It is now official that the police are corrupt. Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa said today that the public’s perception of police corruption was correct and vowed to crack down on graft in the force.
I hear the words but will we see any action? So little of what the ANC says has the action to back it up!
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As the year draws to a close, we are inevitably drawn to predictions of the year ahead, but seldom do we look at the predictions of things that should have taken place over the previous year.
Livescience’s Benjamin Radford has drawn up a list of predictions that did not come true for 2008. Here they are:
1) Locust Swarms Destroy Wheat Crops
2) Top U.S. General in Iraq Killed; Troops Return
3) Supervolcano Spews Ash Across Globe
4) Beloved Entertainer Dies in Stunt Tomfoolery
5) Global Famine Kills Millions
The only one which in most ominous and could possibly happen is number 3.
Over the last few weeks, there have been odd earthquakes and rumblings at Yellowstone National Park. For those who don’t know, Yellowstone sits on top of an active caldera which last erupted about 640 000 years ago. Experts reckon that if it blows, it will be a super-volcano!
Read more about these predictions at LiveScience.com
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A number of people have been discussing the cricket matches currently on against Australia. But they have not been discussing the players, the play or even who they think will win - they are discussing why international matches are not broadcast to all South Africans, but are now only available for those with DSTV.
The biggest problem is that Cricket SA and the other sporting bodies are now geared only to making profits. Added to this are the exorbitant salaries sportsmen and women expect to be paid. These costs need to come from somewhere, and inevitibly it comes from the highest broadcast bidder. This leaves the SABC out of the running.
Cricket is not the only culprit. We see the same with rugby and soccer too.
If we look back just a decade or so, this would not be the case. Players would play for the love of the game and for the pride of playing for their country. Now it is all about how much money they are paid. Many wouldn’t roll out of bed for less than R10 000.
To my mind this is all wrong! Read the rest of this post »
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