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Watching the World Cup on TV Can Kill You

Watching the World Cup on TV Can Kill You

JoBra’s Soccer Shorts Police say a South African man who wanted to watch a World Cup match instead of a religious program was beaten to death by his family. David Makoeya, a 61-year-old man from the village of Makweya, Limpopo province, fought...

 

This is Where World Cup Pariahs Live

This is Where World Cup Pariahs Live

JoBra’s Soccer Shorts Woodbridge Island Cape Town. Home to multi-million Rand homes in Milnerton, Cape Town. A high-security complex accessible only via a dedicated bridge onto the island. Lots of facilities. No World Cup spirit. It’s where...

 

What a Day! What a Night!

What a Day! What a Night!

JoBra’s Soccer Shorts Oh my dear head! What a day it was yesterday. And what a night as well! 85,000 passionate fans in place inside the greatest football stadium the World Cup has ever had the privilege of starting at. I was in the nearby...

 

South Africa Unites for Bafana

South Africa Unites for Bafana

JoBra’s Soccer Shorts Towns and cities all over the country came to a virtual standstill today at noon, as South Africans all over took time to show their support for their national team during the United For Bafana campaign. Initially started...

 

Capello Loses His Cool

Capello Loses His Cool

JoBra’s Soccer Shorts Cracks in the England camp as the normally calm coach Fabio Capello lost it with media photographers at the teams’ training session this morning, his patience clearly wearing a little thin. Capello thought the cameras...

 

Argentinian Hooligans the First to go Home

JoBra’s Soccer Shorts: Sapa-AP is reporting this afternoon that 10 Argentinian football hooligans have been stopped at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport and are to be deported. A South African police statement says the men, who are all...

 

Jozi Work Week Weather

Jozi Work Week Weather

Weather Weak would probably be more appropriate… Wednesday looks vaguely like the only day worth a mention at this stage. Could all change pretty quickly of course… We do get an A+ for Humidity, so that’s at least something. And the UV...

 

Joburg Metro Traffic Fines are a Money-Making Racket

Joburg Metro Traffic Fines are a Money-Making Racket

Took a taxi trip this morning from Sunninghill through to Midrand in what had to be one of the most unroadworthy vehicles I’ve ever had the misfortune of being in. With the roads wet and busy, I genuinely was concerned for my safety and...

 

Malema – Spawn of Hitler or Love-Child of Mugabe?

Julius Malema, president of the ANC Youth League, has been likened to Adolf Hitler by the Western Cape provincial secretary of the SA Communist Party. IOL is quoting Khaya Magaxa as saying “Malema as a right-wing chauvinist demagogue like...

 

2010 World Cup Team Bases

Updated 03 June: This list of World Cup Team Bases has been updated and reposted with significantly more detail and information, including ratings from Neal Collins, links to hotel web sites and Google Maps links. Please visit the updated post...

 

ANCYL Brands Mboweni a Coconut & Calls a Kettle Black

In a media release from the African National Congress Youth League received earlier today, the ANCYL takes umbrage at the recently announced appointment of ex-Reserve Bank Governor, Tito Mboweni to the Chair of AngloGold Ashanti. Amongst the...

 

YMJG, T-Shirts, Stickers and boards

YMJG, T-Shirts, Stickers and boards

Hey there BLABLA bloggers. I just got our gift pack from Darrin over at You Make Joburg Great. It was filled with T-Shirts, bumper stickers and cardboard signs for us. So if any of the bloggers would like some let me know and we can figure out...

 

Wacked Out Wet Weather

Wacked Out Wet Weather

Visitors looking for information on dam levels and the opening of the Vaal Dams sluice gates should visit Voted’s page here: Dam levels in SA. What is with all the rain in Jozi these past few weeks? The trouble all this damp, wet moisture...

 

Singing in the Rain

Now remade and starring Julius Malema and a cast of thousands! Mr. Malema is starting the school year off in fantastic form. Yesterday he visited schools and had students listening to him rattle on before leading them in singing so-called struggle...

 

Monday Headlines: Zuma, Matric, AFCON, Tshwane

Monday Headlines: Zuma, Matric, AFCON, Tshwane

Zuma will not co-govern, “Learn from white schools”, Togo go home before thriller of AFCON opener, Tshwane stinks as garbage piles up Monday 11 January 2010  |  Week #2  |  Day #11  |  Days left in 2010 = 354 Zuma:...