Category Archives: economic issues

Breakfast & Baboons & Buffoons at the Porter Estate Market

By 6000 | 6000 | June 11, 2011

It’s been a while since we headed down to Zwaanswyk and the Porter Estate Saturday Morning Market. Lots to see and do here, but first, it was breakfast time and while the kids amused themselves in the sandpit and on the jungle gym, I amused myself with bacon, egg, veal sausage and onion. Which was [...]

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Missed by blitz, but…

By 6000 | 6000 | June 4, 2011

While I drove all around the city this week, I didn’t pass through a single roadblock in the supposed traffic blitz that was an attempt to rake in the almost R600m that the city drivers owe in fines. We all heard about the roadblocks though. Especially the big finale on the M5 on Friday afternoon, [...]

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A call to action

By 6000 | 6000 | June 3, 2011

Last night, in Cecilia Forest, in Cape Town, 7 trees, died, from the, cold. The soil that they are planted in drops to -60 at night. There are 130 trees left. Today, this website, 6000 miles…,  will make sure that every single tree in the forest has a blanket. Once we have enough money for [...]

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No energy

By 6000 | 6000 | May 30, 2011

Ah, electricity. The elixir of the Gods. It remains a touchy subject here in SA, with the constant threats of load-shedding as we approach winter. (And believe me, we’ve been doing some serious approaching today.) At the heart of this is the fact that while we want to use lots of electricity, we don’t have [...]

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Woolies Pineapple & Papaya Chunks Have Surprising Inclusions

By 6000 | 6000 | May 16, 2011

Who would have thought that a simple two part fruit salad could be so complicated? Thank goodness they have clarified the ingredients for us. Pineapple & Papaya Chunks, including Pineapple & Papaya. Who knew?

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