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Theresa Stolk
A culture of curiosity: how to grow, nurture talent in the post-PC generation
Hi Anice, are you following Bill Gates? Curiosity and Passion is what one should aim to work for, not money- although this helps to get you fed and housed, money is not the issue when you have true passion, an open mind to master your field of knowledge and the gift of insight! I see you have it in petrabytes! I really believe in the Playpen too, as freedom to invent is why technology, and everything else is moving at the rapid pace it is. Way to Go - Love your articles. Posted on 30 May 2012 21:31
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Theresa Stolk
Call for ANC to drop its court case seeking to ban painting
It is with relief that I read the above article and a big thank you to the FXI for showing Zuma and The Goodman Gallery the way forward, through negotiation, debate, and understanding. I truly believe that it is only through understanding and tolerance that we will have a true and free Democracy: please read, comment, and share my blog if you can, as I want to promote a culture of peaceful tolerance for all South Africans: http://theresastolk.blogspot.com My blog is a minority's point of view, with no political affiliations. Posted on 30 May 2012 20:45
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Bonnie
Food more expensive in rural areas in SA
Comment is above must I repeat myself -Rural Communities have long been suffering from high cost of living for decades. Posted on 30 May 2012 18:51
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Bonnie
Food more expensive in rural areas in SA
It's so funny ha..ha..ha..that this is only being discovered after so many decades-Rural communities have long been suffering from high cost of living. Posted on 30 May 2012 18:46
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John Withers
Cell C
maybe some humour wouldn't come amiss Posted on 30 May 2012 17:43
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John Withers
Blackberry
good concept but the exection seems a little confused Posted on 30 May 2012 17:38
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John Withers
Huggies Gold
a missed opportunity Posted on 30 May 2012 17:36
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Tokelo Fako
Zuma and the right to dignity
Every human being needs to be treat with respect irregardless how we think of him, whether he is a president who brought it upon himself. Before he is a state president, he is a human being. True, repsect is earned but that is speaking on a personal level, because you will decide from your own conclusion if, he has earned it or not but at the end of the day, Zuma is human who has every right to be treated with dignity. I mean if some people (vegetarians) can treat a pig ( knowing exactly how filthy it likes to be) with humane, then we can treat a person who always falls short of glory with dignity too..

thank you Gail..hope you wont be kept up... Posted on 30 May 2012 16:02
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Bongi Mbuli
Babies talk the talk
I just love the Ad, it's a great, entertaining production. Well done to Giant Films. Posted on 30 May 2012 15:50
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Nsangi Samalie
TechnoServe helps Ugandan female entrepreneurs grow their businesses
What are the requirements to joining this organization? Posted on 30 May 2012 12:41
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Vernon Kistnasamy
Taste Holdings eyes 50 new Fish & Chip Co. outlets
V K Projects, is a company specialising in Retail Make up ( Shop fitting, kitchens etc) Contact Vernon 078 350 3913 Posted on 30 May 2012 12:14
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Jan Van der Merwe
Industry rejects proposed state-owned construction company
I am the owner of a small building company and would like to express my delight in Tokyo Sexwale's comment to create a state owned building company. The director of the Mba will oppose this as he and his cronies has been enjoying all the benefits up to this day as far as home building in this country is concerned. Posted on 30 May 2012 10:54
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GOOLAM SULEMAN
Why I dropped 'The Spear' - Ferial Haffajee
I respect and admire your courage Ferial. You made your point & the rest is up to the 'faint-hearted' to decipher. Posted on 29 May 2012 22:03
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Anon Anon
Jane Raphaely autobiography out mid-June
How much sugar-coating will there be? Posted on 29 May 2012 17:44
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Isabelle Luker
Jane Raphaely autobiography out mid-June
Can't wait. But I'll have to as I live in Durban. Posted on 29 May 2012 17:10
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Anonimity
Why I dropped 'The Spear' - Ferial Haffajee
The Problem with Individuals as Symbols

