While doctors are on strike for better salaries a boy of 16 died in Gauteng after being misdiagnosed four times. Do we really then need pay these type of doctors more? It is nothing more than a disgrace. Charity surely starts at home ... 'let's fight for more for our own pockets while the innocent die because we dont do our work like we should anyway.' Shame on you!!!
Police reservists are also starting to get in with their contribution to crime. At least Junerose confessed to her role in both robbery and murder. What happening to our country?
Timothy Myeni of Swaziland now blames the devil for his buttox branding campaign while Hlophe is trying to forca all the commissioners of the JSC to resign. This country is becoming such a circus, but behold we are not alone: Conservative Member of Parliament in Britain, Kirkbridge has been caught trying to enlarge her home to house her family while her husband illegally used public funds for claims.
Soccer riots in Barcelona left 153 people injured - the whole world seems going bananas!
After all the financial blunders the public have already been caught up in South Africa, I would have thought that potential investors will be more careful to get their money tied up in something that seems to good to be true. After Fidentia, and can you remember Marietjie in the Vaal Triangle, how can people still get caught in schemes like this. Edwafin seems to have cheated millions out of their investors. I trust this will be the last 'get-rich-quick' scheme that will entise the public to make stupid mistakes. After this if you get caught, you are an idiot!
Good luck to the Bulls tomorrow.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Recession and buttox branding!
Whilst in the gripe of economic recession, job losses and the worst time to expect growth, we still have things to smile about.
A write up in the paper yesterday really made me smile. A very 'clever' person in Swaziland suggested all HIV positive people be marked on their buttox informing potential sexual partners of possible infection. Needless to say, this created such an outcry that the poor man had to appologise. Fundamentally his idea is not half bad, but gosh, branding human folk on the buttox is degrading.
Unfortunately, human rights outweigh any persons right to know that his/her partner is infected with HIV. Is this a good thing? No I don't think so, but I don't make legislation. We already saw that politicians in South Africa have an idiotic approach towards prevention of the sickness anyway. In the light of denial that HIV causes AIDS, taking a shower as the miracle prevention, eating beetroot and hands full of other crappy ideas, the suggestion of forced disclosure through branding sounds like a good idea. This might just stunt spreading of this epidemic.
On the lighter side: how will it be done? What will the mark consist of? For instance, should the letter 'H' be used, we might find that the 'branded' one will be unable to take nude tans on the beach. The rescue helicopter might just see that arse as the helipad.
How will this be implemented? Imagine: 'OK! You have HIV, please turn around so I can burn a notice on your behind' ?
Also, if you have sex with anyone in the future, you will have to approach the situation from the backside first. An unbranded buttox will ensure safe sex, or will it?
Will the notice be available in all 11 official languages, or will it just be a general mark of the beast? I don't think this whole idea will ever fly, but the potential comic material is endless.
Our commander and chief, Zuma, has yet another challenge: who actually is South Africa's official first lady? There are at least three contending for the position... what to do? Maybe we must have First Lady Cape Town, First Lady Pretoria and First Lady Bloemfontein. All the major cities then can have an official residence for the Provincial First Lady. I can't imagine in my wildest dreams what the official residence of the President would be like with three Mrs Zuma's trying to run the ship. What will we eat, what will we drink, who will be the lucky one on Mondays to have carnal knowledge with the president?
I have sympathy Mr President. Good luck running the country and the husband to three wives.
Life's a bitch and then if you are the President you get the lucky opportunity to marry three.
A write up in the paper yesterday really made me smile. A very 'clever' person in Swaziland suggested all HIV positive people be marked on their buttox informing potential sexual partners of possible infection. Needless to say, this created such an outcry that the poor man had to appologise. Fundamentally his idea is not half bad, but gosh, branding human folk on the buttox is degrading.
Unfortunately, human rights outweigh any persons right to know that his/her partner is infected with HIV. Is this a good thing? No I don't think so, but I don't make legislation. We already saw that politicians in South Africa have an idiotic approach towards prevention of the sickness anyway. In the light of denial that HIV causes AIDS, taking a shower as the miracle prevention, eating beetroot and hands full of other crappy ideas, the suggestion of forced disclosure through branding sounds like a good idea. This might just stunt spreading of this epidemic.
On the lighter side: how will it be done? What will the mark consist of? For instance, should the letter 'H' be used, we might find that the 'branded' one will be unable to take nude tans on the beach. The rescue helicopter might just see that arse as the helipad.
