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Showing posts with label crime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crime. Show all posts
By now, I am sure that you have heard about the matric results of Julias Maleme, the guy driving the ANC Youth League. What I could never figure out though, is why call it a youth league and the guy in charge is 27 years old,
Anyway, you can always count on the guys at Madame & Eve to make you smile!
Anyway, you can always count on the guys at Madame & Eve to make you smile!
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You might have heard about Essex police filling their diesel cars with petrol. ‘Had other things on their mind’, apparently. Good job, lads. Now let’s just hope the Italian cops don’t make the same mistake.
Cos we’d be sad to see them ruin their new car: a brand-new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560. It’s been donated to the Italian State Police to help ‘accident and crime prevention and sustain security on Italian roads’. Whatever. They’re going to rag it totally senseless, aren’t they?
There’ll be no out-running it either. This thing does 203mph and hits 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, thanks to 560bhp and four-wheel-drive. Enough, then, to chase-down Mario and Luigi as they spank their old Fiat Panda away from a bank heist.
It’s not the first time Lamborghini have given a car to the Old Bill. They gave them a last-generation Gallardo in 2004, which has since covered 87,000 miles, and another in 2005 that now shows 62,000 on the clock.
So if you’re in the Lazio area anytime soon, and considering criminal behaviour, forget it. Unless, of course, you want a ride in a bright-blue Lambo...
According to the UK's Telegraph, mobile phones are responsible for yet another one of the great terrors of the 21st century: dermatitis. Apparently, "skin specialists" have discovered that certain metals used in cellphones are causing some users to suffer inflamed, reddened, dry, blistered, and cracked skin. Sounds awesome, right?
It seems that about a third of heavy talkers are sensitive to nickel -- a substance commonly found in gadgets -- which can become irritating after repeated exposure. Says Brown University's Dr. Lionel Bercovitch, "Given the widespread use of cellphones, the presence of metal in the exterior casing of these phones and the high prevalence of nickel sensitization in the population, it is not surprising that cellphones can cause allergic contact dermatitis."
There's probably little you can do to out-and-out escape the problem, so we suggest full face mask whenever a call needs to be made -- also, for dinner parties.
Check out the full article over at UK Telegraphs blog.
Tonight, at 7:30pm, during a national address the South African President, Thabo Mbeki has resigned.
This comes on the back of the ANC MEC's request for him to step down as leader of the nation.
Admittedly, he was not a very responsive leader and he did fail to make critical decisions in time, however, we as a nation should not forget the good that he has brought to our nation.
South Africa has come a very long way from our Apartheid era. We are not the most perfect nation and we are not the safest country to live in. But comparatively, our nation has made significant progress under the leadership of Thabo Mbeki.
I have a lot of respect for him for the good that he has brought us, though, hypocritically, I too have been eager to criticize him in his moments of weakness.
I really hope that we remember him for the good that he has brought us! Thank you Thabs, what you just did, must have been REALLY hard for you!
It is with great regret (to me) that the formality of handing over our nation to Jacob Zuma, has started!
Zapiro, like David Bullard, is a journalist with kahunas. Boldly stimulating controversy, Zapiro finds himself in trouble again as the ANC and Jakob Zuma (JayZ) gear up for an all out onslaught because of his latest cartoon.
I say well done Zapiro! It's about time someone puts the situation into its brutal perspective.
Yup! Those super convenient stores that are open 24hours a day and every day of the year will soon be closed at night! Petrol station owners, who belong to a union (ANOTHER union!) the Fuel Retailers' Association (FRA), have asked for permission from the government to close at night.
Citing high security risks and the ever increasing cost of staying open, they would like to be released from a clause in their current contracts that require them to be open 24 hrs.
Fair enough, with our pathetically crime minded South Africans who fill up their tanks and then drive off without paying, the excessive robberies at fuel stations and even the ATM's being blown up, crime is definitely a concern for these owners. Add high operational costs, increasing wage demands, smaller margins on fuel profits and increasing electricity costs and we have a crisis with 15% of the FRA's members running into serious financial problems which would lead them to close down or sell by the end of the year!
In my opinion, switch off the fuel pumps, send the petrol attendants home, but keep the shop open! Seriously! What the hell are we gonna do at 3am now?!
