Posts Tagged south africa

British Lions series boosted economy by R1.5bn

The rugby series between the Springboks and the British & Irish Lions boosted the South Africa economy to the tune of almost R1,5bn, a study commissioned by SA Rugby has revealed. The public interest in the ten-match series, and the impact of the arrival of 37 000 visitors from Britain and Irel

11.20.2009 | Cartoons, South Africa | steven

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CSIR develops improved low-income house

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a demonstration low-income house with an improved design that is durable and easy to extend. The CSIR said in a statement that communities who depend on subsidised, low-income houses in South Africa can benefit greatly from t

11.13.2009 | South Africa | steven

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Cape Town one of world’s best party cities

Cape Town has earned a stamp of approval from the well known travel company Lonely Planet as one of the world’s top 10 party cities. This list is part of Lonely Planet’s new guide, the “1000 Ultimate Experiences”. According to Lonely Planet, with the 2010 World Cup bringing a global audie

11.13.2009 | South Africa | steven

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Johannesburg Storm

Picture that I took of a Johannesburg storm over the JHB city centre @ 7:20pm This is why I love South Africa!

11.12.2009 | Personal | steven

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Drinking with van der Merwes daughter

A Zimbabwean, a Nigerian, and van der Merwe's daughter are in the same bar. When the Zimbabwean finishes his beer, he throws his glass in the air, pulls out his pistol, and shoots the glass to pieces. He says, 'In Zimbabwe, our glasses are so cheap we don't need to drink with the same one twice.'

10.21.2009 | Anything | steven

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Addynamo

I signed up day before yesterday, was able to place adds on my site immediatly and the guys are really friendly and efficiant ... why do I want another ad server? To make money ... my stats on my blog are on the up and up and  I am seeing fruits for my labour, why not score a bit. To sign up, cl

07.9.2009 | Uncategorized | steven

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New look Penguin Books Blog

Looks rather snazzy hey, if you into books, especially local writers, then Penguin Books and the Penguin Books Blog is the place to go

03.17.2009 | Uncategorized | steven

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Impressed: Zoopy registration

Wow, must say I am really impressed with the zoopy registration process, very nice fluid change on the normal mundane registration process! Zoopy, a South African rendition of youtube.com, that allows you to share videos, photos, audio and notes.

01.20.2009 | Uncategorized | steven

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Interesting … or pathetic?

Yeah, as you all know I am gay, that means I like men ... in my life i have almost never been shown any discrimination, I atribute that to my direct openess and respect for both sex's, male and female. Lynne sent me this article on mail ... rather ... shocking considering the above. By Chantell

12.11.2008 | Uncategorized | steven

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Well done Quirk eMarketing

Quirk eMarketing has won an international award for innovation from E-consultancy, for there Google Earth layer they implemented for SA Tourism site. E-consultancy is a UK online platform for training, events and information on online marketing and e-commerce best practice. The awards, which are ai

12.9.2008 | Uncategorized | steven

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SA torrents?

Does anyone know if there are any SA torrent sites, that are worthwhile? With all the ISP's offering cheap rates on local only bandwidth, surely there must be a few? The only two that i can find are www.greenlab.co.za and www.bitfarm.co.za, honestly, both seem very, thin with offerings ...

12.2.2008 | Uncategorized | steven

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SA needs mass circumcision

"Durban - Aids experts have called for a mass circumcision programme in South Africa, condemning a "deafening silence" from policy makers since studies revealed it sharply cut infection rates." This is an old item on news24.com however, it was on the radio yesterday again with s

10.2.2008 | Uncategorized | steven

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SA passport

Ok ... I would like for someone to explain to me why the South African passport is part printed in French ... Can anyone answer that?

09.25.2008 | Uncategorized | steven

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About

Steven Macintyre is me, I am a 29 year old guy from Johannesburg South Africa. I live in the Bedfordview area and I claim to be a PHP developer Basics Born at Johannesburg General on 14th December 1979 Attended Rewlatch Primary School Attended The Hill High School for a year (standard 6,

06.17.2008 | Uncategorized | steven

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hmm … not much to say …

Well ... as of typing this ... i havent been up to much ... for the simple fact i have been drunk most days since last thursday ... :D All started with a thursday evening with an old friend from primary school and a friend of his, getting totally smashed and stoned :/ - then friday ... i took a tri

10.2.2007 | Uncategorized | steven

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