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Ashanti in World Cup u-turn
It seems that Ashanti Lodge, whose exorbitant 309% World Cup price increase we noted in January and who still hadn’t sold their rooms for the tournament just a couple of weeks ago, have had to rethink their pricing strategy for June and July.
Their rates page now has a little note for the dates over the duration [...]
3 Comments | Tagged ashanti lodge, Cape Town, rip-off, World Cup 2010 | Also posted in World Cup 2010, this is south africa
The Daily Mail quandary – sorted
I can’t be arsed with the Daily Mail anymore.
Who could forget the infamous Peter Hitchens piece in the Daily Mail last year, covered so adequately in my “The Daily Mail Quandary” post? The quandary being that while the Mail is seventeen different sorts of crap and provides a platform to ill-informed and racist bigots, it also [...]
8 Comments | Tagged daily mail, Jacob Zuma, peter robinson, racist | Also posted in UK, in the news, politics, this is south africa
After months of negativity
As I sit here by the braai, with a locally-brewed wife and beer by my side, I am filled with hope, positivity and optimism about the future here in SA. And, for once, it seems I’m not the only one.
After a wholly-unsolicited ‘I’m going out of my way to tell your viewers this’ quote “Let [...]
7 Comments | Tagged piers edwards, sensationalist media, World Cup 2010 | Also posted in World Cup 2010, in the news, positive thoughts, sport, this is south africa
Helen talks mainly sense
Grand Emperor of the Western Cape, Helen Zille has been talking up a storm after a police briefing on World Cup security. She warned of the dangers of sensationalist media and their attempts to stoke up negative sentiment about the country and the tournament.
Well said, Helen. We warned you about that over 3 months ago.
“There are a [...]
2 Comments | Tagged helen zille, south africa, vuvuzela, World Cup 2010 | Also posted in World Cup 2010, politics, that's a bit mad, this is south africa
High & mighty prawn in town (just)