Friday 29 December 2017

HAPPY NEW YEAR



There is little need to waste much space wondering why the cabinet minister in charge of our police should be spending Christmas in Dubai; or why the BBC needed to get a prince in to interview an ex-president; or how a humble pastor manages to drive a sleek and  expensive coupe; or if JZ knows where the money will come from to pay almost all student fees; or what the mortgage holders (i.e. the banks) think about a policy of land seizure without compensation; or what is the true value of a Bitcoin?
And the really serious stuff like Cape Town taps running dry, and Durban motorists being killed by rocks dropped from bridges will also not be solved in 700 words
The Proteas’ demolition of Zimbabwe in a so-called cricket test (4 days, pink ball!) has left most of us wondering what on earth is happening in the corridors of sports administration. All we can cling to is that there may be a South African taking part in the Winter Olympics skiing events.
So I wish you a safe, healthy and comfortable New Year, happy in the knowledge that when it comes to displays of incompetence and foolishness by those who regard themselves as superior to everyone else, the best is still to come.
Thanks for reading.
James Greener
Friday 29th December 2017 (My buddy’s birthday)