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The KZN MEC for "co-operative governance" (perhaps that should read MEC for the Dept of Stupidity instead), Nomsa Dube on Monday called for an investigation into the causes of lightning.]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2011/01/06/dube-wants-to-investigate-causes-of-lightning Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:36:27 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/11/04/malema-and-the-ancyl-wants-to-shut-down-twitter

Words fail me. The full ANCY statement is after the jump.]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/11/04/malema-and-the-ancyl-wants-to-shut-down-twitter Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:33:04 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/17/julius-weekly-juliusms
Julius has landed himself in some hot water again, this time over his comments regarding polygamy. Last week the ANC Youth League president generously sprouted this pearl of wisdom in a televised speech to his masses: "[leaders] must lead by example. You must have one wife, or one husband. If you are still young, you must have one boyfriend and you must have one girlfriend".]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/17/julius-weekly-juliusms Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:08:19 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/16/pigspotter-sought-by-pigs A tweeter known as "PigSpotter" (@PigSpotter) is being sought by police in South Africa. The person, who is only known as "Cliff-that's all" according to his Twitter bio, posts twitter messages (or "tweets" if you've been living under a rock (rockbun if you're a metro copper)) informing followers where metro police are currently trapping.]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/16/pigspotter-sought-by-pigs Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:01:07 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/10/media-will-curb-its-own-freedom-zuma-adviser Zizi Kodwa, Prez Zuma's special communications adviser claims that the ANC's proposed Media Appeals Tribunal is "not a threat to the media freedom - the media is".]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/10/media-will-curb-its-own-freedom-zuma-adviser Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:24:02 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/08/julius-returns
Julius is back in the headlines regurgitating that old classic about nationalising mines.
]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/08/julius-returns Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:05:19 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/07/the-real-cost-of-striking
These past few weeks, news headlines in South Africa have been dominated by the public servants strike.
]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/07/the-real-cost-of-striking Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:46:37 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/01/saa-still-proudly-spending-the-gdp-of-a-small-country
South African Airways have just spent R20-million smackers on an audit that revealed how the airline wasted close to R70-million on auditing in the last four years.]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/09/01/saa-still-proudly-spending-the-gdp-of-a-small-country Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:21:04 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/08/31/pakistani-match-fixers-to-face-treason-charges
The Pakistanis take cricket pretty seriously. And whenever a sport is taken seriously, a serious amount of money is bet on it.
]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/08/31/pakistani-match-fixers-to-face-treason-charges Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:55:53 +0200 http://facepalm.co.za/2010/08/30/im-gonna-take-a-dump
The world is going nuts. I am convinced of it...
There was a time when people valued their privacy, that they chose to remain largely anonymous through their activities and interactions with people. People communicated face to face, knowing exactly where personal privacy boundaries were drawn.]]> http://facepalm.co.za/2010/08/30/im-gonna-take-a-dump Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:29:57 +0200