How to live like a millionaire on R20,000 a month

10. Lood se Praatjies' commentary in Beeld on Jacob Zuma's state of the nation address:

Lood notes that the presidency was very pleased that twice as many people tuned into this year's 7pm broadcast as had done last year, when it went out in the morning. However, "Wat die presidensie gerieflikheidshalwe uit die oog verloor het, is dat sy toespraak uitgesaai is terwyl miljoene mense verbaas gesit en wonder het wat van 7de Laan geword het."

9. The Carte Blanche story on how deaf individuals have proven to have an extraordinary talent for spotting in-store theft on CCTV footage:

Security expert and software engineer Jan Schoeman told the programme that the hearing impaired are: "‘so much better than able-bodied people and the reason is simple - body language. These people grow up reading body language.' So Jan conducted tests and found the results astounding. 'Take a hard disk [of CCTV footage] from a retailer, give it to an able-bodied person and they would pick up six or seven incidents of theft. I'd take the same one and give it to a hearing impaired person and they would find 60 incidents'."

8. Business Day editor Peter Bruce's article in the Gulf News on the legacy of Nelson Mandela:

Bruce writes that by the time Mandela's single term in office was over "many South Africans were quietly satisfied. He had brought great honour on the country but headway on the big political and economic challenges the country faces had been painfully slow. He was all feel-good and no action. We needed, we thought, a modern political manager, someone who could get things done. Boy, are we sorry now. His successor, Thabo Mbeki, turned out to be an eloquent and elegant disaster. He didn't think the HIV virus caused Aids, he thought the country's high crime rate was a figment of white racist imaginations, he protected a painfully dubious head of the national police service when prosecutors tried to arrest him. Worst of all, he virtually guaranteed his successor's victory at a party congress in 2007 by refusing to stand down and let someone else challenge Jacob Zuma."

7. Tim du Plessis' article in Beeld on why even the disaffected should be grateful for our constitution:

Du Plessis argues that for all its imperfections, and the ANC's tendency to dishonour its spirit, the constitution provides the framework of, and bulwark for, our open society. This places important limits on the use of power, and when abuses occur, provides the space to civil society to contest them. "Die Grondwet is 'n feilbare, menslike document" he concludes. "Hy is net so goed as wat die maghebbers bereid is om hom in stand te hou. Ons moet hulle daartoe dwing - op elke denkbare manier. Dis waarheen die energie moet gaan, nie na 'n steriele verwensery van die verlede nie."

6. The Mercury report on how Nonkululeko Mhlongo, mother of two of President Jacob Zuma's two children, received R3,7m worth of catering tenders from the KwaZulu-Natal legislature:

The newspaper reported that Mhlongo's company, Bucebo General Trading was paid R1 303 671.50 in 2008/09 and has received R2 359 880.81 in 2009/10. Bongani Sibisi, the "chief operations officer of the legislature, conceded that while the tender had been advertised in the print media, it had - contrary to legal requirements - not been advertised in the tender bulletin."

5. John Scott's column in the Cape Times on (inter alia) the best posture to adopt when a presidential convoy happens to pass by:

Scott advises the unwary student jogger: "Watch your gestures like a hawk. Don't even stick up your finger to see if it's raining. The VIP police are ever-vigilant to see which finger is being raised, aware that one of their chief functions is to protect the president from the wrong finger. Now for the good news. There are still things you are allowed to do when the president's blue-light brigade roars past you, all sirens going. You can wave enthusiastic greetings, you can doff your forelock, you can hold up both hands in surrender, you can give a Hitler salute (the Fuhrer never complained), or you can simply bow, scrape and otherwise demonstrate your abject respect."

4. John Kane Berman's article in Business Day on the similar contradiction at the heart of South Africa's two grand racial projects of apartheid and transformation:

Apartheid, he writes, "rested on an unsustainable contradiction. The NP did not want the blacks in the country, but it needed them.... And now here we are, 20 years later. The country is again going downhill, faster than most people wish to admit. ANC policy also rests on a contradiction: it doesn't really want the whites, but it needs them. At one stage, particularly under Dr Verwoerd, the NP was willing to sacrifice economic growth to racial purity. The ANC is also willing to sacrifice economic (and job) growth, not on the altar of racial purity, but on those of black economic empowerment and employment equity. This means that the ANC is trying to build a ‘development state' without exploiting the skills of the whole population. It cannot be done."

3. The Times article on a damning forensic report on corruption in Johannesburg City Parks

According to Nkosana Lekotjolo the report by Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Forensics found that "tenders for more than R117-million, involving 'corruption and maladministration ... on a large scale', were irregularly awarded by the department." Apparently the MD of City Parks, Luther Williamson, "personally negotiated the purchase of City Parks' headquarters, in Braamfontein, for R12.8-million - 23 days after it was bought on auction for R2.24-million by a company belonging to a close associate."

After a few days of silence City Parks loudly rejected the report as "baseless". Meanwhile Williamson quietly went on indefinite sick leave.

