Category Archives: politics

A Question of Trust

By 6000 | 6000 | March 27, 2009

This whole “is the case against Jacob Zuma about to be dropped?” thing. Man, it’s getting complicated. Why doesn’t someone take things back to basics and explain it in straightforward terms? OK – here you go, then: Jacob Zuma, out future President (in 3½ weeks) and who can’t be trusted is set to face charges of [...]

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Meeting nice people

By 6000 | 6000 | March 22, 2009

Lunch was chez Tall Accountant in leafy Fernwood with some lovely people and consisted of one of the biggest chicken salads ever created. Seriously, it took three people just to carry the bowl. And there were only six of us there. Chicken salad sandwiches for the TA’s lunchtime fare this week, I feel. Now I know [...]

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Today: a summary

By 6000 | 6000 | March 19, 2009

No one particular subject has dominated my mind or time today, save for the post I was going to do about waking up with Madonna and Billy Joel. Not on the radio or on the TV – literally waking up with them. In my bed.  I have no idea what they were doing in there. [...]

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Hero in a HalfShell

By 6000 | 6000 | March 13, 2009

…ZUMAPOWER! Zumatello hits the election campaign. ¼ of the world’s most awesome fighting team Straight away, one can see the direct parallels: Donatello (who wore the purple mask, of course) was the brilliant scientist, inventor, engineer, and technological genius. He was perhaps the least violent Turtle, preferring to use his intellect to solve conflicts. Zumatello (who is wearing the red [...]

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Emil is unhappy

By 6000 | 6000 | March 12, 2009

Ask anyone anywhere in South Africa what the biggest scourge in this nation is and they will probably answer “crime” or “Jacob Zuma”. Ask them what is the biggest scourge on the roads and they will probably answer “crime”, “Jacob Zuma” or “taxis”. Taxis are a law unto themselves in this country, breaking rules, endangering lives and [...]

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