I have an International Relations exam tomorrow that I absolutely must study for. Our regular programming will resume tomorrow.
In the meantime, if you need some reading material, check out Way South. Richard’s been quite busy since he started blogging again. (Incidentally, I feel some sympathy with him. My mother also thinks I’m a bit of [...]
I haven’t seen The Day After Tomorrow, nor do I intend to. Which, oddly enough, leaves me feeling a bit put-out. Virtually the entire blogosphere has spent the weekend trashing the movie, and I’m left out of the fun. Oh well.
Amazingly, both left- and right-wingers seem to be united by a shared sense of disgust [...]
US jails three for South African lobster, sea bass
The obvious question being, was it ill-tempered, mutated sea bass?
Check out this post on Fodder. Zablogger has done some thinking about the implications of the Al Qaeda story, and he’s come to the conclusion that this reflects badly on the government. Someone is lying – either Jackie Selebi’s Al Qaeda story was BS, or earlier assurances from the government that there was no threat [...]
I’m starting to think that television, on the whole, is a superior medium to film. I guess it’s a bit surprising that this should be coming from me, since I watch so little of it. But I think the case is solid.
Let’s start with the obvious advantages of television. First, it’s free. There’s very little [...]
I found this post on on Cherryflava rather interesting. Apparently Anheuser-Busch (who make Budweiser) are using the fact that Miller is South African-owned against them in a series of ads they’re running.
I have to admit, my first thought was “the bastards!”. My second thought was “wait a minute, Miller tastes appalling bad, so who really [...]
And talking about lesbians too!
And here I thought he’d been in a car accident or something.
Consider the following unpleasant scenario. You have two choices. Either you can be sent to prison in Iraq, get stripped naked, arranged into a human pyramid, and forced to endure the unpleasant sight of Lynndie England having group sex. Or you can be sent to prison in Equatorial Guinea, where government thugs will beat a [...]
“If the former racist enclaved region puts their act together, the 2010 World Cup will be the best ever football fiesta in history.” – Prince Dokun Abidoye
Am I being oversensitive, or is that a bit of a back-handed compliment? Yes, it’s techncially true – we are a former racist enclave. But still…
(Prince Dokun Abidoye is [...]
Gauteng Blog thinks I’m being too kind to the Radio Highveld DJ’s who were suspended, and figures the DJ’s in question are a bit too keen on ethnic stereotyping for comfort.
South Africa nabs Al-Qaeda operatives
Doing our bit to protect Western civilisation and fight the war on terror. Makes you proud to be a South African, doesn’t it?
Still, I feel I must take issue with two of Nick’s points. First, he argues that “One can have economic growth without the improvement in the living standard of the poor… and one can have an improvement in the standard of living of the poor without major economic growth – but in order to achieve [...]
Nick has responded to Wayne’s and my criticisms of his anti-privisation stance.
I must say, despite our big philosophical differences on the issue, we actually agree on quite a bit on public policy issues. Neither Wayne nor I want to privatise everything. (I’d prefer it if defence, some health care, education, roads etc. were provided by [...]
Zablogger is ridiculing Bush’s proposal to demolish Abu Ghraib, saying that it’s “like a kid who closes their eyes thinking that the scary storm will go away”.
Well, actually, I think demolishing Abu Ghraib is a pretty good idea. Sure, you have to wish the Americans had thought of it earlier – preferably before their country [...]
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[L]ocal viewpoints on local/international affairs. That they aren't brain-dead like most local self-confessed 'intellectuals' is a bonus.
- Fifteen Minutes
[I'm] glad to report the arrival of a new blog written by a couple of 'conservative-libertarian' South Africans. Commentary is both well written and prolific and very much worth a visit.
- Southern Cross
[A] great new South African blog. Commentary.co.za brings us libertarian views on South Africa...
- Way South
Probably the busiest (in terms of number of postings) blog is Commentary... They write on everything from politics, sport, time travel and more.
- Fodder
Commentary.co.za is a fantastically well-written site with an indepth insight into South African politics. If you want the lowdown on what's happening in the corridors of power, this is the place to read it. These guys know their stuff.
- Cherryflava
Pompous, geeky and holier-than-thou.
- Gabbahead
