HAPPY 95TH BIRTHDAY TATA MANDELA

Today we celebrate the birthday of an international icon our very own father of Africa - Tata Nelson Mandela fondly known as Madiba here in South Africa. (Tata = Grandfather)
This inspirational icon has given so much for this country and other countries have taken his ethos and used it for their nation as well. We thank him for his sacrifice. Not being to live a "normal" life imprisoned on Robben Island in Table Bay, Cape Town for so many years, daily looking at the backdrop of this stunning mountain, where I am sure he found peace in his soul, as this mountain has been rumoured to have healing properties.
Working in that lime quarry, burning his eyes with its reflective white brilliance, damaging his eyes.
Tata at 95 you have given the whole planet such joy, we hope that this day will truly be celebrated around the world with the 67 minutes we are encouraged to spend do good helping others. You gave 13996800+ minutes - what is 67!
The world thanks you for being just YOU - TATA MADIBA! GO WELL TODAY.

HAPPY 95th BIRTHDAY TATA MANDELA

Today we celebrate the birthday of an international icon our very own father of Africa - Tata Nelson Mandela fondly known as Madiba here in South Africa. (Tata = Grandfather)
This inspirational icon has given so much for this country and other countries have taken his ethos and used it for their nation as well. We thank him for his sacrifice. Not being to live a "normal" life imprisoned on Robben Island in Table Bay, Cape Town for so many years, daily looking at the backdrop of this stunning mountain, where I am sure he found peace in his soul, as this mountain has been rumoured to have healing properties.
Working in that lime quarry, burning his eyes with its reflective white brilliance, damaging his eyes.
Tata at 95 you have given the whole planet such joy, we hope that this day will truly be celebrated around the world with the 67 minutes we are encouraged to spend do good helping others. You gave 13996800+ minutes - what is 67!
The world thanks you for being just YOU - TATA MADIBA! GO WELL TODAY.

THAT RINO HORN ISSUE AGAIN!!

SANPARK'S OWN PEOPLE, who should be the guardians of our magnificent wildlife, are the PERPS killing these animals off for what is equivalent to our hair and nails - keratin! Are they just plain stupid, most likely just greedy. They see the politicians enriching themselves at the country's expense, so they are doing the same in this way, which will destroy this species for their own great grandchildren. Most likely they have not even thought of that when money talks.

It is actually no use chopping off their hands, find the hands that are causing the demand and chop those off. BUT in the meantime take those PERPS and put them in a BULL FIGHT RING, but instead of a bull, put in a Mother Rhino with young close by where she can smell, but not see and put the perps between them with no weapons, only their bare hands, no shoes either, then leave Mother Rhino to give them the punishment they deserve.

You might think this is all very draconian. These animals come from before Draconian era, they are pre-historic animals that we need to preserve,so if they want to play rough, give them rough back.

Until one judge has the presence of mind and gatvolness and treats the victim, human or animal, not the perps, with more constitutional rights, we will never get rid of so many crimes against women, children and animals. They say it only takes one person to make a difference, so far all the judges in these cases are too lenient, too scared or just hind behind "rights".

I implore you to get with the plot and sort things out and make the punishment harsh to stop others from doing the same. WHO is with me on this.

When reading the letter page in the local newspaper, often I get to thinking about certain issues that make most decent people's blood boil. Poaching of Rhino's is one of them. When you have encountered these magnificent animals in the wild, only cowards could kill them.

Then when I find I cannot sleep all these ideas and thoughts come to mind. How to make Rhino horn sustainable and deal with poachers all in one go. Well there are things Judge Dennis Davis and his colleagues should think about about.

Poachers - actually all criminals alike - especially child molesters and rapists - send them all for an "orchidectomy" and have them go to First floor New Somerset Hospital, where they killed my father, the word will get out that you never come out of that ward alive, so the numbers of criminal will decline overnight.

Then Angels tap me on the shoulder and tell me that these dark thoughts make me almost as bad as the criminal itself and they then give me ideas for sustainable rhino horn, but no ideas of dealing with the criminals, so here is the advise for the horns, but await the ideas still for the criminals and poachers. I still feel that what I have said above is still good, in a bad way. Or if you have watched the movie - Hunted - do that to all these criminals, but do not pay them!! The person who, in The Argus last week wrote, that all criminals should go into old age homes and all elderly should go to prison - these thoughts come from that same mind set - we have had enough - someone needs to do something - come on Judge Dennis Davis!!

The horn replacement - overwhelming the market with this, that will make it impossible for "them" to know the difference, will make sure that my great, great grandchildren will still see rhino's when they grow up, - it is also a money making spinner for the poor - everyone save all your finger and toe nail cuttings, keep them until you have 500g, then sell it to a entrepreneur. Every hairdresser, instead of throwing away all that hair you cut daily, put it special bins and sell that to these same entrepreneurs and they process these two items together - well why not - all that the Rhino horn is, is compressed hair - keratin - so the processing of hair and nails and you will have a good sustainable product of equivalent "stuff". Flood the market and save the Rhino!! Who agrees with me??

