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”
Category: Politics
Politics
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”
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”
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”
Narcissist Elected President
Today it became clear that Donald Trump has won the election and will be the new US President. Nothing good will come from this although I must admit I wagered on him winning so there is that. I backed the average American’s lack of common sense and won. Continue reading “Narcissist Elected President”
Trump Campaign Lies
With 8 days to go until the US Presidential election I thought I’ll make a list of some of the lies told by Trump during his campaign. My hope is that the lies will count against him at the ballot box but I fear his support base lapped it up. They don’t appear to be the brightest and seem to detest facts. Continue reading “Trump Campaign Lies”