Concern about the dispute between Iran and the West over Tehran's nuclear work, a weakening dollar and a gathering storm in the Atlantic supported prices, as did a bullish picture based on past price moves.
"Technically, the recovery towards the end of last week and the strength we saw yesterday still keeps the bull trend very much intact," said Christopher Bellew, a broker at Bache Commodities.
United States crude was up 30 cents at $145,48 a barrel by 2pm GMT, within sight of its all-time high of $147,27 hit last week. London Brent crude was up 60 cents at $144,52.
Opec cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2008 for a fourth time this year and said consumption would slow in 2009, signalling a more comfortable supply-and-demand balance.
The 13-member group, source of two in every five barrels of oil, also said the need for its oil in 2009 would post the first significant decline since 2002 due to slower world demand and rising supply from non-member countries.
Oil eased earlier in the session as Chevron said production had been restored at the 120 000-barrel per day Escravos pipeline in Nigeria, resolving one of the disruptions that have cut the country's supply.
Traders were also keeping watch on an oil workers' strike in Brazil that started on Monday. State-run energy firm Petrobras said it had already reversed most of the production losses on its platforms.
Crude has risen from $20 a barrel in January 2002 on growing demand from nations like China and rising cash inflows into commodities from investors seeking to hedge against inflation and the weak dollar.
The dollar fell to a record low against the euro on Tuesday amid concern about the health of the US financial sector weighing on sentiment. Investors said renewed weakness in the US currency could support oil.
"The financial crisis is not over. We are not optimistic; the dollar should get weaker and we should see more investor money turn to commodities and energy," said Tetsu Emori, fund manager at Astmax in Tokyo.
Traders were also keeping watch on a low-pressure weather system about 1 900km east of the Lesser Antilles, which may develop into a tropical depression.
Energy traders watch for storms that could enter the Gulf of Mexico and threaten US oil and gas production facilities.
The latest snapshot of supply in the US, the world's top oil consumer, due for release on Wednesday, will provide direction for prices later in the week.
A Reuters poll forecast that US crude stocks fell by 1,2-million barrels, petrol inventories dropped by 300 000 barrels while distillates rose by 1,9-million barrels. -- Reuters
Please click on the image if you can not read the text!Is Mbeki scared? If so, scared of what? Zim has NOTHING to offer us and Mugabe has less friends than the new slutty Britney, so why would Mbeki put his head in the sand on this issue?
The least that he could do, is demand a free and fair election and demand that Mugabe accepts the result as the final decision making factor for the future of his presidency. Mbeki could impose sanctions on Zim and refuse any assistance until Mugabe steps down.
Saying that a harsher stances needs to be taken, is a bit like saying birds have feathers... its an outright given!
Yo Thabs, if you reading this, enlighten us please. We need to know what your masterful plan of action is. We know that you must have something cooking up, because its impossible to remain this ignorant! Sphere: Related Content
If you can not read the text, please click on the image to enlarge it!This image completely encapsulates the current situation in our once beloved country. The rainbow nation is being burnt down by the xenophobic pigs that have run riot on our land for last few weeks! It also highlights the naive sector of our people. Those who are convinced that the actions of the X pigs do not affect them!
We will ALL feel the repercussions of this. Whether it be a shitty tourist season, loss of business, a weakened international trade or maybe even retaliation violence. This problem will truly burn our rainbow!
Once again, if you are one of those pigheaded idiots involved in these attacks, I wish you a year of untreatable constipation! Sphere: Related Content
If you can not read it, please click on the image to enlarge it!The state of corruption within the Home Affairs department has once again come under question, during the recent xenophobia-related violence.
This problem has been brewing for many years now and however sad the repercussions, I belief that it is doing a very good job of highlighting the level of incompetencies of our various government departments. Don't get me wrong, I am not a government basher, in fact I have the utmost respect and admiration for some of our departments that continually impress me with their innovative, organized and well executed plans to enhance "the system", and our revenue service, SARS, is one such example.
With our president once again displaying his lack of leadership qualities and his inability to make a decision, the problem has now erupted into an uncontrollable scenario, that leaves me questioning my pride for this nation.
One needs to ask:
- Would this problem have been so bad if our country established a harsher stance to Mugabe and his idiot policies?
