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Lots happening at present, the biggest which is the court case of one Shabir Shaik, personal advisor to the vice president Jacob Zuma.

Who said that the arms deal investigations will just go away (like Tony Yengeni whom the ANC made disappear like early morning mist on the Drakensburg)? Shabir represents "his" company which benefited greatly from the arms deal. Of course Zuma is under scrutiny as well with documents showing thousands of Rands being paid to Zuma by a company (Shaik's company) that never made any profits. Confusing ain't it?

Education has been back in the news, especially with the strike a couple of weeks ago. Surprise surprise, our education department is churning out matriculants with an unprecedented passrate, but they're all stupid (not quite, but close). Higher grade students dropped by more than 30 000 since 1998. In a drive to improve overall matric results, students are encouraged not to take certain subjects on higher grade. A 47% passrate in 1997 climbed to 73% last year. Higher grade maths and science students have dropped drastically since 1997.

A story in the Sunday Times (10 Oct. 2004) tells of a drastic improvement in attitude amongst South Africans in general. Research Surveys found that 6% more folk are "happy" compared to last year. Anxiety and depression dropped by 4% with "pride levels" at 96%! Stress showed an increase but according to the report, this was due to all the additional activities enjoyed by South Africans.

And as stated some time ago, the murderer of Leigh Matthews has been caught. Donovan Moodley was arrested by the dedicated police members who worked long hours in order to conclude this case. A sad story of greed and wrong choices.

Then of course there's the election in America. The impression on this side is that the people are quite fed-up with Bush. To be very honest, I'm not too impressed with the only available candidate, in spite of all the "one on one's" they broadcasted on telly. Like a chameleon changing colours to suit the environment. My personal viewpoint of Bush is that the man is on a concerted drive to root out terrorism. He's made some major mistakes along the way (was that him or his "advisors"?), but at least he stands for something. 9/11 was proof enough of what this man is made of.

How will America change if Bush is defeated? Who knows, but be sure that African leaders will go visit soon after to do the necessary butt-licking.

Weekly View
	21 October 2004
Lots happening at present, the biggest which is the court case of one Shabir Shaik, personal advisor to the vice president Jacob Zuma. Who said that the arms deal investigations will just go away (like Tony Yengeni whom the ANC made disappear like early morning mist on the Drakensburg)? Shabir represents "his" company which benefited greatly from the arms deal. Of course Zuma is under scrutiny as well with documents showing thousands of Rands being paid to Zuma by a company (Shaik's company) that never made any profits. Confusing ain't it? Education has been back in the news, especially with the strike a couple of weeks ago. Surprise surprise, our education department is churning out matriculants with an unprecedented passrate, but they're all stupid (not quite, but close). Higher grade students dropped by more than 30 000 since 1998. In a drive to improve overall matric results, students are encouraged not to take certain subjects on higher grade. A 47% passrate in 1997 climbed to 73% last year. Higher grade maths and science students have dropped drastically since 1997. A story in the Sunday Times (10 Oct. 2004) tells of a drastic improvement in attitude amongst South Africans in general. Research Surveys found that 6% more folk are "happy" compared to last year. Anxiety and depression dropped by 4% with "pride levels" at 96%! Stress showed an increase but according to the report, this was due to all the additional activities enjoyed by South Africans. And as stated some time ago, the murderer of Leigh Matthews has been caught. Donovan Moodley was arrested by the dedicated police members who worked long hours in order to conclude this case. A sad story of greed and wrong choices. Then of course there's the election in America. The impression on this side is that the people are quite fed-up with Bush. To be very honest, I'm not too impressed with the only available candidate, in spite of all the "one on one's" they broadcasted on telly. Like a chameleon changing colours to suit the environment. My personal viewpoint of Bush is that the man is on a concerted drive to root out terrorism. He's made some major mistakes along the way (was that him or his "advisors"?), but at least he stands for something. 9/11 was proof enough of what this man is made of. How will America change if Bush is defeated? Who knows, but be sure that African leaders will go visit soon after to do the necessary butt-licking.	Past Views Current Joke Past jokes Gallery Links
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