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Do not pass Go…

By 6000 | 6000 | May 10, 2012

I really enjoyed Jerm’s offering this morning and he has given me kind permission to share it with you on here: It really does feel that way at the moment. The sponge is being squeezed and there’s very little bathwater left to drip out. For us in Cape Town, the next nasty “surprise” is the [...]

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Max’s thoughts on Mandela’s death

By 6000 | 6000 | February 29, 2012

I read this in yesterday’s Cape Times, but couldn’t find it anywhere online until this morning. I’m reproducing it here in full because I feel that it’s a great read, bringing together a number of previously undocumented, yet actually fairly obvious ideas and notions around what will doubtless be a very emotional moment in time, and expressing [...]

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Whose Fault Is It Anyway?

By 6000 | 6000 | February 28, 2012

Part – indeed much – of my journey home from work features the M5 and much of that journey is usually rather slow. It gives me a chance to have a look around at the fetid industrial heartland of Cape Town, before I head down into the leafier suburbs further south. As I’ve mentioned once [...]

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On South African Seaside Homes, Part One

By 6000 | 6000 | February 21, 2012

Warning! This Post Contains Some Bad Language. For years now, those South Africans who can, have taken their money and invested it in often hideous second homes by the sea. Freed from the constraints of day-to-day urban dwelling, they let themselves go in every way, shape and form, resulting in the architectural ruination of towns and [...]

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Just found…

By 6000 | 6000 | January 28, 2012

iWeathar.co.za – comprehensive weather information from around South Africa, beautifully presented and easy to use. Are you watching SA Weather Service? I’m down in Cape Agulhas this weekend. You can see whether I’m having a hot or wet time of it by clicking through to view the latest conditions in nearby Struisbaai. For other locations [...]

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