| April 12, 2008 |
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Shoot-to-kill call senseless THE reaction to the high level of crime, and individual incidents of it, in South Africa has often been characterised by emotional expressions of frustration, helplessness and vengeful anger, rather than practical, workable action. So it is with the deputy safety and security minister‘s nigh hysterical outburst earlier this week. Susan Shabangu told an anti-crime forum in Pretoria that the police should “kill the bastards (criminals)” and “not worry about regulations”.... Short, ugly works for Mad Bob Living large with Charmain Naidoo I ALWAYS blub at weddings. There‘s something gratifyingly optimistic about the concept of holy matrimony that gets me going so I end up with raccoon eyes and a vein-encrusted nose.... Women‘s magazines full of ammo By John Harvey ANY man who tells you that when his girlfriend‘s back is turned (or on the rare occasion when she is actually doing her ordained duty, cooking) he has not flipped through her magazines is a liar of the highest order, and should be burnt at the stake. Well, maybe not as burnt as her beef sirloin, but still.... Mugabe must be brought back down to earth by the SADC
THE irony of the unfolding developments in Zimbabwe is that Robert Mugabe‘s government has effectively declared the MDC winner of the elections and now wants to sabotage the process of change.... ‘Shoot the bastards‘ gaffe just crazy
ARE these people crazy, or what? Deputy Safety and Security Minister Susan Shabangu has followed in the footsteps of her boss, Minister Charles Nqakula.... |
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Blackouts crippling business Brian Hayward WEEKEND POST REPORTER haywardb@avusa.co.za ESKOM‘S load-shedding is costing Eastern and Southern Cape businesses more than R21-million a day, but economists believe the unquantifiable “inconvenience factor” to residents and businesses means the true cost of the blackouts is much higher.... 
Explorer team in search of Bigfoot Brett Adkins IT CERTAINLY looked like it could have been Bigfoot – for no other reason than it had a huge foot.... 
United aim to end with win Mogan Segadavan WEEKEND POST CORRESPONDENT BAY UNITED will come out firing on all cylinders this afternoon when they play Nathi Lions in their final National First Division league fixture at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in KwaMashu, outside Durban.... 
Tough times, or just the wrong attitude? Bob Kernohan, Bussiness Editor MY daughter asked me the other day how tough conditions really were in the motor industry today.... 
Mom puts foot down on daughter’s love By Clayton Morar WHAT’S there to do when your daughter is in love with a businessman you just don't see eye-to-eye with? That's easy for Sumita Narain, played by legendary local actress Usha Khan, who knows just how to get what she wants when it comes to her daughter's love life. It may even come at any price, but how is she going to put her plan in action?... |
