Apartheid style legislating

Minister approves the Legal Sector Code – dti is just the same

Except this time the risks are potentially a lot higher. Parks Tau is no better than bolshie bob or slaptjips, which means parks needs a nickname, I'll use parksandrecreation in the interim.  He's approved the Legal Sector Code in spite of the fact that the largest legal firms do not agree with it. Here's a […]

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The tourism minister and section 10 and being forced to listen to a 702 newsclip

I stopped listening to 702 because of YouseewhatadoosIam McHysbak. I don't think 702 misses me but I do wish they'd fire this idiot (I'm not using very fiery language on purpose). I was sent this article which contains an interview with our minister of tourism. At about 7:18 she talks about an application for exemption

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We ain’t never going to survive unless we are a little litigious

A persistent question arises from the chamber’s affidavit: why did it not at the time contest the second iteration of the charter implemented in 2010 when it contends so strongly in the affidavit how unhappy it was with some of the clauses? It does make the point that it did not sign the 2010 charter.

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awdoz’ fingerprints appear to be on the new job reservation act

When certain things upset me I phone the whole world and look for company.  I found it in the area of Cape Town.  The conversation went like Him – "so it's 51% black ownership using the flow-through principle?".   Me – "yes". Him – "you know who drafted this document then?" Me – "sounds like

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bolshie bob wants to revitalise apartheid legislation

They say that those in power eventually revert to the ways of their former opponents or oppressors. It was Pete Townsend who carved those immortal lines "meet the new boss, just like the old boss" into rock history in 1971.  This is an application of "the more things change, the more they stay the same".

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