2. The Sowetan scoop on the abduction of Chumani Maxwele in Cape Town by Jacob Zuma's bodyguards:

Anna Majavu wrote that "Maxwele was jogging on Cape Town's De Waal Drive just before 6pm last Wednesday when a convoy of six government cars sped past him. ‘I waved them away, as if to say 'hamba', because of the noise. After that a black BMW X5 pulled up and three guys jumped out, pointing guns at me,' Maxwele told Sowetan. This was the start of a 24-hour nightmare for Maxwele..."

1. The Star's lifestyle audit of ANC Youth League President, Julius Malema:

Angelique Serrao reported that according to "sources in the [ANC Youth League] have said [Malema] earns R20 000 a month...At the same time that the transfer of [his R3,6m] Sandown house went through, Malema attended a press conference in a Gucci suit, and sported a Breitling watch worth about R250 000. The 28-year-old politician owns a black Mercedes-Benz AMG, which retails at R734 000, and reportedly drives an Aston Martin and a red Range Rover Sport too. Last night he went to a lecture at Wits University in a brand-new white Range Rover - with no number plates - which sells for R1.2m. Malema is the director of four companies: 101 Junjus Trading CC, Blue Nightingale Trading 61, Ever Roaring Investment and SGL Engineering Projects."

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Malema's companies are make money due to the tax income from the white economy. by PL on February 22 2010, 08:06 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

What white economy? At least then we'd be safe! by black on February 22 2010, 09:15 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

The dent All you white folks are so upset about Julius making some money becuase he has an unfair advantage, just liek you all had for 40 years .... so dry your eyes and pay your taxes and smile and wave when Julius The Man drives by in his AMG. by Sadsack on February 22 2010, 09:39 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@ Sadsack Sadsack, I earn my income honestly, like my father and my grandfather before. No advantages, except proper education. No government contracts. No corruption - which is clearly the only explanation for a 28-year old woodworking failure being a "successful" . .more entrepreneur. It is called abuse and fraud. But here is the really sad part: I still lead a good middle class life, while the poor people in the country are the biggest victinms of Julius' buttfu*kery of the fiscus. Where do you fit in: are you with Juliebaby on the corruption train or are you also being buttfu*ked by him? . .less by Darwin on February 22 2010, 10:53 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

the dent ag sadsack you were actually disadvantaged for 400 hundred years . now the anc and co. are trying to turn the clock back overnight ala mugabe. we whiteys will be drying our eyes from laughter while we watch julius going past on his donkey cart, from the . .more comfort of a civilised country .this is after you bobbies have killed the goose which lays the the golden egg. eish shame! . .less by uitgeslaap on February 22 2010, 11:05 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@darwin and sadsack well said... these sheep followers of the YL will follow him to the end only to realize malema is a brainless fool interested only in self gain... Apart from the great article, I cannot stop laughing about the interview the rude . .more awakening on 5fm had with j malema.... He sounded like a babbon... Yet again he has thousands of followers, hahahahahahahaha not much more to be said...... . .less by green bird on February 22 2010, 12:10 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@ uitgeslaap hahahahahahahahahahah....well said.... i needed a good laugh......more like until jan van riebeek arrived ...... hhahahahahahahahahha.... they should honour him the most otherwise they will still be prayer for the witch docter................ by hahaha on February 22 2010, 12:19 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

malema's money we've seen it before now y r we crying by julius on February 22 2010, 12:37 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@Sadsack Guy, Malema has very little in common with an average black person. He talks revolution, but lives like most white people who have no idea what's going on in this country. How can you tell us to be loyal to a skin colour in the face of such . .more abuse of power?You need to go out there and see how our people live, and maybe then your eyes will be opened. For now, you can defend the indefensible by yourself. . .less by KhulGaz on February 22 2010, 12:42 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Julius Minister of Finance ... on his way to President. SA is collecting less and less tax and has more and more bills. Surely a guy who earns R20k per month and wears a watch more than 10x that knows more about finance than the rest of us. by Julius President for Life on February 22 2010, 13:00 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Magic carpet ride all the way to the top. The more the media go after him the more his profile is raised. He will go all the way to the presidency riding on the magic carpet of the derisive media. The very clever media always acting smart completely objective and without prejudice of coarse. . .more The circus has just begun. Final outcome and score Malema 1 media 0. . .less by Aladin on February 22 2010, 14:26 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Malema"s millions Nothing so far has been proven, but people are already giving judgements .is it crime to be rich if you are black .may be we should investigate every one who is rich white and black. by sifiso mkhize on February 22 2010, 14:44 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

SA If the whites are so clever how come they don't realise they are out-numbered in SA. If they don't like the situation why don't they take what is left of their stolen money and F*** off by Hectic! on February 22 2010, 15:59 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

