Category Archives: this is south africa

10 years II – The Big South African Pool Cleaner Export Ban Explanation (sort of)

By 6000 | 6000 | January 11, 2012

Remember this post – where I suggested that the penalties for the seemingly innocuous crime of exporting a pool cleaner (or bits thereof) from the Republic of South Africa seemed rather harsh? (Not as harsh as those proposed for the proposed Severe Weather Warning Law,  at least in financial terms, but still pretty nasty.) In terms [...]

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Political Soundbite(s) of the Day

By 6000 | 6000 | January 11, 2012

Here’s Alex Perry (you may remember him from such articles as “Why Cape Town’s Woodstock Rocks“) in Time Magazine with a scathing piece detailing “How The ANC Lost Its Way“. To be honest, there’s not a lot of new stuff here for the local audience – we are used to the cut and thrust of [...]

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L39 Photo Sortie Over Cape Town

By 6000 | 6000 | January 10, 2012

Aviation Photographer Justin de Reuck takes to the sky from Ysterplaat Air Base (just next door) in an Aero L-39 Albatros training jet to get some photos of…. another Aero L-39 Albatros training jet. And while he’s at it, he plays some Evanescence and Creed, because apparently you can’t get Kfm while you’re doing 750kph over the Atlantic Ocean [...]

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City releases 2012 Load Shedding Schedules

By 6000 | 6000 | January 9, 2012

…and inevitably causes widespread panic and discontent. As is their wont, in fact, since Eskom is currently struggling with huge demand and very limited supply. This is probably down mainly to the ridiculous heatwave that has crossed the country and the increased use of air-conditioning – especially in office buildings and the like – as [...]

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In the background…

By 6000 | 6000 | January 7, 2012

I’m still messing around with (literally) about 1000 photos that I’ve taken over the past two or three weeks – you’ll get to see them in due course. In the meantime, here’s one of the lighthouse at Cape Agulhas that it has been suggested might make a nice desktop background. If you want it as [...]

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