What makes South Africa so special
WHEN the government, politicians and other opportunists first mooted and then embarked upon the bid to host the 2010 soccer World Cup, the merits of proceeding with the massively expensive project were all the buzz and were a hard-sell, touting tourism, job-creation, foreign investment and all that other stuff.
It is the list of “arch […]
I am just sick and tired of all these foreigners (also some locals) who say, “Bitching doesn’t help; be proactive”, “Stop complaining; solve the problem”…and my all time favourite pain up the backside, “If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem”.
First of all, South Africa is not America or […]
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he’s a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to […]
Safest location in South Africa
Does this sound familiar!
“Phoned the police the other night when I saw someone breaking into the neighbour’s garage. Police didn’t came. Burglar ran away when he heard me coming out. I drove around our block looking for him, didn’t find him, phoned the police again, they still didn’t come. […]