Posted in General on Jun 9th, 2008 1 Comment »
Telkom says fixed-line business faces challenges
- M&G
Finally! Telkom’s profits drop and the company is starting to feel some heat from competition!
It has taken far, far too long, but I am ever so glad that Telkom is being forced to start up their game and actually start delivering decent service at a decent price to an […]
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Posted in Business, General on May 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Tito hints at huge hike
- IOL
No more, Tito! No more!
South Africans (and indeed the world) are reeling in the face of economic hardship and I agree with Oelschig that raising interest rates will only worsen the situation and not improve it!
Tito (and the monetary policy committee) are looking at the picture in South Africa without […]
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Posted in Environment, General on May 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Smokers face jail threat in Zambia
- M&G Online
Jeez! I wish our government (and associated laws) were as progressive!
Public smoking really bothers me! Just the other night I was at a popular restaurant which runs a quiz nite. I have been going there for ages and, every now and again there are a few guys who […]
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Posted in General on Apr 21st, 2008 1 Comment »
I subscribe to the News24 Breaking News email alert, and I just received the most useless email alert I have ever received in my life!
The email read:
Parreira resigns
South African soccer coach Carlos Alberta Parreira has officially resigned.
Click here to read the full report on News24
I naturally clicked on the link to get the whole story […]
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Posted in General on Apr 17th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve decided that there’s no point in cementing your driveway all the way to the curb…
What you should rather do is have a nice driveway (cement or otherwise) up until about 4 meters from the curb and then use either bricks or those cement-grass things the rest of the way.
I say this, as right now, […]
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