Sorry Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma but I don’t believe you. We know that you are not a big fan of tobacco products. You started legislating against it many years ago during the Mandela presidency. You have often spoken against it. It is true that you do not run government but I’m also sure that it is true that you were behind the ban. Continue reading “I do not run government”
Month: August 2020
No Thanks, Democratic Alliance
I was a staunch Progressive Federal Party (PFP) supporter from the time they were founded in 1977. In 1989 they merged with the National Democratic Movement (NDM) and the Independent Party (IP) to form the Democratic Party (DP). In 2000 the DP merged with the New National Party (NNP) and became the Democratic Alliance (DA). It was a short-lived merger as the NNP left the alliance in 2001. The DA lives on as the official opposition, for now. Continue reading “No Thanks, Democratic Alliance”
Businesses I Will Avoid in Future
Let me start by stating that I am at a higher risk for severe illness from Covid-19 due to my age and an underlying medical condition. This made me decide to play it safe and stay at home. I slowly started stocking up on basics late in January when I saw that we’ll eventually have to face the virus. The following companies, in my opinion, couldn’t care less about their customers’ health concerns during the pandemic. Continue reading “Businesses I Will Avoid in Future”
Covid-19 Research
A collection of research about Covid-19. Newest items at the top. This will be updated regularly or at least for as long as I manage to avoid the virus and survive. Links open in new windows. Continue reading “Covid-19 Research”
Religion and #BLM
I see so many Christians on social media sites, and in correspondence to newspapers, objecting to #BlackLivesMatter. When I see this I can’t help thinking, “not very Christian, are you?” Let’s take a look at some of the most common objections: Continue reading “Religion and #BLM”
Wear Your Mask
Covid-19 arrived earlier in 2020 and our lives were severely disrupted. People are dying, businesses are struggling, people are losing their jobs. There’s no reason to believe that the situation will improve soon. There are too many things about covid-19 that we just don’t know. Continue reading “Wear Your Mask”
Black Lives Matter
Why do people feel they need to respond with #AllLivesMatter or, even worse, #WhiteLivesMatter when confronted with #BlackLivesMatter? Do they not understand what the BLM movement is about? Oblivious to their privilege? Racist? Combination of these? Something else? Continue reading “Black Lives Matter”