Category Archives: in the news

Song of the Day

By 6000 | 6000 | May 4, 2012

Hey, I’ll take any excuse to get my 90s on and this just seems appropriate today: Stupid girl. All you had, you wasted.

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Dans, Dans, [censored] Dans.

By 6000 | 6000 | May 2, 2012

Much amusement in Newcastle (no, not that one) OVER the weekend as Afrikaans rapper JACK Parow was escorted off stage halfway through his performance, in order to protect him from a small number of the audience who labelled him “satan slang” (devil snake) and a “disgrace to the Afrikaans language” after he swore on STAGE. [...]

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Dismay, Dispiriting, Disunited

By 6000 | 6000 | April 24, 2012

Here’s one fan’s view on the issues around the Ched Evans verdict on Friday. I’m not getting drawn into this one. Evans was found guilty and, while I understand that he is appealing the verdict, there is no excuse for what he has done and no excuse for anyone to defend his actions or to [...]

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Read this, chum…

By 6000 | 6000 | April 20, 2012

No-one can deny that the latest fatal shark attack in False Bay was a tragic event. David Lilienveld, a 20 year old body-boarder from Camps Bay who had represented South Africa in the sport, died after he was attacked at “Caves”, a popular surfing spot at Kogel Bay between Gordon’s Bay and Rooiels. What’s also [...]

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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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