What makes South Africa so special
Southern Cape flooding
Weather pattens are becoming unpredictable and this change is not for the better. Extreme weather conditions and floods with climate change and global warming is becoming a global problem. Extremes such as heat waves and floods or severe storms go hand in hand with climate change. A warmer atmosphere not only results in [...]
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Polokwane – Some call it brainless, others inappropriate in the post-apartheid era but Jacob Zuma, the new leader of the ANC, is in no mood to stop singing [...]
At a point in South Africian history this was common practice
The horrifying sight which traumatized shoppers and office workers in the centre of Luxembourg City last week has now been labeled as a protest against racism. The Belgian woman of Congolese origin who set herself alight in the middle of Place d’Armes told witnesses that [...]
Well at least this mini-bus driver had some form of training – probably on his stolen play station powered by the jump start cables hanging down from the overhead pylons crossing through his neighborhood.
I can’t see the difference can you?
Selebi makes a “Clean Sweep” at the Polls
Only in South Africa will one be able to find a police commissioner having in common, or being compared to, the [...]
Don’t Drink Water On SAA Flights
It is somewhat disconcerting that I encounter this many stories about serious problems with aviation in the New South Africa How a hermetically sealed water bottle could contain such high levels of bacteria. It [...]
“Proudly South African” a bit of an embarrassment
Proudly South African: ‘We are lost now’
The Proudly South African organization has been disowned by its sponsor, the Department of Trade and Industry, Business Day reported on Thursday.
It was struggling to survive without government funding or an office in a government department, Parliament heard on Wednesday. The organization [...]
What do shoes hanging on a wire mean? Why would someone intentionally take a perfectly good pair of shoes, tie the laces together then fling them up and over a wire?
Surely the phone company (Telkom) or energy supplier Eskom isn’t impressed to find shoes hanging on the wire?
In South Africa Ive see this [...]
As we all know, every politician has an opinion. Very often their opinion is baseless – absolutely no evidence whatsoever. But when a radio DJ has something to say, I always tend to value it more.
Why? Whilst these DJs might have a lousy dress sense or have way too many ear rings – they [...]
A Canadian woman is hoping she’ll wake up from her “horror movie” predicament, after landing in jail in Zeerust, Limpopo, two weeks ago for allegedly falsifying passport documents.
Shannon Meakins, 24, has been unable to apply for bail and her chances of seeing the African sunshine sometime soon seem to be slim, according to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here is a couple of interesting typical south African words commonly used.
pozzy—————– house,or home,place you hang out
chow—————– to eat
tune —————– to give someone lip(are you tuning me)
scheme————– to think
samie—————- sandwich
cozzie —————- swimsuit
connection ———– a friend,a mate
chop—————– [...]