Category Archives: in the news

Serves you right

By 6000 | 6000 | May 29, 2008

Fresh from yesterday’s Cape Times and it’s sister paper, Pretoria News: An agency that sold tickets for a Celine Dion concert in March and a cancelled Josh Groban concert in April has been placed under final liquidation. An application for the liquidation of Ticket Connection (Pty) was yesterday brought before Judge P Burton-Fourie by the agency [...]

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Gutted

By 6000 | 6000 | May 27, 2008

Tuesday: Shower. Breakfast. Traffic. Work. Tea Break. Such is the life of a lab rat. But with Tuesday tea break comes Ben Trovato’s column in the Cape Times. Today, I open the paper even more eagerly. How will someone with such obvious compassion for those around him and an incomparable understanding of South African cultures handle the recent xenophobic problems? [...]

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Sorry seems to be the hardest word

By 6000 | 6000 | May 24, 2008

Exactly what are our politicians up to while the well-documented violence against foreign nationals spreads to each and every corner of the country? President Thabo Mbeki has been widely criticised for his lack of prompt action when the attacks started in Alexandra last week (or earlier, according to some sources). And rightly so, I would [...]

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Now violence hits the Cape

By 6000 | 6000 | May 23, 2008

Not every comment makes it through the 6000 miles… vetting process. Nor does every email I receive get a reply. Some don’t deserve the time or effort and the delete button only takes one click. Despite the fact that this is my blog and I am fortunate enough to live in a country which allows [...]

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BBC, baby!

By 6000 | 6000 | May 22, 2008

As Thabo Mbeki finally pays heed to everyone’s pleas to bring in the army in order to try and quell the xenophobic violence which has flared up across South Africa, the BBC News website quotes 6000 miles… amongst others in its 21st May article, SA Bloggers want end to violence. Fame at last. I am also available for [...]

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