Terence Corrigan
Change is invariably unsettling. As trying as any existing circumstances may be, they often have the virtue of familiarity. The familiar is understandable and navigable, its alternative daunting and uncertain.
Along with the unfolding and inherently unpredictable changes in the political environment, proposals are on the table for major changes in the management of elections, with the Electoral Commission (IEC) proposing the adoption of an electronic voting system.
In brief, this would change the method of voting, from the current marking of paper ballots and their manual tabulation to some form of device-dependent process. Voters would input their choices into a device…
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Van der Merwe goes to Paris to watch the Boks take on the Brits at the world cup.
Whilst in Paris, he walks around, gaping and staring at everything – so much so that he walks smack bang into a fire hydrant which hits him so hard on the family jewels that he has to be rushed to hospital where the doctors tell him they have to remove his testicles.
Van goes berserk, he bites and snarls at every one and he won\’t let anybody within 10 metres of him. Eventually they find a South African doctor in the hospital and get him to talk to Van.
He walks up to Van and tells him \”Hey Van, die ouens moet jou knaters uithaal.\”
Van replies \”O, okay, ek dog die bliksems wil my test tickets vat.\”
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Fun South African Fact: Lions, elephants and giraffes may not roam the city streets, but nature and animals are never too far away in South Africa. From vervet monkeys swinging through tree-lined streets in the suburbs and baboons frolicking around Cape Point to seals visiting the Hout Bay harbour in search of a fishy snack and an array of bird species taking to the sky at any given moment. Wildlife is all around!