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It is almost expected of Jacob Zuma will pronounce statements like these: "We shall build this organisation. Even God expects us to rule this country because we are the only organisation which was blessed by pastors when it was formed. It is even blessed in Heaven. That is why we will rule until Jesus comes back."   It is almost expected. a dirty ( Read more... )

A new definition of: "Having panties in a twist". Of course, not nearly as dangerous as using a potato as a weapon.

On a more serious note, the question has been asked: "In what context do we have the cheapest electricity in the world?"  And are we really that cheap if we primarily use coal and not cleaner energy sources with the countries being ( Read more... )

You know, the Large Hadron Collider was just like any experiment to me until
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Let me get this straight, you are experiencing problems with providing electricity to the country, because of your poor planning, disregard for the essential equipment and the colossal tragedy, which you call your managing skills as the only provider of electricity in the country. The first pro-active public action you take however, besides asking ( Read more... )

Sending arms to Zim 'a recipe for conflict'

By Kamini Padayachee & Sapa

Opposition to a shipment of arms being offloaded in Durban and transported to Zimbabwe increased yesterday when South Africa's largest transport workers' union announced that its members would not unload the ship.

"The union does not agree with the position of the ( Read more... )

I logged in to CNN this morning, for a quick update of the international news. In the top headlines on the website among the fears of terrorism, trouble in the middle East, Zimbabwe voting crisis, Tibetan monks being arrested for political activism in China and so forth, the headline, which almost wants to make you click on as the 'which is the ' ( Read more... )

Report: Nation's Gentrified Neighborhoods Threatened By Aristocratization

March 31, 2008

WASHINGTON-According to a report released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, the recent influx of exceedingly affluent powder-wigged aristocrats into the nation's gentrified urban areas is pushing out young white professionals ( Read more... )

A construction worker was injured after a large number of wall tiles fell on him as he walked along Adderley Street on Friday morning.

Family Mgidi, 46, who is doing contract work at parliament, said the incident occurred when he went on his tea break.

"I was coming from the shopping centre when the tiles fell on me," he said.

Mgidi said he ( Read more... )

I probably did not see it in Dec, it was a busy month.

Author Pratchett has Alzheimer's Author Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it has been revealed.
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