GPSA Weekly Views

First things first - I've been a member of the South African Gun Owners Association for a number of years now. I believe in responsible gun ownership and teaching and educating all and sundry about this. A handy guide for gun owning parents (put together by SAGA) can be found here.

The question of gun licensing (or rather, re-licensing) has been a thorn in the side of many current gun owners. A bunch of "new" organisations sprung up overnight claiming to be the start all and end all of the new legislation. I'm a firm believer in sticking with those that's been in business for a while. Tactical Advantage in one such company. In the "new, improved" South Africa their services are unsurpassed. For good reason - they know what it's all about.

Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi always spoke her mind. Shortly after being appointed as education minister for the Cape, sparks were flying. As has become the norm with our ANC government, ministers get moved around every year (or so it seems). My (ex - thank goodness) neighbour was MEC of Parks and Recreation. The next moment we got the brown stuff out of our eyes, she was in charge of Safety and Security. Not much later they sold up and moved to the "rich" neighbourhood as the new MEC of Housing. Same with Geraldine - she is now in charge of our public servants.

"Many public officials still treat citizens as though they are doing them a favour rather than conferring rights on them", she says. At last someone out there has listened and understand our plight. I had the misfortune of trying to get hold of the municipal accounts department of Mogale City. After three minutes of the phone ringing, I got disconnected. Tried again, and again. Third attempt lucky. Ask to be put through to the accounts department. Another three minutes later got cut off. Tried again. The accounts section obviously enjoy ringing phones much more than the municipality operator. This time (eventually) I gave up by myself.

Applying for a passport was less painful, though I was there in person (you can't do it any other way). The black "official" who's in charge of dispensing the correct documents was way too busy reading the morning newspaper to worry about this white "boer" standing by the counter. Of course you learn very quickly to draw their attention as well as anyone elses who might be in the (wider) proximity. And close on three months later I eventually got the document.

Another nasty that's popping up now is our local police force. Heard a story of a guy that got arrested for having an outstanding traffic fine (that is a common abuse of power by the Metro Police). Failing to produce the relevant documents, they still arrested this man and locked him (with many others arrested at the same roadblock) up at the local police station. After being "processed" and paying his fine, this guy wanted to open a case against Metro Police for unlawful arrest. After eventually getting the attention of some of the black policemen at the charge office, he was told that he cannot open a case. He insisted on seeing the Superintendent but was told that he was out. He then requested to speak with "someone" who's in charge after which he was told in no uncertain terms, that they were all in charge.

Don't ask me what happened, but that's where the story ended. And inspite of government insisting that they're on a concerted drive to stamp out corruption, there are still lots of Metro cops around that are quite prepared to "talk" about the penalty for your offense. When you hear that, get your wallet out and ready. This man wants cash. And don't hand money over as a "bribe", term it rather as a "present".

Pick 'n Pay was the victim of a protest this week as Special Assignment (local actuality TV program) exposed workers stealing from the store. The reason for the strike? No white people were exposed! Ja wat, wat sal mens nou sê? The saga continues - Africa is for the black man, out with the whites.

Got an e-mail from a Steven Marsh -

Dear Sir

Your use and adjustments of the graphic material found at http://www.gpsa.co.za/jokes/zimbabwe/ is a blatant infringement of intellectual property.

I urge you to remove these images immediately and all association that your website claims to the creation and publishing of these images.

Failure to do that will result in legal steps being taken.

Now with all this copyright "nonsense" floating around I was taken aback by this. I started responding in the most civilised way, but then decided to check this out first-hand. Seems I've been caught out, big time. And those poor sould from Zims can really find solace in this website - okay, to some extend. With "their" Robert Mugabe putting stringent rules and legislation in place on electronic media, this guy is getting his own back. Right here in South Africa!

Isn't the internet just an amazing thing!

Weekly View
	14 July 2005
First things first - I've been a member of the South African Gun Owners Association for a number of years now. I believe in responsible gun ownership and teaching and educating all and sundry about this. A handy guide for gun owning parents (put together by SAGA) can be found here. The question of gun licensing (or rather, re-licensing) has been a thorn in the side of many current gun owners. A bunch of "new" organisations sprung up overnight claiming to be the start all and end all of the new legislation. I'm a firm believer in sticking with those that's been in business for a while. Tactical Advantage in one such company. In the "new, improved" South Africa their services are unsurpassed. For good reason - they know what it's all about. Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi always spoke her mind. Shortly after being appointed as education minister for the Cape, sparks were flying. As has become the norm with our ANC government, ministers get moved around every year (or so it seems). My (ex - thank goodness) neighbour was MEC of Parks and Recreation. The next moment we got the brown stuff out of our eyes, she was in charge of Safety and Security. Not much later they sold up and moved to the "rich" neighbourhood as the new MEC of Housing. Same with Geraldine - she is now in charge of our public servants. "Many public officials still treat citizens as though they are doing them a favour rather than conferring rights on them", she says. At last someone out there has listened and understand our plight. I had the misfortune of trying to get hold of the municipal accounts department of Mogale City. After three minutes of the phone ringing, I got disconnected. Tried again, and again. Third attempt lucky. Ask to be put through to the accounts department. Another three minutes later got cut off. Tried again. The accounts section obviously enjoy ringing phones much more than the municipality operator. This time (eventually) I gave up by myself. Applying for a passport was less painful, though I was there in person (you can't do it any other way). The black "official" who's in charge of dispensing the correct documents was way too busy reading the morning newspaper to worry about this white "boer" standing by the counter. Of course you learn very quickly to draw their attention as well as anyone elses who might be in the (wider) proximity. And close on three months later I eventually got the document. Another nasty that's popping up now is our local police force. Heard a story of a guy that got arrested for having an outstanding traffic fine (that is a common abuse of power by the Metro Police). Failing to produce the relevant documents, they still arrested this man and locked him (with many others arrested at the same roadblock) up at the local police station. After being "processed" and paying his fine, this guy wanted to open a case against Metro Police for unlawful arrest. After eventually getting the attention of some of the black policemen at the charge office, he was told that he cannot open a case. He insisted on seeing the Superintendent but was told that he was out. He then requested to speak with "someone" who's in charge after which he was told in no uncertain terms, that they were all in charge. Don't ask me what happened, but that's where the story ended. And inspite of government insisting that they're on a concerted drive to stamp out corruption, there are still lots of Metro cops around that are quite prepared to "talk" about the penalty for your offense. When you hear that, get your wallet out and ready. This man wants cash. And don't hand money over as a "bribe", term it rather as a "present". Pick 'n Pay was the victim of a protest this week as Special Assignment (local actuality TV program) exposed workers stealing from the store. The reason for the strike? No white people were exposed! Ja wat, wat sal mens nou sê? The saga continues - Africa is for the black man, out with the whites. Got an e-mail from a Steven Marsh - Dear Sir Your use and adjustments of the graphic material found at http://www.gpsa.co.za/jokes/zimbabwe/ is a blatant infringement of intellectual property. I urge you to remove these images immediately and all association that your website claims to the creation and publishing of these images. Failure to do that will result in legal steps being taken. Now with all this copyright "nonsense" floating around I was taken aback by this. I started responding in the most civilised way, but then decided to check this out first-hand. Seems I've been caught out, big time. And those poor sould from Zims can really find solace in this website - okay, to some extend. With "their" Robert Mugabe putting stringent rules and legislation in place on electronic media, this guy is getting his own back. Right here in South Africa! Isn't the internet just an amazing thing!	Past Views Current Joke Past jokes Gallery Links Current Exchange Rate Daily News Headlines Articles
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