How will this be implemented? Imagine: 'OK! You have HIV, please turn around so I can burn a notice on your behind' ?
Also, if you have sex with anyone in the future, you will have to approach the situation from the backside first. An unbranded buttox will ensure safe sex, or will it?
Will the notice be available in all 11 official languages, or will it just be a general mark of the beast? I don't think this whole idea will ever fly, but the potential comic material is endless.
Our commander and chief, Zuma, has yet another challenge: who actually is South Africa's official first lady? There are at least three contending for the position... what to do? Maybe we must have First Lady Cape Town, First Lady Pretoria and First Lady Bloemfontein. All the major cities then can have an official residence for the Provincial First Lady. I can't imagine in my wildest dreams what the official residence of the President would be like with three Mrs Zuma's trying to run the ship. What will we eat, what will we drink, who will be the lucky one on Mondays to have carnal knowledge with the president?
I have sympathy Mr President. Good luck running the country and the husband to three wives.
Life's a bitch and then if you are the President you get the lucky opportunity to marry three.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Lesser of the two evils?
Crazy as it might sound, I actually had a conversation with myself today. Touchè if you think I have gone beyond return to sanity. Glad to report that it isn't half as bad as it might sound however, I must add that even under the best circumstances I would also think twice before I lend an ear to a self-talker.
The conversation went something like this: 'does truth come through change or is truth brought on by change?' A very philisophical question for a coo-coo 'self-talker', don't you think? You might carry on reading because the answers that I came up with might just impress my fierces critics...
I initially thought through this question like the time-old chicken and egg puzzle. Which of the two was actually first? But this led me down an unfamiliar path, and who am I anyway trying to come up with an answer that even the scientists struggle with?
In the case of this philisophical question though, I must say, finding answers are much easier.
To test the theory of either of the two approaches (truth vs change / change vs truth), let us look at what history tells us on the subject.
Behan McCullagh in his book 'The truth of history' touches on an idea he calls 'Methodological Individualism' which is defined as: 'a social change is brought about by a change in individual behaviour'. Should this then be tested and found to be true, it must be important that individuals work on changing their own behaviour first before we are allowed to give advice or call the government to acountability. This leaves us with yet another new challenge. I find it difficult to reconcile with the idea of Methodological Individualism. It suggests that we cannot expect change in society unless we change our individual behaviour. However, it rings true though, but even the best efforts of the individual in changing their own behaviour couldn't convince a criminal for instance, to change.
On the subject of truth, Amalendu Misra notes in 'Identity and religion': "It was her conviction that truth is many-sided and of infinite variety. How can any man presume to say that he only has grasped the entire truth, he may say he saw a particular face of truth..."
In my view: what is change and what is truth then? Change is the action that follows a certain decision and/or promise. Truth is the most honest way in applying the action.
Change can then considered to come before truth, still we need the truth within a situation before we can start applying the change. Looking at it that way: both change and truth is important, and no matter in what position it holds its own candle, the importance is that we do truthfully make change.
We as citizens of a democratic society have the right to both truth and change. We are entitled to truth before, during and after change and entitled to change during and after truth.
Which then, after debate, is the lesser of two evils? A lack of change or a lack of truth? Both are evils that need to be erradicated from our society. The sooner we tackle it the better.
The conversation went something like this: 'does truth come through change or is truth brought on by change?' A very philisophical question for a coo-coo 'self-talker', don't you think? You might carry on reading because the answers that I came up with might just impress my fierces critics...
I initially thought through this question like the time-old chicken and egg puzzle. Which of the two was actually first? But this led me down an unfamiliar path, and who am I anyway trying to come up with an answer that even the scientists struggle with?
In the case of this philisophical question though, I must say, finding answers are much easier.
To test the theory of either of the two approaches (truth vs change / change vs truth), let us look at what history tells us on the subject.
Behan McCullagh in his book 'The truth of history' touches on an idea he calls 'Methodological Individualism' which is defined as: 'a social change is brought about by a change in individual behaviour'. Should this then be tested and found to be true, it must be important that individuals work on changing their own behaviour first before we are allowed to give advice or call the government to acountability. This leaves us with yet another new challenge. I find it difficult to reconcile with the idea of Methodological Individualism. It suggests that we cannot expect change in society unless we change our individual behaviour. However, it rings true though, but even the best efforts of the individual in changing their own behaviour couldn't convince a criminal for instance, to change.
