It is with disgust to learn of the knew developments on the BRT project in Cape Town. To make such a blunder at a time like this, is not fair. It is not fair to us as taxpayers and to the project 2010 itself. They have started so well but everything has since changed. More money is needed to be able finish the project (5 billion rands) to be exact. There is more to the problem than what we have been told. It has now turned a political battle between the ANC and DA. One accusing the other of wrong doings and the other retaliates. This is taking us nowhere as we are very close to the event.
It was not supposed to be like that but everyone from all the parties should be working together to ensure that our ducks are in a row for the 2010 World Cup. This is our priority for us as the whole world will be watching us. Does this mean that we will still be using the unroadworthy taxis that the government wants to get rid of? It definately does not make sense at all. Whoever is responsible for this mess must be brought to book and charged for this.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Benni is back
I learnt with great joy that Benni Mcarthy our prolific scorer is back with the team. It has been a long and dry season for Bafana Bafana in terms of scoring goals. We have been playing very interesting and beautiful football but without any goals. He is one of the players who can score goals from all angles and create something out of nothing. He has proved himself to Blackburn Rovers and Porto FC. However, our problem with him is his lack of discipline. He had given us headaches when it comes to this department. He abandoned us for numeral times whenever he feels like it but now we are going to the World Cup he is back.
It is also good that Alberto Pareira is back with the team. We lacked a great leader and motivator in the camp. We needed a person who will lead us, guide us and give us that little push to the right direction. We failed dismally under the helm of Joel Santana. The whole team just broke down. We dropped from the Fifa rankings terribly and we lost eight games in a row. I still hope that all Bafana Bafana fans and all South Africa will rally behind the team to ensure that we go to the World Cup in high spirit and proceed to the next round even to the finals of this prestigious trophy.
It is also good that Alberto Pareira is back with the team. We lacked a great leader and motivator in the camp. We needed a person who will lead us, guide us and give us that little push to the right direction. We failed dismally under the helm of Joel Santana. The whole team just broke down. We dropped from the Fifa rankings terribly and we lost eight games in a row. I still hope that all Bafana Bafana fans and all South Africa will rally behind the team to ensure that we go to the World Cup in high spirit and proceed to the next round even to the finals of this prestigious trophy.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Conventional is a good fallback position
This is quite true; being conventional at times is not a problem especially if the situation requires you to. It helps in a sense that one stay away from trouble, avoid arguments that would leads to no solution but time wasting. There are things that demands one to be conventional. However, we need to not be conventional if it will mean that we must miss out of all the benefits because we are afraid of opening our mouth and talk.
Sometimes people are so afraid of taking opportunities because they are scared of failure. That must not be seen as conventional but lack of it thereof. They stick to their routine and do things again and again because they are scared of trying new ventures, they are afraid of change. Change to them is scary and they will not be able to fit in and things will be different to what they are used to. This must not be seen in that direction but change brings a new way of doing things and sometimes it’s easy that the one you are used to. You tend to miss out on all the life’s opportunities that would have changed your life forever.
Sometimes people are so afraid of taking opportunities because they are scared of failure. That must not be seen as conventional but lack of it thereof. They stick to their routine and do things again and again because they are scared of trying new ventures, they are afraid of change. Change to them is scary and they will not be able to fit in and things will be different to what they are used to. This must not be seen in that direction but change brings a new way of doing things and sometimes it’s easy that the one you are used to. You tend to miss out on all the life’s opportunities that would have changed your life forever.
The biggest music festival ever- 40 years ago!!!
This happened forty years ago 15-18 August 1969 in Woodstock (US) in the town of Bethel. It was to celebrate the rock and roll music and to build a music studio in the town of Woodstock. All went haywire because of lack of proper organization and not divulging all the information needed to stage an event. It was a lesson that we as events organizers need to bear in mind all the time we organize an event. There was no suitable site in Woodstock for the event and they had to be accommodated to an alternative site.
They played down the numbers expected, they said only 50 000 people were expected while they sold 186 000 tickets in advance. In the end 500 000 people attended the festival. There were approximately a million people that were turned away by officers. There was no Plan B for the venue and it was drizzling. No securities to enforce law and the event ended being a free event.
The moral of the story is that, event organizing is not for any Tom, Dick and Harry. Never assume that everything is in place unless you get expertise of the people who knows what needs to be put in place. This is a case study that we can learn from especially now before the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
They played down the numbers expected, they said only 50 000 people were expected while they sold 186 000 tickets in advance. In the end 500 000 people attended the festival. There were approximately a million people that were turned away by officers. There was no Plan B for the venue and it was drizzling. No securities to enforce law and the event ended being a free event.
