Mzoo Spot

There was whiff of tardy service at the Sterland Ster Kenikor on my visit there just recently.   A while back there was some buzz about the place. There were attendants ready to assist you. Now if you want to buy a ticket you are forced to queue with those who want to buy popcorn. Often this causes long lines and slow service. Luckily New Metro has just opened at the now revamped Sunnypark; those of us who do not want to be taken for granted will try there.   The movie I came to watch at Ster Kenikor was terribly bad. This was the new Mr Bones 2. Still on the matter of service, the Shoprite near me requires that we leave our bags at the door when we enter. This shop fears that we might steal, and our understanding makes us then to oblige by dropping our bags. But the problem I want to raise right now is that we sometimes have to queue to leave these bags. At Shoprite you queue for everything. I am now thinking why should I tolerate this inconvenience? It was this month that I tur...

This week will go down as one of the epoch making event in the history of the US and the world in general. This is so, because Barack Obama is a black person, and happens to be the first black person to win a presidential race in the US. But what does the Obama presidency portend for the US and the world? Obama predecessor, George Bush presided over a disastrous and belligerent foreign policy that saw the US engaging in a war with Iraq. This, like all wars has been a futile exercise- costly and tragic.  The US has displayed intransigence in climate change negotiations and has up to this day not ratified the Kyoto protocol. If the US were to sign the protocol, it will mean a great deal towards addressing the challenge of climate change.  The US has taken controversial positions in its defence of Israel over the occupation of Palestine; it will be interesting how Obama intends to deal with this one.  There has been a tendency during the Bush presidency to want to haul African heads of ...

Who would have thought that exactly in this time of our new democracy we will have the formation of a new party, coming as it is directly from the ANC? Clearly the Convention that was held in Sandton this past weekend was a resounding success. There is no doubt now that a new party will be formed that might offer some challenge to the ANC. Some have argued that this will be a party of the disgruntled; of those who failed in Polokwane.  The party could gain between 5-15%, so say some pundits. If the party gets anything in this range, that will be a success. For now though, we wait and see!