On the subject of truth, Amalendu Misra notes in 'Identity and religion': "It was her conviction that truth is many-sided and of infinite variety. How can any man presume to say that he only has grasped the entire truth, he may say he saw a particular face of truth..."
In my view: what is change and what is truth then? Change is the action that follows a certain decision and/or promise. Truth is the most honest way in applying the action.
Change can then considered to come before truth, still we need the truth within a situation before we can start applying the change. Looking at it that way: both change and truth is important, and no matter in what position it holds its own candle, the importance is that we do truthfully make change.
We as citizens of a democratic society have the right to both truth and change. We are entitled to truth before, during and after change and entitled to change during and after truth.
Which then, after debate, is the lesser of two evils? A lack of change or a lack of truth? Both are evils that need to be erradicated from our society. The sooner we tackle it the better.
Monday, May 25, 2009
"Capitalist Nigger" ... what a brilliant read!!
Sitting today at the hairdresser I was introduced to an interesting book called "Capitalist Nigger" written by Chika Onyeani. I got to read up to page 9 and was totally ataken back by the outright honesty of this man. I remind myself of something Dr. Phil McGraw (McCraw?) said once: 'You cannot change something if you do not acknowledge it.' With unpretencious, outright and brutal honesty Onyeani takes the bull by the horns. He states (my own words), that the African (meant here as black african people) has always eaten what the rest of the world produced and has never produces anything that the world consumes. Neither what can be eaten or otherwise. He also mentions various other approaches like for example industry, mining and invention. Even the computers that Black people use to correspond in this modern age or even pencils they write with was not invented by the African. Blacks have a mentality of hand-me-downs and always blaming racism for everything that goes wrong.
Ironically enough in his speach today at the Rhodes University, ex-president Mbeki touch on the very subject. He said that Africa must face its own problems and sort through it. Further he mentioned that Africa has good directions of principle, but short qualified people to do the work.
If I dare to marry the views of Onyeani and Mbeki, we might be heading in the right direction but I fear that the selfish notions of a selected few will hinder change.
I find it more and more prevelent that some people in our government would rather their people die than ever acknowledge that they might be wrong. Afterall, it takes a great man to accept advice, but it takes a giant to impliment it. We need some giants in Africa; we need statesmen and woman that can stand on their convictions, be truthful and make a real difference in the lives of all the people of this continent. Let's stop looking towards the ocean for yet another helping hand, but rather turn our heads looking back over shoulder towards the fertile land that was entrusted upon us.
The land is waiting to germinate within her hungry insides the seeds of our labour. The same sun that brings life and prosperity to all ends of this earth beats down upon our attemps to grow, sew and feed.
Africa CAN!
Ironically enough in his speach today at the Rhodes University, ex-president Mbeki touch on the very subject. He said that Africa must face its own problems and sort through it. Further he mentioned that Africa has good directions of principle, but short qualified people to do the work.
If I dare to marry the views of Onyeani and Mbeki, we might be heading in the right direction but I fear that the selfish notions of a selected few will hinder change.
I find it more and more prevelent that some people in our government would rather their people die than ever acknowledge that they might be wrong. Afterall, it takes a great man to accept advice, but it takes a giant to impliment it. We need some giants in Africa; we need statesmen and woman that can stand on their convictions, be truthful and make a real difference in the lives of all the people of this continent. Let's stop looking towards the ocean for yet another helping hand, but rather turn our heads looking back over shoulder towards the fertile land that was entrusted upon us.
The land is waiting to germinate within her hungry insides the seeds of our labour. The same sun that brings life and prosperity to all ends of this earth beats down upon our attemps to grow, sew and feed.
Africa CAN!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
When does the work start?
I understand in the media, Zuma is reported to visit Johannesburg today to thank the voters for their support in the election. It is already a month after the election and it seems that the partying is never going to stop. When are you planning to get down to actual work? Rather dont answer me for I'm so tired to be called a racist or being lied to. Bringing me to another thorn in my side: why is it that especially when white people call government to acountability, we are refered to racists or activists?
The era where-under you could get away with blaming 'apartheid' for all your inabilities has reached its end. You will answer to the people cause we elected you and we pay your enormous salaries. I will no longer say sorry for an idea that was never the brainchild of the Afrikaans speaking white population of this country. Neither the political incorrect "K" word, nor the idiology of 'apartheid' should be blamed on the previous government, but rather upon the British that sucked our country dry before they uped and went. That is the only truth and no matter what history has to say... only the truth shall really set you free.
