assassin00708. I have no idea whether he is actually an assassin, but I did spot this on his photostream and thought it deserved sharing. Which he describes thus: Photograph taken on Signal Hill looking over the CBD. Sun setting behind Lions head and signal hill with the [...]

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