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”
Author: paxinterra
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”
Cheers Fidel Castro
Woke up this morning to the news that Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, commonly known as Fidel Castro, has passed away at the age of 90. He governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. Continue reading “Cheers Fidel Castro”
Crap Quotes and Aphorisms Part 1
1) Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. – Oprah Winfrey
This is great if you already have most of the basics in life. It doesn’t work quite so well when you’re trying to convince a person who can’t afford food that he should be thankful. Logically he should be concentrating on what he doesn’t have, food, else he will starve. This is no more than an attempt at make the poor believe they should be happy with their lot. Continue reading “Crap Quotes and Aphorisms Part 1”
Fifa and the Poppy
The English are in uproar again. This time because Fifa wouldn’t allow them to wear a poppy on their shirts when they played Scotland on 11 November 2016. Fifa have now decided to open disciplinary proceedings against them. Continue reading “Fifa and the Poppy”