Time has come for the ANC to make the changes they promised. Your poor constituants are waiting eagerly.
Zuma you said today that communication channels will be kept open between government and the voters. Moreover, all civil servants will be held accountable for the positions they have been elected for. Don't disappoint us by not keeping your word on this.
Congrats to Victor Matfield and the Blue Bulls on their fantastic win. We hold thumbs that you build upon this victory next week. The Springboks within your team surely made a difference.
The GOLDEN FEATHER today goes to Mornè Steyn for his excellent kicking score yesterday.
The OSTRICH FEATHER must go to The Bundu Oil & Gas Prospecting Company for all the damage they are doing to the Karoo while trying to enrich themselves. Come on you oil-sniffing dawgs ... clean up and humba!!!!
The era where-under you could get away with blaming 'apartheid' for all your inabilities has reached its end. You will answer to the people cause we elected you and we pay your enormous salaries. I will no longer say sorry for an idea that was never the brainchild of the Afrikaans speaking white population of this country. Neither the political incorrect "K" word, nor the idiology of 'apartheid' should be blamed on the previous government, but rather upon the British that sucked our country dry before they uped and went. That is the only truth and no matter what history has to say... only the truth shall really set you free.
Time has come for the ANC to make the changes they promised. Your poor constituants are waiting eagerly.
Zuma you said today that communication channels will be kept open between government and the voters. Moreover, all civil servants will be held accountable for the positions they have been elected for. Don't disappoint us by not keeping your word on this.
Congrats to Victor Matfield and the Blue Bulls on their fantastic win. We hold thumbs that you build upon this victory next week. The Springboks within your team surely made a difference.
The GOLDEN FEATHER today goes to Mornè Steyn for his excellent kicking score yesterday.
The OSTRICH FEATHER must go to The Bundu Oil & Gas Prospecting Company for all the damage they are doing to the Karoo while trying to enrich themselves. Come on you oil-sniffing dawgs ... clean up and humba!!!!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Who will build the house????
Yet another laughable matter has risen from the cloud surrounding the Western Cape. Helen Zille and her team won the election in this metropole overwhelmingly. Now the news surfaced that the National Government transferred a very large chunk of ground from the provincial government to the national government. Helen is furious whilst the spokesperson for the ANC says it's National Government's duty anyway to build low cost housing. Good, but what have you done in the last 15 years. If you (the ANC) are so eager to take the land 5 days before the elections, why have you not used it when you were in charge of the Western Cape?
This is a ploy to prevent the DA from successfully providing for the poor. No matter what the ANC says... they play a dirty political game.
What is busy happening with our judiciary? It blows my mind trying to get around this new concept of dealing with criminals. 'We cannot slander them, try them in court, accuse them or bring them to justice until they have the opportunity to do a presentation to the authorities....'
Is this our new stance on the matter? It is laughable to say the least.
This new disposition started with Zuma wanting to have the opportunity to first address the Prosecuting Authority before he could be charged. Now I hear of all the other fatcats trying to get the same treatment. The accused in the Pillay Commission report, Judge Hlope and so many more insist on special treatment, whilst Joe Public silently fits the bill. We need to get this right gentlemen ... after all we live in a 'democracy' where under the law all should be equal. Or is a case of: the rich are more equal than the poor?
Buthelezi has been dumped by the traditional leaders and replaced with Felix Bengu. Cruel how a prophet is never recognised in his own country. Mr B, you might consider retirement now, but let me at least thank you on behalf of your own Zulu people for your contribution. Sorry, but there's a new Zulu on our stoep.
My question remain: now that land have been transferred without cost, who will build the house? Let us work to get a roof over all our people's heads. It is more important than the question of who gets the glory for it.
The Blue Bulls are playing in the Super 14 Semi-Finals today. Most of us don't have a problem with the team, but their supporters drive me crazy. I just wonder if most of the Blue Bull supporters have an erectile disfuntion? Why else would they gets so excited by the hard-on horns of a bull? Just a question. Good luck to them; I'll shout for the Springboks within the team.
Yesterday I was driving and heard something I haven't heard for years. A song by Coleske. By the way guys... where have you vanished to?
Politicians keep on keeping on. It makes all the commentators' work easier, still we trust that within the antics of corruption, lies and propaganda you will at least try to make a difference in the lives of the poor.
