Traffic was absolute bliss this morning with no mini-bus taxis on the road.
Poor commuters who depend on the taxis to get to work. And once again the proceedings could not go on peacefully for very long.
Author: Baldy
Let idiocy prevail
The Right to Agrarian Reform for Food Sovereignty Campaign has decided to oppose the work of our Minister of Land Affairs and Agriculture. If you haven't seen what she's doing, she's repossessed a farm that was given to previously disadvantaged farmers during the land restitution campaign. Continue reading Let idiocy prevail
Curb the anarchy on our roads
Finally someone has made a move to start curbing the anarchy on our roads. Afriforum has taken the bold step of accepting pictures taken with your mobile phone of taxis breaking the law. They will then lay the complaint, and follow up with the investigation.
Why you should vote
I've spoken to a number of people who've told me that they will be exercising their democratic right to not cast a vote in the upcoming election. I do not have a problem with you exercising your right, but just want to caution you.
The Shaik Saga
I'm not going to voice too much of my opinion on this issue, except to say, that once again the government is doing things wrong, and here are the changes I would like to see.
A scary quote
This is just scary, was it foresight for our current situation, or for the situation at the time?
"Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until debt becomes unbearable.
The unpaid debt will lead to the bankruptcy of banks, which will have to be nationalized, and the State will have to take the road which will eventually lead to Communism. "
Karl Marx, 1867.
All you need to know about banking
Q: What are banks for?
A: To make money.
Q: For the customers?
A: For the banks.
Continue reading All you need to know about banking