Mandela meets our heroes

The medal winners from the SA Paralympic team and the one medal winner from the SA Olympic team visited Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Foundation. One of them that stands out to me is Oscar Pistorius, I really admire his attitude and passion for success, hopefully next Olympics, he will be able to compete with able-bodied athletes and give them a good run for their money.
Nelson Mandela meets with Oscar Pistorius.

What a "pole' dancer!

Tracey Simmonds, Miss Pole Dance UK performs during the first day of SEXPO, the health, sexuality and lifestyle expo at Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg. I'll admit that I haven't had much experience with pole dancers, but this woman was amazing, the upper body strength she must have, to hold herself up and do all those gymnastic moves on this skiny pole, without once looking like she is straining. I was very impressed.

Don't hide.

Theres not many things that I can say I hate about my job, but covering court is top of the list. I spent all day waiting outside the Magistrates Court in Johannesburg for Judge Nkola Motata to come out from his trial for drunk driving. So after standing in the sun from about 9, at about 4:30, we see him in the distance through an opening in the court parking lot's door, walking towards his car, and then to avoid us, he is allowed to drive out the one-way on the other side of the court. (Nice, how there is certain rules for some and certain for others). So, nobody got him...Then we all say our goodbyes and go on our way, as I turn a corner, I overtake a stationary Jaguar on the side of the road, and notice it's the drunk Judge. So, I slow down and wait for it at the stop-street, and get a few shots of him.
He sure wasn't impressed, but I was...

Underground again.

The Gautrain tunnel at Mushroom Farm Park near Sandton.

What a thumping!

The Springboks played Australia at Coca-Cola Park (formerly Ellis Park) in a Tri-Nations encounter in which the Springboks won with a convincing scoreline of 53-8Pierre Spies races toward the try line.
Prop Jannie Du Plessis pushes through the Australian backline.Recently there was talk about Ellis Park being the spritual home of the Springboks, well I think that may have been confirmed with the 53-8 defeat of Australia, that absolutely no-one could have predicted, including me, who embarrasingly said that Australia would beat the boks 17-10 in a prematch competition.

But even though it is the biggest winning margin against Australia, we will still end up 3rd in the Tri-Nations.

But, at least we had one great game...