This is a ploy to prevent the DA from successfully providing for the poor. No matter what the ANC says... they play a dirty political game.
What is busy happening with our judiciary? It blows my mind trying to get around this new concept of dealing with criminals. 'We cannot slander them, try them in court, accuse them or bring them to justice until they have the opportunity to do a presentation to the authorities....'
Is this our new stance on the matter? It is laughable to say the least.
This new disposition started with Zuma wanting to have the opportunity to first address the Prosecuting Authority before he could be charged. Now I hear of all the other fatcats trying to get the same treatment. The accused in the Pillay Commission report, Judge Hlope and so many more insist on special treatment, whilst Joe Public silently fits the bill. We need to get this right gentlemen ... after all we live in a 'democracy' where under the law all should be equal. Or is a case of: the rich are more equal than the poor?
Buthelezi has been dumped by the traditional leaders and replaced with Felix Bengu. Cruel how a prophet is never recognised in his own country. Mr B, you might consider retirement now, but let me at least thank you on behalf of your own Zulu people for your contribution. Sorry, but there's a new Zulu on our stoep.
My question remain: now that land have been transferred without cost, who will build the house? Let us work to get a roof over all our people's heads. It is more important than the question of who gets the glory for it.
The Blue Bulls are playing in the Super 14 Semi-Finals today. Most of us don't have a problem with the team, but their supporters drive me crazy. I just wonder if most of the Blue Bull supporters have an erectile disfuntion? Why else would they gets so excited by the hard-on horns of a bull? Just a question. Good luck to them; I'll shout for the Springboks within the team.
Yesterday I was driving and heard something I haven't heard for years. A song by Coleske. By the way guys... where have you vanished to?
Politicians keep on keeping on. It makes all the commentators' work easier, still we trust that within the antics of corruption, lies and propaganda you will at least try to make a difference in the lives of the poor.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
So many thorns in the side ...
-thorn 1-
Is it really the end of the SCORPIONS now that the new boss has been appointed? What will we call the new formed division? What do you get if you kill the scorpion because its sting was to painful? Shall we expect the new division to be called Chiuaua? At least at the very best, although it can have a very irritating bark, it might just lick the criminals to death.We are not in favour of the disbanning of the scorpions but what the hell ... government takes our taxes with a smile but listening to our wishes has never been an option.
Long live the Chiuaua!
-thorn 2-
The question of electricity or the lack thereof have been in the news so often that joe-public doesn't even take notice anymore. We have been through a tuff patch regarding the provision of enough electricity but behold, South Africans found a way to cope. We mastered load-shedding, we topped the market in generator purchases and we managed. No thanks to the provider Eskom. Now we are going through another rather more moral quest: do we reward their underperformance by accepting a proposed 34% increase in tariffs?Undisciplined children should be spanked and not be rewarded for their bad performance. I say no to even the least suggestion of increases in electricity tariffs. The public cannot afford to pay-up everytime some institution screws up. It has become time that those who earn the big bonusses become more responsible and take better care of the people that feed them to obesity.
SOUTH AFRICANS ARE TIRED TO FIT THE BILL FOR BAD PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE.
ZUMA YOU PROMISED TO GET RID OF THE BAD LAZY APPLES ... WE ALL EAGERLY AWAIT TO SEE IF YOU CERTAINLY ARE A MAN OF YOUR WORD!!!!
-thorn 3
What to say about 'crazy' Bob and his dying country? Glad to see that Hillary Clinton at least speaks her mind regarding Zimbabwe. Wasn't the West blamed just the other day for ALL Zimbabwe's problems? Now the West seems good enough because Bob and his gang needs money? He should be removed, by force should it be neccessary, in order to give Zinbabwe a fighting chance to survive. The poor people that voted you into power in 1980 Bob, are now dying of hunger! What do you have to say for yourself? SADEC should enforce their authority and pressure him into retirement ... and then bring him to court in The Hage for the gravest humanright abuse.
THE ZOO DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER BOB, BUT NEITHER DOES ZIMBABWE!!
I'm glad to see that both Helen and 'Puppet' Julius took some milk to resolve the current
catfight. Or have you called a truce?? We patiently await the next episode in this ever interesting saga.
BRILLIANCE AWARD TODAY GOES TO:
PAUL CRENSHAW of the Consumer Forum for calling the intended price increase that Eskom proposed, appauling! Allow me some poetic licence: PAUL calling Escom apPAULling! Good going!
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