In memory of...

I've always been intrigued by roadside memorials, so much so that I've been photographing them for a few years now. I guess, it could be the fact that as I drive by them, I always think about how somebody died quite violently doing exactly what I'm doing at that moment (driving), and that in a different time, it could have been me or somebody I love involved in that fatal crash.There lies the power of these and why I think that they are important for road safety, way more important and effective than some cop hiding behind a bridge to give you a fine for driving 11 kph over the speed limit.


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Red Ants, run!

Angry Edenpark residents burn stolen Red-Ant equipment after some of the Red-Ants, (a rag-tag private security company tasked with evictions and other dirty jobs) killed a man during evictions in Edenpark near Alberton, Gauteng. After the Red Ants apparently beat a man to death, for trying to stop them assaulting his wife during an eviction, the illegal residents of Edenpark went on the rampage. They really wanted to attack the Red-Ants, the crowd consisted mostly of older woman, rough young girls, some really young drunk looking boys and a lot of really drunk looking men, but I'll tell you, the Red-Ants were lucky the cops were there, these people were so wound up that they wanted to tear the Red-Ants apart... and to tell the truth, I reckon they would have done it quite easily. The Red-Ants sit around under police guard from angry residents that want to attack them.

'Tis the season...

Police crime scene investigators comb through the mangled remains of the cash-in-transit van that was held up this morning. A group forced the van off the road under a bridge, fired some shots at the windows, then used explosives to open the van.It's started... Every year around November the cash-in-transit robberies increase dramatically. We journalists joke that it's because the thugs want their Christmas bonus, but its simply cause there's more money changing hands around this time. One thing I know there will be many more... These guys were not playing, they used explosives to blow the back of the van open, but they still couldn't get any of the cash.

Save the Bok!

Yet again, politicians stick their idiotic noses into a matter that they should leave alone.

Parliament's Sport Portfolio Commitee member, Butana Komphela has decided that the Springbok emblem on the South African Rugby team jersey, must go.

Two of the greatest sporting achievements that this country has ever produced have happened under this emblem, yet he says there is "no negotiation" about this.
There is a proud heritage to the Springbok emblem, not least, the momentous occasion when Nelson Mandela wore it to hand Francois Pienaar the William Webb Ellis trophy when SA won the 1995 Rugby World Cup. That did more for reconciliation than any self serving current politician could.

In 2007, we won it again, The nation cheered, screamed and occasionally yelped for the Springboks, now these people want to take it away.

I reckon the only thing that should be taken away is Komphela, take him away - far, far away.

A new party...

Former ANC chairperson, Mosioua Lekota speaks during a press briefing at Primedia Place in Sandton, Johannesburg. Mosioua Lekota has hinted that he is going to start a new splinter party of the ANC. Now, personally, I feel that is great, as I have always thought that the ANC's outright majority is a cause of concern in a real democratic country, so all I can do is wish him luck in his endeavours and hope that the party he forms will become a viable opposition for the voters that may be disillusioned by the current situation in the ANC.
The more power the opposition parties have, the harder it is for power to be abused by the ruling party.