Category Archives: economic issues

Do not pass Go…

By 6000 | 6000 | May 10, 2012

I really enjoyed Jerm’s offering this morning and he has given me kind permission to share it with you on here: It really does feel that way at the moment. The sponge is being squeezed and there’s very little bathwater left to drip out. For us in Cape Town, the next nasty “surprise” is the [...]

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Stayaway Day

By 6000 | 6000 | April 18, 2012

The hot topic on everyone’s lips at the moment is the Gauteng e-tolls and the threat of mass civil disobedience. For those of us living down in the Western Cape, where we don’t do tolls (except for one tunnel and one “scenic road”), this is of limited interest, save for individuals who are utilising the [...]

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UK fracking gets the go ahead

By 6000 | 6000 | April 17, 2012

Hate to say I told you so. A hugely slanted article in the Guardian this morning informs us that a report recommending that fracking be given the go ahead in the UK is “all but certain to be accepted by ministers”, effectively allowing trial wells to be drilled as a first stage in tapping the [...]

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Temptation

By 6000 | 6000 | April 15, 2012

It’s getting harder to resist… Anyone want to sponsor me a Galaxy? (he asked, hopefully.)

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Credibility issues

By 6000 | 6000 | March 29, 2012

As Sarah Britten penned an article documenting Helen Zille’s slow but steady meltdown on Twitter and with political commentator Eusebius McKaiser even suggesting: For its own sake, the DA might need a new leader. suddenly the rug has been smartly pulled from beneath DA supporters’ feet, as their previously solid and reliable leader seems almost to be [...]

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