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Completely untrue and wholly without foundation

By 6000 | 6000 | January 14, 2010

Not much good news in the cricket for England this morning, but I note that The Times is up to its usual tricks again: Apology to Kevin Pietersen THE Times would like to make a full apology to Kevin Pietersen for printing an article headlined “KP’s beer-flinging fury” on 6 January 2010. Following representations on [...]

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Enough babies already!

By 6000 | 6000 | October 27, 2009

I saw this letter in The Times earlier this week. It made me laugh. I am a poor pensioner and taxpayer – I cannot afford to pay for your sexual urges. The world and South Africa has enough people, please don’t be stupid and selfish and add more at my expense. More people means more [...]

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The Times they aren’t a-changin’

By 6000 | 6000 | October 8, 2009

The pisspoor Times newspaper today shouts from the rooftops (or at least the streetlight poles) that an SA woman has “pulled a Huntley”, suggesting that she – like much-documented all-round nice guy and alleged racially-motivated crime victim, Brandon Huntley - has garnered refugee status in a foreign land claiming that the black people in South Africa are [...]

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British Journalist Speaks Sense About South Africa SHOCK!!!!!

By 6000 | 6000 | August 11, 2009

It seems that Chief Football Commentator at The Times, Patrick Barclay, thinks that England can win the World Cup in South Africa next year. And he may well be right. They’re playing some great football and getting some great results. And, of course, the 2010 World Cup will be held in the middle of winter [...]

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How to prevent HIV/AIDS

By 6000 | 6000 | August 12, 2008

Here in SA, we have big problems with HIV/AIDS.  These problems are not helped in any way by our esteemed Health Minister, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and her wacky dietary suggestions which she claims will prevent and/or cure the infection, nor by her involvement with the Rath Foundation, who claim that vitamins (which they will helpfully sell [...]

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