This is the worst hypocricy Malema is enjoying the fruits of liberation, this is bull for whites to complain every time a black person make economic advancement. Malema is entitled to partcipate in the mainstream business like all people. He deserves the good life so long he does . .more that legitimately. I don't understand what's a big deal here. . .less by David Mok on February 22 2010, 16:24 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

.... here comes another Zim fast ..... is that what you black people want another Zim...good luck because the people with the highest population will be the people that end up suffering the most . This has got nothing to do with being black or white . Just . .more protect the country so everyone will benefit esp the blacks . Corruption no matter by whom must be stopped as it takes away from the poor , as simple as that , can you not see that ??? We need foreign investment as it helps in so many ways . we need stablility etc etc . .less by me on February 22 2010, 16:39 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

to hectic Keep in mind that when the whites arrived in south africa there was no money, Whites introduced the concept of money to RSA. So it whites leave, can we blow up all that was not here when the whites arrived, that's every house, road, building, school, . .more vehicles, foodstore, bridges, electricity and water infrastructure. If blacks were as good as they say, why then was there nothing here when the whites arrived?? Makes you wonder! . .less by BADPROP on February 22 2010, 16:40 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@Hectic 1 Million already have left. Its called The Brain Drain, and lack of service delivery and lack of skills.... But rather than leave, why don't all the whites all at once stop paying tax, stop handing over their money to a government who uses . .more their own funds to create structures and laws against them. . .less by Capitalist on February 22 2010, 17:15 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

SA @Capitalist. If you live in SA or any country OBVIOUSLY it stands to reason that you and EVERYONE else pays tax. My previous statement was aimed at white people making racist comments on this forum because they hate SA and seem to want things to get . .more worse. Their attitudes are so offensive that I would understand if Blacks, who have been patient and tried to balance wealth out peacefully, eventually did tire and copy ZImbabwe. If these people think they are so special and they hate SA so much then why not leave. I am not ignorant of the problems in SA, I am angry at the arrogant attitudes of white south africans. If you think whites are the only ones with brains then you have yourselves to blame for Apartheid and the way you idiots F***** up the country in the first place. . .less by Hectic on February 22 2010, 18:20 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

SA Yes we all have to hear how you guys invented the wheel and how you all are the cleverest people known to man, bar the chinese, or is that also up for debate. We are living in the here and now mate and if you want to leave and blow up what is there then . .more make sure you deposit all the stolen raw materials and repair the ozone layer so everyone can start from scratch. Don't be a moron, knob. I am not saying all the whites should leave, I am only referring to the ones with bad attitudes, the ones who add insult to injury, like you! . .less by @Badprop on February 22 2010, 18:27 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

SA @ the offended whites. Yes we all have to hear how you guys invented the wheel and how you all are the cleverest people known to man, bar the chinese, or is that also up for debate. We are living in the here and now mate and if you want to leave and blow . .more up what is there then make sure you deposit all the stolen raw materials and repair the ozone layer so everyone can start from scratch. Don't be a moron, knob. I am not saying all the whites should leave, I am only referring to the ones with bad attitudes, the ones who add insult to injury, like you! . .less by Hectic on February 22 2010, 18:28 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

@ THE WHITES I feel like you all are not listening. NOBODY wants a repeat of Zim. I just think the stinking attitudes in SA need to change. My point is that the attitudes of certain whites might anger the blacks. I mean you guys are the ones who say blacks have no . .more brains, so why would you antagonize people some of you equate with wild animals? . .less by HECTIC on February 22 2010, 18:33 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Why are you deleting my comments I repeat. @ Capitalist & Badprop, if you leave with everything you built, then please deposit all the raw materials and repair all the damage to the environment so SA can start from scratch. Question? What are u going to do with the mixed race children? . .more Since we are in the here and now mates stop complaining. If you want to be forgiven for the past then help build a future and stop having a superior attitude. . .less by @ This Forum on February 22 2010, 18:50 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

To Badprop and Capitalist You 2 guys sound like to real stupid idiots..... Looks like you don't know anything about SA history... by saffa on February 22 2010, 18:52 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Malema is so bad for SA so bad for black people Why they support this type of outlandish uneducated stupid ignorant behaviour is way beyond me. Presumably they support this behaviour. by Bad Man on February 22 2010, 19:05 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

ANC take all the money Ha Ha Is batter life for ANC the poor still poor, the middle class getting poorer. and ANC got everything. by Joseph on February 22 2010, 22:50 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

SA Good afternoon MUGS. Granted there are big problems in SA, but all the racist narcism in this forum will not help! @Bad Man, nobody said anything about supporting Malema or the government, my comments are only to point out how this forum is a . .more platform for racist arguments. W******! . .less by Hectic on February 23 2010, 14:52 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

taxation they is no need to increase tax but you have to limit foreigners because the more they enter the country the more we demand service and that service is payed buy us. by sandile on February 24 2010, 16:08 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Yawn How refreshing it would be if there was at least one intelligent comment on this forum... by PJ on March 10 2010, 16:07 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

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