Sunday, January 10, 2010

The $30,000 Paycheque: a new South African Urban Legend?

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Heard from a friend at a braai, that a friend of his, a highly-qualified telcoms techie, had been offered a job by a telco in the Gulf. He ...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

As a journalist, it's so nice to be able to say "a major storm is brewing", and be accurate for once.

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via tweetie Posted via web from Gus Silber's Twitter Overflow Blog
Sunday, November 1, 2009

You know the economy's really in trouble...

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...when they start downsizing Marie Biscuits. Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from Gus Silber's Twitter Overflow Blog

You know the economy's really in trouble...

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...when they start downsizing Marie Biscuits. Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from Gus Silber's Twitter Overflow Blog
Friday, October 30, 2009

'INVICTUS' TRAILER in HD

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via youtube.com Posted via web from Gus Silber's Twitter Overflow Blog
Saturday, September 26, 2009

Aboriginal Flag

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Posted via web from Gus Silber's Twitter Overflow Blog
Friday, September 18, 2009

No Smoking, but Please Feel Free to Shoot Up

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I saw this interesting sign in the one part of Economy Class that actually has some leg-room. Sent from my iPhone Posted via email fro...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Asha Zero: The Teenage Skatepunk Who Took On the World. (And no, they're not collages. They're hyper-detailed, meticulous paintings of collages. And yes, Asha Zero is his real name.)

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See and download the full gallery on posterous *get the catalogue at http://www.vgallery.co.za/34long//ashazero09ind.htm   ...
Thursday, February 7, 2008

South Africa in "totally excellent" state thanks to Jacob Zuma, admits Sock-Puppet of Thabo Mbeki in State of the Nation Speech

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Thanks to the visionary leadership, flawless moral principles, and universal popularity of ANC President Jacob Zuma, South Africa is in a ...
Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Forget generators. Forget solar power. I'm switching to Static Electricity

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If you've ever walked across a carpeted floor before touching a metal doorknob, or pulled a cashmere sweater over your head, or rubbed ...
Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Calling all Eskom stakeholders! Grab your stake and let's march on Megawatt Park

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From a letter to Eskom staff, by Chief Executive Officer Jacob Maroga: "We are undoubtedly experiencing one of our most difficult peri...
Monday, February 4, 2008

Ten Good Reasons Why We're Probably Going to Get Through This Stupid Crisis

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Okay. Seriously, now. If negative energy was electricity, we wouldn't be having an electricity crisis. We'd be powering our homes an...
Sunday, February 3, 2008

Eskom wants you to watch your neighbour having a bath

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If you had been paying attention during Mineral & Energy Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica 's " handy hints " presentatio...
Saturday, February 2, 2008

Eskom calls on bloggers to stop using up all the nation's electricity

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In the clearest signal yet that the electricity crisis in South Africa is reaching crisis proportions, Eskom has called on Internet bloggers...
Friday, February 1, 2008

Celine Dion to donate all the electricity from her forthcoming concert to needy South Africans

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In a selfless gesture that is certain to cement her reputation as one of the world's loudest singers of contemporary pop ballads, the Ca...