Political party websites revisited

Last week I blogged about the poor state of South Africa’s political party websites. I just skimmed the surface – the point I was making and which Ian pointed out in his comment, is that with a a month and a half until the municipal elections, none of the big parties – … view full post

State of South African political websites

With the 2006 Municipal Elections coming up soon (Election Day is March 1st), I found myself visiting a number of election-related and individual political party websites, firstly to find out if I still have time to register (oops, missed it by a day!), and then just out of interest.

South Africa has a … view full post

I was that annoyingly loud drunk tosser on the bus

I woke up this morning, well, Sunday morning, with a raging headache and half-ingested chips (crisps) in the back of my mouth. Charming, I know. And enough memories to realise that I was that annoyingly loud drunk tosser on the bus home that every sober person hates.

Saturday night was BIG – we tore up The Swan to say farewell … view full post

Read News24.com content without subscribing

If you’re an International visitor like myself and have ever wanted to read a News24.com article without paying the subscription fee (monthly fee from US$2,95 or US$9.95 for the broadband package) – or if you can’t successfully subscribe because you don’t have the required web browser (yes, they’re linked to M-Not on Demand), here’s how.

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Sharmota

The whole arabgirl thing is getting out of control. Take one look at my referers, and you’d think this site is a portal for Arabic porn – all because of one silly post.

Lately, the more popular search term has become “sharmota”, which from … view full post