Headline Figures Don’t Make Happy People
admin | June 8, 2010
Exactly who are these people? Who are these analysts, forecasters and experts that come up with this kind of talk that dominates our news stories?
“Some Things Were Better Under Apartheid”
admin | June 4, 2010
Ian Smith , rebel leader of then Rhodesia, was reported to take great delight in telling all and sundry about the fact that many Zimbabwean ‘Africans’ he met told him that life was better under his regime than under the new independent Zimbabwe.
Money Talks: When Big Money And Governments Collide
admin | June 3, 2010
Mining group Xstrata has halted investment worth A$586m in two mines in Queensland, Australia because of the government’s proposed new tax on mining profits (BBC News – Xstrata shelves investment in Australia mining tax row). Xstrata’s move adds to the pressure being exerted by the other mining giants Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Lonrho on [...]
Money Talks: Aid Saves Gays in Malawi
admin | June 3, 2010
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has admitted that he pardoned a gay couple sentenced to 14 years because he was concerned about international aid.
Lighting Woes – Funny World
admin | June 2, 2010
As Swansea council have decided to switch off around 1,500 street lights in in search of savings up to £100,000 a year, Cape Town in South Africa’s city bosses are to keep the lights on round the clock to deter thieves of a surging crime wave involving the theft of electricity cables blighting the city.