Symbols carry meaning. That is their job. The cross carries all the many meanings we understand Christianity to embrace; the Star of David carries all of what Judaism means. What they symbolise is complex but these symbols are mere inert pictures; they do not interfere by their own behaviour with the messages they convey. They are susceptible of manipulation - the Catholic Church’s cross is more ornate than the Methodist's - but there are limits to what can be done with decoration. Contrast the inert symbol with the living human being. Dead ones are bad enough. The founder of the Mormon Church in the USA is a deceased polygamist who causes ripples of anxiety in the church leadership whenever a "historic" document is unearthed revealing some alleged failing in the great leader. Political symbols like the Queen of England are hard-working if exceptionally well paid servants to the meanings they must carry. The values that the Queen represents are not party political though plainly she stands more for Tory than Labour. Her job is to convey national values; the meanings she carries reach across history. What then of Zuma? First let’s look at Mandela. Mandela is a symbol of black pride, dignity and courageous resistance to oppression and perhaps above all of the strength and wisdom of forgiveness. He carries these meanings well and only Winnie threatened to go off message, at which point he parted from her and stayed true to the meanings that are his job to represent for all of us. Mandela was conscious of the visual dominance in the senses of human beings, so he wore appropriate clothes and always looked the part. So what of Zuma? He cannot be asked to attain the status of Mandela, no-one can. Zuma is in the dirty battlefield of electoral politics and a living active politician struggling with a massive national project and all that comes with it. Yet he is a symbol of the same values that Mandela and his party stand for, particularly the dignity of an oppressed people now stepping up to their rightful place as equals to all other races and nations. Unlike Mandela, Zuma represents not only this but the traditional polygamist African set of values. Yet his practice of infidelity, of paying lobola after impregnating a lover does not affirm or express the dignified process of consultation with family members that is prescribed by observance of the traditions. He corrupts the African institutions in the way he flouts them, yet hypocritically calls them in aid when he tries to deflect criticism. His looting of the national coffers, aided and abetted by seducers like Schabir Shaik, is another example of his weakness as a leader. Upholding the law is the first job of a leader. How else does one explain the Zuma family members who have risen to millionaire status in improbably short time? And therein lies the problem with individuals as symbols. Here is a symbol that does not stay peacefully above the altar. This one will go padding around the house at night looking for a house guest to have his way with. There is no more powerful image than the human form. The age of digital photography and broadband facilitates millions of images of the dear leader. Mugabe's portrait all over every institution of public life in Zimbabwe illustrates his insight into the power of reinforcing your brand, particularly where literacy is an issue. Zuma’s image conveys a compromised set of values, that it is ok to dip into the funds meant for the nation to help yourself and your family, even if that means children will go without schools. That it is ok to have a baby or two out of wedlock with a friend’s daughter, even if that means giving ammunition to your peoples’ most bitter critics. The distance between how Zuma behaves and the messages we all need to him to carry is vast, and into this gap falls much that is misconstrued as racism and apparent rejection of traditional African values. When the criticism is of the individual but the individual is a symbol, then the criticism strikes not only at the man but at all that he stands for, even if the criticism is aimed at his failure to uphold what he should stand for. A criticism of the man does not necessarily imply a criticism of what he is supposed to stand for. The narrower the gap between what he stands for and how he behaves, the closer will his people be to each other. We need a leader who is more disciplined about the job of being a symbol. He can't escape being one; he could just be a lot better at it.

Anonymous Posted on 29 May 2012 16:35
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Lerato Mpholo
Communications agency partners with UJ to mentor PR students
You're righ Thabo, PR requires hands-on experience which is just as necessary as the theory learnt or academics. Sad to think a lot of us who study for PR end up doing other jobs which undermine our industry Posted on 29 May 2012 16:23
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Mike Saunders
MINI sponsors crew to rally through Africa
So great to see part of the DigitLab team taking part in this project. Go Meegan!! Posted on 29 May 2012 14:49
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Bongani Dlamini
Townships not over shopped, wealthier Gauteng suburbs are
Please send info about feasibility of building a small shopping center in Daveyton, in the area called Zenzele. Posted on 29 May 2012 14:09
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Patrick Ndlovu
BMW M5 ad extends run
Makes me want to go out and buy an M5. Posted on 29 May 2012 14:09
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