Quality Life Special Women’s Day Forum
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Talita in featured, opinion
Sam Wilson tweeted a Harvard Business article yesterday that explained the lack of female leaders in business. Factors that include that women are uncomfortable with the idea of power and prefer to be liked, play a role. I couldn’t agree more: who am I to be telling people what to do? This caught my eye [...]
Wa Africa Arrest: Police Bully – 1, Media Bully 0
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Talita in Current Affairs, Moral Fibre, featured, opinion, talita myburgh
Wa Africa’s arrest today has shocked many and justifiably so: where do the police get off arresting him at a conference for journalists where journalistic freedom was the topic of concern and making a show of arresting him? Did he do something fraudulent? That is irrelevant – if a husband is in default of maintenance [...]
A Conspiracy Theory: When did you notice Wimbledon?
Posted on 11. Jul, 2010 by antonyadelaar in Blog, opinion
So, this friend of mine has a theory, and telling the story will hopefully explain an uninteresting tennis picture on a football blog. Last Sunday, while enjoying a lunch together and trying to keep the kids from falling off stuff, I mentioned that I h…
Vuvuzela Trademark
Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by Talita in featured, opinion
The UK Telegraph reported that certain retailers in Britain might run into trouble for using the trademarked name ‘vuvuzela‘. The name for the monstrously irritating national symbol was trademarked by a company named Masincedane Sport as a community trademark and using it without consent would result in penalties – isn’t it good to know that [...]
Pitch Invasion! (more pictures, please)
Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by antonyadelaar in Blog, Durban, Germany, South Africa, Spain, football world cup, opinion, pitch invasion
It was starting to all feel a little too sanitised. This, until the 4-minute mark of Germany versus Spain in Durban, when a cheerful character in a Superman t-shirt and holding a vuvuzela started making his way briskly towards the penalty spot. He was …
The trouble with knowledge | Red Is Up
Posted on 03. Jul, 2010 by antonyadelaar in Blog, Paraguay, South Africa, South America, Uruguay, flag, football world cup, mexico, opinion
There’s nothing wrong with ignorance because we’re all ignorant on many subjects. But it’s not every day that we get handed the opportunity to wear our ignorance like a banner. The joy of international events like this is that we inevitably learn some …
Gotta love Naija spirit
Posted on 03. Jul, 2010 by Talita in opinion
South Africans consider complaining about inept government the third national sport after whatever sporting event is currently huge (even right wing Afrikaners are watching soccer!) and cheating on taxes. But we have it good compared to Nigeria where every industry from banking to conservation to mining to telecommunications is a complete mess thanks to inept [...]
Not all defeats are equal
Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by antonyadelaar in Blog, England, FIFA, France, Italy, Landon Donovan, Mphela, Robert Green, Rooney, Slovenia, South Africa, USA, Uruguay, football world cup, mexico, opinion, soccer
What a week, as we’ve moved through the Group Stage and towards the Final 16. I know I’m biased but I don’t think any team dropped out of the competition with quite as much style as South Africa. I’m obviously referring to our victory over France. The …
Soccer City, Metrorail & National Pride | Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by antonyadelaar in Blog, FIFA, Football Friday, Ivory Coast, Metrorail, Soccer City, Vuvuzela, opinion, soccer, train
Someone handed me tickets to a Confederations Cup Match in 2009, Egypt Versus Italy at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The competition was regarded by many as South Africa’s warm-up leading up to 2010. I mention this because it became my reference point f…
Week One in review | Orange skirts, bending balls & takeout
Posted on 19. Jun, 2010 by antonyadelaar in Blog, FIFA, France, Germany, Greece, Jabulani, Maradona, Nigeria, Slovenia, South Africa, USA, Vuvuzela, featured, football world cup, mexico, opinion, orange skirt, soccer, sport
Let me start by apologising for the silence this week. We’ve been a little, er, distracted down here. We find ourselves a week after the opening ceremony of the Football World Cup, and trying to remember life before it. Movie houses and nightspots with…
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