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Moron-metre Pushing Up

Tech advances have made life a lot easier for everyone though older folks - with heads and hearts stuck in the 60s buckets – have struggled with the fast pace of technoloy.

For instance you can send a letter to someone in Timbuktu that they can receive instantly in real time. No grumpy, tired mailmen who sometimes don’t turn up for work but instead the sick note always shows up.

Sick notes are not known to deliver mail as everyone knows. Through the beautiful technology of GPS you can turn up at the doorstep of your heartthrob right in the labyrinth of the webby Johannesburg metropolis without asking for directions from a potential hijacker. These are good times in our lives. And it is going to get better. Bill Gates has promised it.

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Justice delayed is trust denied

Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...

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