The moral of the story is that, event organizing is not for any Tom, Dick and Harry. Never assume that everything is in place unless you get expertise of the people who knows what needs to be put in place. This is a case study that we can learn from especially now before the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Where is South African Football going?
We were admitted back to international sports in 1994 after a long isolation and immediately won the African Nations Cup. Our standard was so high to such an extent that we predicted that by this time around we will be playing with all the international recognized football countries. Immediately after that, we started to drop the standard.
We are now rated number 85 in the Fifa World rankings which is very disgusting looking at our infrastructure and stadia. We keep making blunders that end up costing us fortunes and skillful player and talent. We recently held elections where Fifa objected on what FIFA instructed them to do and they did not listed. They all occupying high positions not because of knowledge of the game of football but devoured by their own inability of ruling and managing the game. Today our National team plays the worst soccer ever seen having the elections before the World Cup but all the SAFA opportunists and power mongers insisted on having it. But after that we are faced with court orders and legal issues where the very same people who insisted on having the elections are taking each other to courts and that is totally against.
We are now rated number 85 in the Fifa World rankings which is very disgusting looking at our infrastructure and stadia. We keep making blunders that end up costing us fortunes and skillful player and talent. We recently held elections where Fifa objected on what FIFA instructed them to do and they did not listed. They all occupying high positions not because of knowledge of the game of football but devoured by their own inability of ruling and managing the game. Today our National team plays the worst soccer ever seen having the elections before the World Cup but all the SAFA opportunists and power mongers insisted on having it. But after that we are faced with court orders and legal issues where the very same people who insisted on having the elections are taking each other to courts and that is totally against.
Andy Warhol said, “In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes” – You can’t choose the 15 minutes but why would you be world fam
Fame, who does not want to be famous? The statement above is really true and each and everyone of deserves to be happy once in our lives. Be it long or short time. It’s also quite critical that fame does not get to your head and you start undermining other people and behave like a lunatic. I know of people who were once poor and now famous and they forgot where they are coming from. Another point is that sometimes fame come unexpected and for a very short time. With all the social communication tools at our disposal, it’s easy for one to be famous without even noticing. I do not consider being shown on TV for ten minutes is fame but your constant appearance is what I call fame.
Fame is good as long as one put more effort in acquiring that.
Fame is good as long as one put more effort in acquiring that.
“Bunch of animals”
I refute the statement above based on these following factors. We all know the history of our country, where we come from, how we got to where we are today. Having said that, it is quite evident that we fought so hard and so many lives were sacrificed in the process. Our fellow black and white brothers sacrifice a lot for the sake of freedom and democracy. We have experience and partaken to worst of things that we never thought of doing just for the sake of democracy. We can no longer entertain where a certain few individuals will take decisions that affect everyone without consulting them first.
Then the issue in CPUT falls under the same sphere of segregation financially. Those in power are struggling so hard to ensure that black people (who compose 80% of CPUT students) will not be able to afford to pay that kind of money, which means that majority of black student will not be able to study. That does not justify the vandalism but fighting for your rights is what any man/woman must do. We cannot go back to the apartheid era where people would decide for others without consultation of any sort. The struggle continues (ALUTA CONTINUA) and power to the people. The struggle must be intensified to break the shackles of the past. Also by vandalising what we have is of no cure to no one because after it’s all said and done we will be left with nothing. Some of us are studying and paying with our hard earned cash and we are in no position to compromise our time, money, studying for no reason at all. Sanity must prevail and people need to learn how to voice their anger and frustration
Then the issue in CPUT falls under the same sphere of segregation financially. Those in power are struggling so hard to ensure that black people (who compose 80% of CPUT students) will not be able to afford to pay that kind of money, which means that majority of black student will not be able to study. That does not justify the vandalism but fighting for your rights is what any man/woman must do. We cannot go back to the apartheid era where people would decide for others without consultation of any sort. The struggle continues (ALUTA CONTINUA) and power to the people. The struggle must be intensified to break the shackles of the past. Also by vandalising what we have is of no cure to no one because after it’s all said and done we will be left with nothing. Some of us are studying and paying with our hard earned cash and we are in no position to compromise our time, money, studying for no reason at all. Sanity must prevail and people need to learn how to voice their anger and frustration
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