Archive for April, 2009

Sunday, April 26, 2009

A Defacto Two Thirds Majority?

Following the election results the local press has been trumpeting that the ANC failed to obtain a two-thirds majority and that the constitution is therefore secure against any radical initiatives for changes to it for the foreseeable future. I’m not entirely sure though such that the independence of provinces, including the now Democratic Alliance (DA) [...]

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Learning to Draw

Some shameless self promotion of one of my outcomes from art classes:

If an accountant can learn this you probably can too at Ajays Art Foundation.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Reflections from the Voting Queue

By the end of today I suspect a large portion of this country’s adult population will be glowing from the post-voting feeling of doing their civic duty and all that good stuff, but the actual environment while queuing to vote struck me as rather… paradoxical.
First and foremost, there was no animosity between the difference party [...]

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Monday, April 6, 2009

The Zuma Trial is Dead. Long Live Zuma.

A hour or so ago Zuma was formally let off the hook by the newest ANC-friendly version of the NPA’s head. In his verdict, Mr Mphse stated the words which I suspect will become infamous in SA’s history: “I have come to the difficult conclusion that it is neither possible nor desirable for the NPA [...]

John | 12:50:22 | Permalink | Comments (9)
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Commentary’s New Direction for April

I have decided, heedless of what Laurence and the rest think, that commentary will be best served fully endorsing Jacob Zuma and his merry band of noble thugs in this upcoming election. It’s really the reasonable thing to do. After all, the man has been unfairly targeted by elements of the judicial system, and Thabo [...]

John | 09:23:27 | Permalink | Comments (7)
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