They have been sorting SA's blogosphere for sometime now but Amatomu has been getting some flak from local bloggers of late.

Now I see they are sending SA Bloggers to New Zealand! That ought to kill off their membership!

Labels: amatomu

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It has emerged that internet hero Susan Boyle recorded an unsuccessful charity album a full 10 years ago. So it's clear that she hasn't been sitting in her living room keeping her beautiful voice to herself.
Does this make the whole thing a scam? I would love to hear your opinions.

Labels: 1999, scam, Susan Boyle

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Labels: advert, Don Packett, elections, nandos

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It's imperative that all us South Africans make our votes count. Below are links all the manifesto's of all the parties Eish!! could locate online.
Download read and distribute to all those who do not have access to the internet.
Not voting should never be an option when there are 40 parties to chose from!



A Party
African Christian Alliance
African Christian Democratic Party
African Muslim Party
African National Congress
African People's Convention
Al Jamah-Ah
Alliance of Free Democrats
Azanaian People's Organisation
Black Consciousness Party ~ No manifesto found
Cape Party ~ No Manifesto found
Christian Democratic Party (Constitution)
Christian Democratic Alliance
Christian Party (Constitution)
Congress of the People
Democratic Alliance
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa - No manifesto found
Great Kongress of South Africa - No manifesto found
Inkatha Freedom Party
Keep it Straight and Simple - No manifesto found
Minority Front
Movement Democratic Party - No manifesto found
National Alliance(Constitution) ~
National Democratic Convention ~ No manifesto found
National Party of South Africa
New Vision Party ~ No manifesto found
Pan Africanist Movement(What we stand for)
Pan Africanist Party of Azania
Peace and Justice Congress ~ http://www.pjcongress.co.za/res/manifesto%20Eng.pdf
Sindawonye Progressive Party ~ No manifesto found
South African Democratic Congress ~ No manifesto found
South African Political Party ~ No manifesto found
Freedom Front Plus
United Christian Democratic Party
United Democratic Movement
United Independent Front (Constitution)
Universal Party ~ No manifesto found
Vukuzenzele Sekusile Party (Message from the President)
Women Forward
Ximoko Party ~ No manifesto found

However if this is all too overwhelming to you, click here. There you will find a web site that scours the manifestos to help you find the party you are most as home in based on issues that are important to you. (It got it wrong for me, but I found the breakdown of how it got there very insightful).

Labels: elections, manifestos, party, www.vote2009.co.za

Posted by roygbiv at 9:04 PM | Permalink | Comments

Labels: Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle, video

Posted by roygbiv at 9:59 AM | Permalink | Comments

It's never a good thing when a search for a political party ranks their opponents higher.

Labels: African Christian Alliance, anc, Christian Democratic Alliance, elections, pac, south africa

Posted by roygbiv at 9:47 PM | Permalink | Comments

Glen Verran has done a great job, summarising the SA Blog Awards event on video.

Labels: 2009, glen verran, sa blog awards, video

Posted by roygbiv at 11:26 AM | Permalink | Comments

As part of my research for an upcoming post I had to check in on The Congress of the People's website.

It seems that their service provider is not coping with their hosting requirements.

Labels: congress of the people, cope, website

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Labels: advert, amore, joost, nandos

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At a news conference this morning, FIFA and the local 2010 organising announced that the iconic, but noisy vuvuzela, a plastic air horn, will be banned from the stadia for the duration of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Citing safety concerns as well as the potential to effect the broadcasting of the games spokesman Fal Linfrit said the decision was not just a difficult, but painful as the vuvuzela has become such an integral part of the football landscape in South Africa.
This is not the first time the vuvuzela has been banned from an event and of particular concern was the problem that emergency announcements would not be able to be heard should there be a situation where the crowds need to be informed of evacuation procedures. Of lesser concern was the problem broadcasters would face with the noise levels affecting the commentary of the games and even affecting the number of television viewers.

Update : Yes, this is April Fool's post. Click on the 'You are an April fool' link below to see the past year's attempts at fooling the blogosphere. Interestingly unbeknown to Eish!! this year's 'brainwave' was actually a true story till halfway through last year. Check the story here.

Labels: 2010, soccer world cup, vuvuzela, You Are An April Fool

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