- What if we had better controlled borders?
- What if we had a less corrupt home affairs department?
- What if measures were established years ago to enhance better trade in this country and drive unemployment down?
How much have you contributed to the research and development of renewable energy?
How green is your life?
Have you checked your carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is the measurement of the amount of carbon that you emit into the atmosphere per year. This comes from the use of your car, electricity, the kind of products that you buy, etc.
By knowing your carbon footprint, you will become aware and you can help reduce carbon emissions, hence save the planet a little bit!
We need to stop blaming governments, the war in Iraq, huge industries etc and start blaming ourselves!
We have damaged our environment and we have all contributed to global warming, so its up to us to make a stand. I'm not going to go through the whole global warming schpeel with you, honestly, if you don't know about it yet, then PLEASE come out of your bubble!
This is an appeal to all blogger and blog readers to please help generate awareness and also help contribute to society by individually making subtle changes to your lives.
Simple changes to our lives that can make a huge difference overall can include:
- Turning off unnecessary lights.
- Unplugging any electrical device that is not in use, this includes your cellphone chargers, etc.
- Starting a car pool, this will reduce traffic as well ;).
- Watering your lawn when the sun is not at its peak.
- Planting a tree or two.
- Using CO2 friendly products, check the labels when you buys items, the 1 second glance that it will cost you WILL make a difference.
I drove past a taxi the other day whose sound system was so loud, one would have thought that the speakers were used at the rugby games at Newlands. I heard the taxi before I saw it!
The mirror was taped down, a screw driver in the window holding it up and grey duct tape all along the roof line, probably the only thing holding the roof down! What really cracked me up was that the rear number plate was upside down.
Why spend so much on a sound system, but stinge on maintenance? I guess its the truly South African mentality! Maybe that's why I laughed and didn'tget upset
A couple of years back, South Africa won the rights to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Seen as the single most spectacular event ever to come to Africa, we were definitely super excited.
We've since rolled out multi-billion rand projects all over South Africa to prepare us for this event. New stadiums, roads, railway systems, hotels, airport extensions, the government is even legalising prostitution for the event. The hope of the people has definitely been riding on a major high, with all this development and change taking place, with South Africans have been starting a myriad of different startup businesses in the hope to catch the cash wave en route SA during the games.
All really cool, except that our soccer team, Bafana Bafana suck!
We win games every now and again and have even won the African Cup of Nations, but we definitely not on the same level as previous World Cup winners yet and as matters stand, if we make it to the Quarter finals, I will be pleasantly surprised. Don't get me wrong, I'm very patriotic and supporting Bafana Bafana during the games with the rest of the nation will be very exciting. In fact I have already purchased my Vuvuzela :).
Anyway, my point. To help our pathetic soccer team to achieve a miracle, we hired the miracle coach! Carlos Alberto Parreira, the Brazilian coach responsible for many Brazilian wins and who has a formidable track record. One of the strongest no-bullshit coaches we could have hired!
Having him in the driver seat of our team, has given many of hope and we run around thinking that we actually stand a chance of winning this thing! we were ALL shocked, when we heard his salary though and the way we looked at the aging coach become relatively different. R1.8 Million PER MONTH! That, my friend is a shit load of money!
But now, the doos has quit. His wife is sick and he wants to go home to cuddle.
Now listen here, you overpaid arrogantly stubborn prat; you KNEW that your wife was sick before you accepted the job. Instead YOU chose to come here, push people around, give South Africans false hope and then take our tax rands without even a thank you before buggering off! Buy a new wife dammit. We pay you enough!
I hope your plane crashes!
This picture perfectly describes the latest happenings of the SADC and their 'stance' on Zimbabwe and Mugabe. Bob has them all at his feet, for reasons that still baffle us.
Mugabe has nothing to offer us, except a bad currency and more refugees!
As the smog of pollution has cleared from the skies, a true measurement of global warming can finally be made. No, it's not good news.
The cleaner, clearer skies mean measurements of warming temperatures are not confused by smog. So the current measurements of a 0.04 °C warming per year can be taken as the true signal of man-made global warming.
