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Pietermaritzburg City of Filth: Mervyn Dirks-Something to hide?

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Pietermaritzburg City of Filth. The collapse of a once thriving and beautifull city into a slum through mismanagement by the ANC. Sunday, November 15, 2009. Mervyn Dirks-Something to hide? Media barred from Exco after Witness expose". YESTERDAY’s exposé about massive individual overtime claims at Msunduzi Municipality had unforseen consequences when the media was denied entry to the executive committee (Exco) meeting. DA councillor Bill Lambert was quick to dispute the claim. Inside sources later told Th...

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EXTOPIA: Why I Left South Africa (Part 3)

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Tuesday, 21 June 2011. Why I Left South Africa (Part 3). Actually, I have forgotten part 3. It's over five years ago and you know what? I'm happy where I am living now in the South East of England. Yes, of course I do keep in touch with South Africa and her demise is ever present in my mind. But I hope that my previous two posts convince you that I am not a rabid right wing nut. I don't know.What I do know is that I left for two main reasons:. I love me separate-ness, my "apart-ness". Like what you see b...

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EXTOPIA: South Africa Will Never be a Normal Country: Top Economist Predicts

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Thursday, 9 June 2011. South Africa Will Never be a Normal Country: Top Economist Predicts. Not now, not in 50 years, not 1000 years, not even until Jesus comes back. Mike Schussler, a top man in economics (and always positive) has said as much as my headline, just in another way - It's not OK today to be Afro-pessimistic, one must couch one's true meaning in a delicate manner down South these days, but read the full article. And see if I am biasing his intent. Here are some excerpts from the article:.

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EXTOPIA: Why I Left South Africa (Part 1)

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Saturday, 18 June 2011. Why I Left South Africa (Part 1). And why I can never come back again. Put it another way.I left for different reasons then, than the reasons I can never go back again, now. I'll deal with the reasons how my negativity about South Africa caused me to abandon ship five years ago, but also how I started out incredibly positive following the 1994 elections, and how that positivity soured and continued to do so until I had had enough. Which "list" was I on? I could not read between th...

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EXTOPIA: Visiting the Oldest Town in England

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Monday, 6 June 2011. Visiting the Oldest Town in England. Most people if asked which is the oldest town in England will respond "London". Totally wrong, it's actually a little "dorpie" in the South East called Colchester. Now Colchester is not the most glamorous town but it does have a lot of history, and this makes it a premium place to visit on a weekend. Colchester was the first capital of Roman Britain and beneath the Castle are the remains of the most famous Roman buildings, the Temple of Claudius.

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EXTOPIA: South Africa's Chances are 50/50 Says Former SA President De Klerk

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Sunday, 5 June 2011. South Africa's Chances are 50/50 Says Former SA President De Klerk. The country is balanced between success and failure and the fulcrum on which South Africa's future will pivot is our Constitution. If the forces of history come down on the side of constitutional values we can all look forward to a positive future. However, if the balance tips in the other direction, the consequences for all South Africans could be very dire.". Is that our best bet? 2 - Chris Hani. It was a lie.

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EXTOPIA: A Visit to Garnet Woods - CM6 1LR

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Monday, 27 June 2011. A Visit to Garnet Woods - CM6 1LR. This is worth a separate post on it's own. Garnet Woods: What a lovely, natural wooded area of England. It is so typical of many of these woods dotted around the country. My favourite tree is the Silver Birch, so resplendent in the summer sunshine! I like to think of the trees as the lungs, and the fungi/bacteria as the bowels, working over and recycling the organic life in the "organism" of the woods. Oh yes, look out for the "Watcher of the Woods".

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EXTOPIA: June 2011

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Monday, 27 June 2011. A Visit to Garnet Woods - CM6 1LR. This is worth a separate post on it's own. Garnet Woods: What a lovely, natural wooded area of England. It is so typical of many of these woods dotted around the country. My favourite tree is the Silver Birch, so resplendent in the summer sunshine! I like to think of the trees as the lungs, and the fungi/bacteria as the bowels, working over and recycling the organic life in the "organism" of the woods. Oh yes, look out for the "Watcher of the Woods".

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EXTOPIA: BBQ Summer Set to Sizzle the UK

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Saturday, 21 May 2011. BBQ Summer Set to Sizzle the UK. Just how hot and dry has it been in the UK lately? The hottest, driest March and April since records began. Ban on washing cars this summer as. New hosepipe bans come in. So much for a wet, soggy England. The third image shows the temperature anomaly per region. Again the S.E. has been blessed. Images and data Courtesy of the Met Office and are up to date. Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Lit...