17 posts tagged with news
Two news stories I’m currently following
City’s new look for 2010 (via Cape Times)
Faced with legal action and the risk of losing the 2010 World Cup semifinal event because of a possible delayed start in construction of the stadium, the City of Cape Town yesterday agreed to a negotiated settlement with leaseholders of the Green Point Common that will safeguard the area from future commercial
News.co.za goes live
News.co.za serves up the latest news from selected sources across the web.
It’s something Brian and I have been working on for quite a while now (I added it to my portfolio a year ago, in fact), and it went live … view full post
Burnt
Burnt on Flickr, a photo by Steve Crane:
More photos in the pool Cape Town is on Fire. Respect the mountain, bru.
And in other news, a picnic at a popular False Bay beach resort turned into a nightmare for a Cape … view full post
Current Affairs
There’s something wrong with this picture. And there’s definately something wrong with this picture.
Nothing wrong with this one though:
For some journeys it’s really not worth getting on the tube: it takes a long time, and costs you money. Sometimes
AIDS in South Africa
A news article on the Democratic Alliance website, July 13 2003. Submitted by Mike Waters (ldr):
Today, Sunday 13 July 2003, actuarial calculations show that one million South Africans will have died of AIDS. On the basis of the most recent census information, it is equivalent to one out of every 45
R.E.M. news
R.E.M., currently touring Europe, have partly redesigned their official website, along with posting news about their upcoming Best Of album entitled “In Time: The Best of R.E.M: 1988-2003“. The international release date is the 27th October – the same day on which I will be turning back the clock by an hour. You figure it out. ;)
R.E.M. Protest Bush With Anti-War Song Download
R.E.M. are the latest international music act to protest George Dubya’s attempt to start World War III. They have recorded a new song called ‘The Final Straw’.Stipe spares no sentiment for the US leader who values the price of oil above the price of life.
“This is the strongest voice I could think of to send out there. We had
News24.com
Another week, another sloppy local website attempt. This time, it’s the new freshly-baked 1-day old News24.com website that fails miserably to live up to international standards.
A very possible reason could be that they fall under the M-Web banner, who have shown in the past just how incapable they are of producing usable websites (see … view full post
Oil and Armament
War drums still beat, instigation rises despite world’s certainty that Iraq is free from WMD, according to inspection committees. It is an inconsistency to the wise, a procedure to those who recklessly fiddle with the human reason as Bush the little and his group do as if they are USA. The way they behave improves that
R.E.M. Tour 2003
R.E.M. have announced 2003 tour dates starting in June, and have speculated that they will also be visiting other parts of the world in 2004. Wicked! Now all I gotta do is sort out my Visa, book a plane ticket and I’m sorted. *grin*
Watch the press conference (or not, it’s kinda lame) and download the TOUR … view full post