Stalking Venus

I came across this site recently, with an article about how to go from sedentary to running in 5 steps. It talks about doing 30 to 40 minutes of running four times per week. After reading it, I posted a MiniRant in the comments, because like just about every exercise plan in existence, it’s designed [...]

As if the crime in this country wasn’t bad enough, now we have cops shooting each other. Independent Online reports that over 400 protesting metro police blockaded the M2 highway that rings Johannesburg, bringing peak hour traffic to a standstill.
Then along come the SA Police in riot gear. Shooting erupted, with the metro police using [...]

Associated Press reports yet another nail in the coffin for South African commerce. The leading online retailer, Amazon.com has halted all standard shipping to South Africa because of the enormous volume of items being stolen at S.A. post offices countrywide.
South African customers who still wish to purchase goods via Amazon can do so, but only [...]

Okay, so for those of you who are absolutely desperate to get their hands on the official FireFox 3 release, you can go and download it via FTP here.
It’s weird that I should have to report it as if it’s a bleeding-edge alpha that you’re going to be downloading. Especially considering that they are trying [...]

“Eskom currently finds itself in a position where the demand for electricity may exceed the available supply from time to time. In order to manage the situation in the best possible way, planned supply interruptions may have to be carried out.”
Those are words from South Africa’s electricity department. I honestly can’t think of any other [...]