This shows smog levels in Beijing after a rainfall(left) and on a sunny day(right)
A team led by Martin Wild, of the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science in Switzerland, has been monitoring changes in temperatures, the amount of aerosols in the air and the amount of sunlight that is getting through and warming the different continents.
Their data, taken from over 2500 locations, shows that in Europe and the US the amount of solar radiation reaching the ground is increasing. Satellite data shows that the optical density of the air above Europe, a measure of how dense the suspension of aerosols is, has been stable since 2000.
This, says Wild, suggests that aerosols are no longer influencing brightness and something else is making it more sunny – possibly a reduction in cloud cover, although he does not yet know why this might happen. Wild was speaking on April 17 at the European Geosciences Union annual meeting in Vienna, Austria.
Crucially, the stability of smog levels also suggests that ever-cleaner air cannot be the cause of increasing temperatures. Satellite data shows that overall the continents have warmed by 0.04 °C per year between 1999 and 2007. This, says Wild, could be the true, unadulterated signal of man-made global warming.
Based on optical density data from 6 sites in the German and Swiss Alps, Rolph Philipona of MeteoSwiss, the national weather service of Switzerland, says that as much as half of the warming observed in the 1980s and 1990s could have been due to "global brightening" as the smog cleared.
Asian dimming
It's a different story in other parts of the world. Previous research led by Padma Kumari of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology had shown that India became less sunny, starting in the 1980s as its industrial activity increased. The latest data shows the Indian "solar dimming" is continuing.
In China, the situation is slightly different. Wild's data shows that the country was dimming already in the 1980s, but then the smog levelled off in the 1990s. This may have been because the country cleaned up its act for a bit, or could simply be the consequence of the nation's then economic downturn.
Whether economic or environmental, whatever caused the dimming to level off in the 1990s is no longer there. Since 2000, overall the optical density of the air above China has risen dramatically – an observation which correlates well with anecdotes of very low visibility in major Chinese cities.
Sphere: Related ContentTV is more racist than we realised!
Have a look at the picture below and tell me what do you see? Or perhaps, what your DON'T see?
Have a look at the picture below and tell me what do you see? Or perhaps, what your DON'T see?
That's right, no black friends? In the 10 years this show ran, why did they not have a black friend?And now look at this show:
Do no black people live New York city?Why are there no black main characters in these famous TV shows?
- Friends
- Sex and the City
- Seinfeld
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Smallville (The black guy was there for ONE season)
And why are there no black super heroes? They wear masks and costumes, so surely Marvel could have made at least ONE black super hero! Sphere: Related Content
The Competition Commission has finally woken up to the fact the consumers in SA are being financially raped by the sole fixed-line operator, Telkom.
The case is set to be heard by the Pretoria high Court on the 24th of this month, but it seems that Telkom has its argument ready. An act passed in 2005 called the Electronics Communication Act, section 36 makes it very clear that the only body allowed to question Telkom is Icasa, therefore making the Competition Commissions regulations irrelevant to Telkom.
Let's just hope that the Competition Act. renders Icasa's regulation as useless as what Icasa actually is.
Now, remember, Icasa is the same bunch of idiots that canned the WiMax testing in SA by canceling MWEB's WiMax licenses. Great stuff Icasa, we will forever be screwed over by the monopoly that Telkom has in SA and will forever be stuck in the dark days of 1MBps ADSL connections costing as much as a car repayment.
We love you and we can't thank you enough!
I'm no fan of Zuma! Fair enough the guy is yet to be convicted of his crimes but I dont think that we need a leader with criminal charges pending over his head. The guy has become the punch line for many bar jokes lately and many many South Africans have a hugely negative perception of guy and are even making plans to migrate as he comes to into office.
He is also chief of a group who call themselves "Dumb things to say on trial!"
But, and this is a huge but, Zuma has been impressing me lately. Finding all the right policies to throw his weight behind and scoring points with the people by calling for the death penalty, by supporting root level revamps of various ministries and now his latest call for a no nonsense stand on crime.
"Let us do something that favours the victim and not the criminal. We overstretch human rights some times." was his words. He also asked, "Why are rapists and murderers allowed bail applications?".
If he has what it takes to rid South Africa of at least the crime, then I say hell yeah, bring it Jay Zee!
I'll even download your "Umshini Wam’, mshini wam" ringtone as a pledge of my support!
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