Attie Heunis's Journey

The ramblings of a Caucasian African American

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Originally from South Africa’s magnificent Eastern Cape, my family and I now reside in Pennsylvania in the United States. To earn my keep I’m an executive for a multinational company in the Healthcare sector. I’m also a serious amateur photographer. Pro-environmental and conservation views.

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  • German idiots kill their only wild bear

    I am absolutely disgusted that the Bavarian authorities allowed Bruno the Bear to be shot. I have always thought that Germany was one of the more responsible nations when it came to environmental issues, but this has certainly brought down Germany in my estimation. So many people were delighted about the first wild bear in…

  • Nikkor 18-200mm VR… finally!

    I was very lucky to have purchased a highly rated Nikkor 18-200 VR lens today. I have been looking for this lens since November 2005 but they are almost impossible to get. Thanks to the outstanding efforts of Tina Aarsen of Fixation that changed today. I can’t wait to test it out so I’m hoping…

  • Policemen make ultimate sacrifice

    South-Africa’s biggest problem – crime – came to the fore in a brutal way today. 4 policemen & 8 suspected criminals were killed today in a bloody shootout in Jeppestown. The criminals were part of a 20 member gang that tried to hide out after holding up a Pick-and-Pay. The gang was suspected to have…

  • Internet sales recognized in South Africa

    As someone who is “in computers” I am very frustrated by SA’s lack of technological progress. It is astounding that business has not seized the ‘net like in the 1st world. But this Property 24 article suggests that some recognition is occurring. I hope this will awaken more businesses to the potential of a usable…

  • FW de Klerk: forgotten hero

    With FW de Klerk being in a very serious condition at present, I felt I have to write something about this remarkable man. Because of FW’s “side” in a racially divided South-Africa many people don’t realise that FW played an immeasurable role in bringing about democracy in South Africa. Put simply; without FW there would…

  • Nuwe potgooi

    Ons het verneem dat daar binnekort n’ splinternuwe potgooi die lig gaan sien. Alle sterkte Eben! Attie & Lené

  • Testing on Apes "needed" says Top Scientist

    The head of the Medical Research Council (MRC), Professor Colin Blakemore has said that the UK might “need” to test on Apes. The government said in 1997 that it wouldn’t approve testing on Apes because they were too similar too humans. This is partly Blakemore’s argument as well. He says that is exactly why you…

  • Potgooi 26

    ‘n Vol program vanaand. Attie se nuwe paspoort maak Lené groen van jaloesie. Rugby (nie te veel nie ek belowe) en avontuur dek vanaand se sport. Britte se eie mediseine. Kan Afrikaans “mainstream” in Britanje word? Skakels: Martin Dreyer, jou beaut! Kiwi sondes en Jean de Villiers as kaptein Bokke wen Parys 7s Bitter pil…

  • Have passport; will travel.

    I’m aware that readers of this blog might be sick & tired of posts about me Britishness. So thankfully for them this will be the last blog about my British Citizenship/Passport, but I just had to close the subject by providing some photographic proof of my passport. Now I can’t wait to flash my passport…

  • A dose of their own medicine.

    To put it mildly, the British media have never really warmed to Afrikaners. More often than not when an Afrikaner is featured on British television it is an AWB supporter from the far Northern-Transvaal. It really pisses me of no end because, as anyone who has been to South-Africa knows, these people are not representative…