Lindiwe Mazibuko elected DA parliamentary leader

I first spoke about Lindiwe Mazibuko back when the country were having the national elections. She really impressed me with her desire to see this country go forward.

Today I'm excited to hear that her career within the DA (Democratic Alliance) continues to advance.

Could this exciting young lady be president of this great country one day - I hope so.

Congratulations Lindiwe Mazibuko on being elected the DA's parliamentary leader.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2011/10/27/lindiwe-mazibuko-elected-da-parliamentary-leader

Gaddafi was 'killed in crossfire'...

I can't celebrate the death of a man - all I can do is wish for commonsense for those who lead countries. If the people you are elected to represent want you to stand down, save lives, one's own life included and let the people elect a new leader. Gaddafi could be alive now, and so could many others if he had done so.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15397812

Blackberry or Gooseberry, I'm not sure...

So, today is day three of the popular Blackberry Internet outage!

And I'm growing more and more disappointed! You don't realises how much you use the service until its gone.

I know many people are now considering alternatives like Apple and Android phones; but living in South Africa, a developing nation, we don't have free Internet for mobiles or even cheap Internet for mobiles. Blackberry has brought services to countries like South Africa that only the privileged West have been able to enjoy.

I'm gutted that the service is down, and trusting that RIM (Research In Motion), will get it sorted soon.

"What did the one BBM user say to the other? Nothing."

So SABC haven't put up there TV licence fees...

So SABC haven't put up there TV licence fees

And I wonder why?

Once again SABC failed its viewers!

Last night my wife and I tuned in to watch the latest episode of the Good Wife, only to find last weeks episode being re-run!

On top of that - one of my favorite shows, "Top Gear" has just finished its last season. To my surprise SABC have chosen to repeat the whole season back to back!

So rather then not putting up license fees, maybe they should consider giving us a refund!!

Buy South African...

Buy South African. The sentiment is fine, but come on...
Zwelinzima Vavi of the Congress of South African Trade Unions was on the news last night getting all in a tiss over the arrival of Walmart to our land.

COSATU believe that Walmart will source their products from outside the country and that this shouldn't be allowed.
I would love to buy South African products, but local is more expensive, and with the regular strikes COSATU members take, no company like Walmart are going to rely on local manufacturing to source their products - can you blame them?

MY ACTUAL QUESTION IS: WHERE DO THE LEADERS OF COSATU BUY THEIR TELEVISIONS, KITCHEN APPLIANCES ETC?

I expect from the store 'Game', (in other words, WALMART)!!

The football season has begun....

So, as the football season starts both in the UK and here in South Africa; our local news has our national team coach (Pitso Mosimane), upset that some of his first choice players are having to play three competitive club games a week!!

Oh dear, those poor, over-paid-players - 360 minutes a week spent doing the job they're paid for!!

Get real will ya!

R.I.P. Arsenal...

Manchester United yesterday routed Arsenal 8-2.

It was Arsenal's heaviest defeat since 1896, when Loughborough Town inflicted a record 8-0 loss, United's biggest victory since an 8-1 win at Nottingham Forest in 1999 and their greatest at Old Trafford since routing Ipswich Town 9-0 in 1995.

It's easy to ask, 'is this the beginning of the end for Arsenal'?

But, I wouldn't write them of just yet!

What an amazing game to watch though - the first half particularly; Man U where on fire!

Delicious delights…

 

Why can’t we have a nice doner kebab restaurant in J’bay!

Ripped off…

 

Why do motorbike batteries last for such a short time!

For the past few months I've been riding my pop-around-town scooter and noticing electrical things starting to give up on me. First it was the electrical start, which was fine because I could kick-start it.

But now my indicators have started to stick in the illuminated position whenever I’ve tried to use them!

A friend of mine who knows a great deal more about bikes then I do, showed me that its my dying battery that’s the issue – I never knew, when I decided to purchase a bike that the battery life is shorter then such things as the brake pads – can you believe it!

R400.00 later and the bike is purring again!

Can you Adam-and-Eve it?

 

My garden of Eden is growing at quite a rate. I purchased a Ryobi Hedge trimmer to start taking control of some of my giant shrubs.

To my dismay I found that my new electric trimmer has a two pin plug and about a 15cm (6 inch) lead!

What a complete joke!

And now I have to either cut the plug of and replace with a standard plug (to do so means I loose my warranty), or I must purchase a special extension lead!

To the owners of the company Ryobi: You’re aving a bubble bath mate!

Flood water washes away bridge…

 

Yesterday I received a phone call from my wife to say that she didn’t think she was going to get home!

She works in St Francis Bay which became the inland of St Francis bay after the opening of a local dam.

A local dam needed to be relieved which led to flood water running down sand river (a river that normally is pretty water-less!).

The unexpected volume of water hit the bridge with such power that it took out the bridge and the only access road into St Francis.

I understand that today they’ve been able to erect some kind of foot bridge that will allow people in and out of the bay.

 

You can also read about it @: http://jbaynews.com/2011/07/08/st-francis-bay-bridge-washed-away-by-flood-water/

And: http://jbaynews.com/2011/07/08/foot-crossing-over-river-for-st-francis-residents/

Water, water everywhere...

 

Recent rain has been very welcome in J’bay where water restrictions have been in place for what seems like forever!

As I looked for the local news (http://jbaynews.com/), I happened upon a rather crazy piece of information. The dams that are local to my town (within the Kouga region) are controlled not by our local municipality but by the neighbouring municipality of Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth Metro)! How DAM (little pun), crazy is that! We don’t even own our own water!

So, the folks in PE now are the ones who decide whether water restrictions can now be lifted!

Read more @ Jbaynews.com - http://jbaynews.com/2011/07/05/dams-fill-up-in-kouga-region/

Last updated 04 July 2011

I had a dream...

 

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.

 

Martin Luther King Jnr, I have a dream 28th August 1963

 

All men should stand up and stand out, it's what we were created to do!

 

 

Good works...

John Wesley - Good works are no guarantee of a place in heaven. But they are most likely to be performed by people who believe that heaven exists…

Rick Warren on fuel prices...

Rick Warren - Just paid $102 to fill up my truck (an 11 year old Ford) with regular gas. May need to ride bike this summer.

WELCOME TO THE REST OF THE WORLD RICK!!