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2011 SHORT & SWEET

Hello from Cape Town the most beautiful city in the world, where we are having lovely summer weather, windy at times, but that is expected when the Cape Doctor blows at this time of the year, with temperatures ranging from high 20's - high 30's and into the interior of the Western Cape into the mid 40's. Yes that is C not F.

We are only winter rainfall area in country, so while the wind blows here in Cape Town at gale force, the rest of the country are feeling like webbed feet are growing, as it is raining and raining and yes raining for 2 months already, with 27 municipalities declared disaster areas, over 7 of our 9 provinces.

So what's new, it is flooding in OZ, Sri Lanka, Philippines and mud slides due to excessive rain in Brazil. + Snow mostly elsewhere ....

This then makes Cape Town and ideal venue to visit at this time of the year. Scenic, diverse, multi-cultural, excellent weather, I could go on and on with these beautiful adjectives, but jokes aside, many places have discounted their accommodation - hugely - and so our prices have fallen as well.

This will not last, so take the opportunity to get these bargains now. These lowered prices are valid until end March 2011. "Negotiation" is the watch word these days.

So while we enjoy the long summer days, with perfect sunsets and long evenings, having that sundowner with Table Mountain as a backdrop, think about it, YOU TOO could be enjoying that long cool Telquila Sunrise and sunset in Cape Town.

We are waiting ... to entertain you!

WORLD RHINO DAY 22ND SEPT

Today is WORLD RHINO DAY - 22nd SEPT 2010. it is with sadness that I write this, shame as well, as South Africans have been caught killing and poaching Rhino Horns in our National Parks. I am also very angry at these men, as they are professional people who should know better and have done this for greed alone! MONEY the scourge of society. So far 2 vets, a game ranger and others have been involved. I hope the vets are struck from their professional register and that the game ranger is never given an opportunity to work in the industry again. BLACK LIST them. Also NAME & SHAME then.
I believe in COMMUNITY work for all offenders, none of this sitting around watching TV, getting 3 meals a day and a warm bed, while the poor are suffering out there. Get them to work to build houses, make bricks, do woodwork for making the furniture to go into these houses.

Or as my Dad would say send them to the KAROO, to live in open jails. Cold in winter and very hot in summer. Or as the Sheriff in one USA state did have an open jail and make then all wear a colour they hate. They have disgraced our rainbow nation, how about rainbow colours, mostly the pinkish shades.

Now back to the RHINO which is what it is all about. Please educate kids and people that the horns of a RHINO are made from the same substance your nails are made from - SO GO CHEW YOUR OWN NAILS - those of the world that think that RHINO HORN is an aphrodisiac - you really have your head up your .....

But really, what idiot takes what is equivalent to nail shavings, grinds it up and drinks it to get it up - OH PLEASE get real and save these magnificent creatures from extinction.

STOP THE KILLING OF RHINO
STOP THE SELLING OF THE HORNS
DO YOUR PART
BE REAL MEN,
NOT SISSIES
STOP KILLING OUR WILDLIFE

PROUD TO BE SOUTH AFRICAN

Monday, July 12, 2010

PROUD TO BE SOUTH AFRICAN

Last night the world watched the showcase of the final World Cup Soccer as it came to an end, with much applause and ceremony, fire works blazing and the Spanish in seventh heaven, the Netherlands (my team) devastated, it was still, no matter the emotions, an incredible 31 days.

The "gees", meaning enthusiasm, spirit of the game and everything South African, was a uniting factor. All our "woes" were put aside for these past 31 days. We smiled, laughed and sang, also shouted with glee and upset as the 64 games passed at such lightening speed. The world who thought we could not never pull this off are sitting back is disbelief with a little embarrassment of how could AFRICA do this and do it so well.

Well we did, with encouragement, dignity and pride, we showed the world this is AFRICA, we waved our flags, sang the songs and truly a tremendous time was had by all. This is AFRICA" S time just like the opening song said.

Some fools tried their luck and did stupid things, like set up a guy to go into the English teams locker room. Well Simon, your press pass and all your future media work should be barred from publishing and you should be disbarred from any work as a journalist ever again. Shame on you! I think your Mother would be ashamed of your antics.

Despite these "short-sighted" people pulling stunts, generally South Africa, every citizen did us proud and our President Jacob Zuma even thanked us all for our hospitality, for which this country is famous, now given a new name - swop hospitality for - GEES. Pronounced with a guttural G in the back of the throat!!!

So come see what all these supporters felt and saw in this diverse beautiful rainbow nation - as the song says - WHAKA WHAKA eh eh!!