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TIME agrees Africa is the place to invest

Many of myregular readers will know my passion for South Africa and indeed the African continent. I am of the firm belief that Africa has the potential to grow into a really meaningful player in terms of the Global stage. One of my pet comments though has been the fact that the world seems to…

Madiba and Malema a meeting of the minds……NOT!!!

Well it was with some dismay that I read that Madiba gave Julius Malema an audience. I would guess that it was to try and provide Julius with some words of wisdom. ‘Oh, this is the man who talks a lot and is very famous’,” Mbalula said after the meeting. I guess this was as…

Fools and Liars……..

The ANC clearly has much that it needs to sort through and their National Working Committee must feel a bit like it is paddling up stream without an oar! The revelations around Carl Niehaus are absolutely startling and reading his CV one must say that this guy had some gonads of note. He absolutely led…

Why Madiba??

So the ANC, perhaps at the request of Madiba, hauled this great 91 year statesman out to ask him to give his support to the ANC. This was a fine move as seeing how much adoration this man holds in the eyes of the people is truly amazing. I would vote for the ANC if he…

Carl Niehaus resignation……..

So listening this story this morning one is struck with the obvious question: “Why if the party knew about Carl Niehaus’s financial woes that they would even consider putting into this position?” I must admit to be absolutely dumb founded by this move. The party is already dealing with so much bad press around Jacob…

Julius Malema orator of note!!

Education Minister Naledi Pandor “must use her fake accent to address our problems” Heaven only knows why this guy would now turn his gaze to one of the best ministers this country has seen for years. Pandor has arguably one of the toughest roles in the country and here we get this guy making this…

Visas for the UK…….what it says about home affairs!

When this news broke a few days ago, most everyone I know said “this is really an issue!” Why have the poms done this. The answers that came were two fold. 1) South Africa is apparently a point of entry for terrorists and 2) Our passports seem to have a high probability of being forged….

He’s back !! (Julius Malema that is…)

ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has blamed the courts for the ruling party’s defeat in several wards in by-elections in the Western Cape, Beeld newspaper reported on Friday. “The judge voted on behalf of the people against the ANC,” Malema told a crowd of about 7 000 people in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape….

ANC will lose two-thirds majority in 2009 elections!

I am basing the above statement on the fact that COPE have claimed a paid up membership of 480 000 people. Even if some of these came from the existing opposition parties, the law of averages means that the majority would have come from the ruling party. With opposition political parties requiring just over 600…

“Reset” has been pressed…

On my run this morning, I was taking in some of the recent months events, the global financial crises coupled with the issues that we are facing in South Africa (upcoming elections dodgy political decisions) and with our neighbour Zimbabwe. I was starting to get a little depressed thinking “what are we in for in the coming…

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