High riding tender rockets dicovery

Whoowee are the headlines today indicative of someone having got their munchies today, or in the words of the advert - "I got it all today!"

Headline-1 "Stinging attack on tender system."
... Hmm, what system was tender?

Headline-2 "Rocket Woman to command Discovery"
... It's getting better! What discovery is she going to command and what did she have to do to be called the 'Rocket Woman'?

Headline-3 "Riding High!"
... There they go again. It just doesn't stop.

Headline-4 "Tim's on top form"
... I give up. What's with everyone today

Oh well, I suppose the sports section will be better.

Headline-5 "Keeping it in family"
... Cor! Even the surfers are giving it a shot.

Okay now, one last try on the back of the business page -

Headline-6 "Patta to grill Zim's Moyo"
... Well I'm just not going into that territory now. You can just make up your own mind on this one!

Terror in London Blasts paralyse heart of the city

Mercury - Terror in London

For once I have nothing to say...

I can only imagine the situation having lived through "terrorist" activities in SA during the apartheid years and also having lived in an apartment on Edgeware road in London for a number of years I am aquainted with the area. I too have family living and working in London - hope they are all ok!

All I can say that my heart goes out to the nation and its people.

I echo the sentiment of the Russian premier who calls for the hunting down and final eradication of terrorist bodies and organizations on a global basis.

Heath and Zuma hit snag & DJ fever

The Mercury <http://www.themercury.co.za/> today - Heath and Zuma hit snag.

Hmmm... now seeing that Heath was head of the special investigation unit on the arms deal and Zuma's been implicated in Shaik's arms deals and a "generally corrupt relationship", the headline really rasied a chuckle. I wondered whether the snag had something to do with Heath wanting Zuma to speak the truth. Didn't he perjure himself when giving evidence previously at the arms deal hearings, or did I miss something that time around?

DJ Fever - now that's the headline they should have used!


For the misinformed, DJ does not refer to a disk jockey in this case.

You might however be excused as the picture shows two of the better East Coast Radio <http://www.ecr.co.za/> dj's, Damon and Mags.

It refers to the Durban July horse race.

One of the social events on the annual calendar.

F1 and Zuma and a Rotting country

Oh what a great day for headlines. No one appears able to agree on what's killer news from the weekend. Even the local rag the Mercury runs through three roadside posters and then has a picture of a real babe on the cover and the comment that Sharapova's gonna dazzle her opponents.

F1 farce - US Grand Prix

Enough said about this, I'm sure. Guess what guys? The yanks love Nascar and will now just snub the F1 races. Who needs a bunch of wallies who make rules which do nothing to enhance the sport and spectator involvement... Nuff said!

Zuma to be peacemaker

The headline reads that Zuma may be called as a peacemaker to try and stem the tide of raucous protest over his axing as deputy president! Hmmm... I wonder who has the most to gain through this discord?

The country rotting from the inside

Now that was the leader.
The paper's article heads up as "Fears over new SA nationalism" and goes on to quote Loren Landau on a hatred of immigrants rotting SA from within, undermining its hard earned democracy. The article is particularly aimed at the poorer immigrants and reveals that corrupt officialdom and criminals too are using these asylum seekers as "mobile ATM's" to line their own coffers.
A better headline would have been 'New SA withdrawal syndrome - Mobile ATM's'.

Zuma sacked! So what, the sards are running...

The Mercury says Zuma has been sacked. Strange that the president has called an extraordinary parliamentry sitting for today to make an announcement.
Who really cares anyway?
There's something more important afoot - the sards are running.

For the uneducated, the "Sards running" refers to the greatest shoal on earth.

The annual sardine run along the South African coast is now heading up to good 'ole Durban.

Yippie - what a good week this will be. Comrades marathon, Rugby, Sardines, sun, surf....

Girl (4) missing after bakkie stolen

Girl (4) missing after bakkie stolen
June 13, 2005
<http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=282&fArticleId=2555357>

Now who in their right mind leaves a 4-year old child alone in a vehicle?
...and that in a van in South Africa!!!

The "Fire me" challenge

Zuma: Fire me if you dare
12/06/2005 10:31
<http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,6119,2-7-12_1720072,00.html>

Now how literal should one be when reading this headline.

Charming or prince Charming

Zuma turns on the charm
June 10, 2005
<http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=282&fArticleId=2552931>

Strange how the judgement at the courtcase is not mentioned - just the media and the opposition.