What makes South Africa so special
The South African top brass governmental departments are getting fatter by the day. With a food bill of R90 million that equates to a mere R245500.00 a day over 365 days of the year. Now its a known fact no government official works every day of the year so, if one takes the weekends out [...]
Multiple Sclerosis is thought to be a autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. In MS myelin is lost in multiple areas, leaving scar tissue called sclerosis. These damaged areas are also known as plaques or lesions. Sometimes the nerve fiber itself is damaged or broken.
Although there is still no cure for MS there [...]
Cannabis sativa is a herbaceous plant containing more than 60% cannabinoid compounds. Users often smoke Mandrax with a mixture of cannabis and tobacco. This unique south African drug combination is then called a “white pipe”
For a greater “high” solvents are added to low grade cannabis to make it more combustible, this is called a “majat”
Commonly [...]
Once know as the Republic of Houtbay this suburb in the western cape formerly a fishing village had a unique country atmosphere. With the housing boom development has taken its toll on its once tranquil surroundings. Small holdings have been replaced with complexes and shopping centers, streams flow with litter and sewage from the informal [...]
Muizenberg bridge seems to draw truck and tourist buses like flies on on a hot summers day. Height restriction signs are well visible on the bridge and before the alternate road, yet these imbeciles insist on taking the bridge on. Luxury air conditioned buses are converted to open air on a [...]
In a country struggling to prove its crime ridden streets are safe before hosting the 2010 soccer world cup, gangland-style turf wars continue to cause mayhem.
Armed with pistols and hair trigger tempers, South Africa’s minibus drivers rule supreme. They are the undisputed kings of road rage, swerving in and out thru traffic, ignoring red traffic [...]
South Africa’s city of Cape Town in the western cape was once a proud city. For a visitor locally or abroad it was particularly noticeable how clean the streets and parks were. Even the grass along the freeways were short and litter free. Buildings well maintained [...]
How difficult can it be to build in a straight line, having simple equipment of just a spirit level and some string. Is this the future quality ?South Africa’s construction boom? Did this builder perhaps buy his papers?? Now days a incentive(we don’t call them bribes in South Africa) can fast all ones [...]
Cape Town has not seen so much rain in many years. Drains that have become blocked from litter and dirt from years of neglect compounded the flooding on many roads. The Cape Town council cleansing departments inadequate servicing of the waste water drainage system finally showed just how out of control the situation [...]
A recent article in a local newspaper claimed Cape Town as the 8th best city in the world to visit. Living and working in Cape Town I found that difficult to believe, so after a little internet research found the following.
Cape Town in fact has dropped in its world rating, from [...]
SAA (south African Airways) boss Khaya Nggula was employed to trim the embattled airlines expenditure. His perks include a top of a range motorcar, body guard and a personal chauffeur, yet he prefers to travel by helicopter to meetings which are a stone throws away by car. When overseas the hiring of private charters is [...]
Electricity consumption in South Africa is becoming a huge problem. Consumption is almost outstripping supply resulting in blackouts on a regular basis. The general public in Cape Town was asked to switch to energy saving bulbs. The media is filled with adverts on how to same electricity.
One would expect this would apply to all citizens [...]
The South African health department has found time discuss alcohol. The state hospitals which are plagued by under funding and which are in dire need of medical staff play had to play second fiddle. Allegations of a drinking problem within the health department has made the headline news often lately so it [...]
The Groote Schuur Hospital complex is situated in Cape Town, South Africa against the backdrop of devils Peak. It was placed center stage when Professor Christiaan Bardard performed the first human transplant on the 3rd December 1967.
Groote Schuur Hospital was a world renowned research institution, providing specialized and super specialized care for patients,and world class [...]
Ask an ordinary working black man what he thinks about black economic empowerment(BEE), and in all probability he will reply, What is BEE, or he ll say”I’m not wealthy enough to benefit from BEE. You have to be rich to be invited into BEE deals.
No matter how hard the government ,ANC or South Africa’s super [...]