Category: Politics

  • One of my ‘neighbours’ at my client’s offices is a smoker. She is quite a foxy lass and she has all the attributes that I (as a married man!) consider attractive. The only thing is that she smokes. And everytime she comes back from her smoke break she stinks. It is incredible how smoking can…

  • There was a superb documentary on good old BBC this weekend about the future of lions. I mostly agreed with their ideas and views. The one thing that, although they didn’t endorse, they didn’t challenge was that hunting helps conservation. They had this big game hunter explaining why hunting helps conservation. I couldn’t disagree more…

  • Did anyone read this interview? Does anyone agree that there is more to this interview than meets the eye. I’m sure I’m detecting a hint of dissatisfaction here. To be honest, it wouldn’t surprise me if he leaves office soon.

  • As a South-African I am ashamed to admit this, but racism is still rife in SA sports. The powers that be discriminate against players purely because on the colour of their skin. For the non-Saffers that read this blog, we have “quota” requirements in our sports. This essentially means that a set number of players…

  • Ek was so ‘n ruk terug by die SA Golf Dag hier in Engeland. FW de Klerk, een van my ultimate helde was ook daar gewees. Dit was interessant en hy het ‘n baie goeie speech gegee, maar ek was eintlik effens teleurgesteld in hom. Hy het obviously oud geword, maar meer as net dit:…

  • I just saw a doccie on UKHistory about the Boer War. Man did we kick the shit out of the then mighty Poms! I never realised it was such a big deal in Europe at the time though. The whole angle of the British back then was to get their hands on “our” gold &…

  • Israel’s stranglehold over the United States has this week taken another step with the Global Anti-Semitism Awareness Act. What absolute tripe! I cannot believe that the US is falling for this crap. How can the US ever be seen as objective when it comes to Jewish concerns. I want to see the day when there…