Archive for 'Editorial'
A rose by any other name …
Editorial by Deon van Huizen During a Madibeng council meeting last week a policy was approved that in effect gives the mayoral committee the power to change, amongst other community assets, the street names of our [...]
The Meeting – Madibeng way.
Editorial by Deon van Huizen Many community members were astounded recently when they were greeted by this rather obscure notice at the Madibeng Licensing office. However, this is just one more indication as to what level [...]
Net in Hartbeespoort
Kommentaar deur Daleen van Manen Foto deur Brain Oven Al ooit gehoor van publieke munisipale begrotingsvergaderings waar dronk mense in busse aangery word en al die plakkers in die omgewing huise belowe word? Ja, net in [...]
A moral obligation
Photo by Lorraine Hall Editorial by Deon van Huizen Kormorant reports week after week about the total collapse in service delivery by the authority in our community that would have been regarded as ridiculous in any [...]
Moenie asem ophou nie
Kommentaar deur Daleen van Manen Foto deur Naomi Clark So, die minister kom vandag dorp toe om vir die munisipaliteit te kom vertel hoe skelm hulle was… “So what?” En dan? As mens geweet het hulle [...]
Donderdag
Editorial by Deon van Huizen Kormorant has received the following press release from the Madibeng municipality: 2 April 2013 – Media Statement EUROPE BUSINESS ASSEMBLY NOMINATES MADIBENG FOR A PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL AWARD The International Europe Business [...]
Failing their promise
Editorial by Deon van Huizen At a time where the whole country is uniting against violence against women it seems ridiculous that a doctor at the Brits hospital can refuse treatment to a woman who was [...]
Shock treatment
Editorial by Deon van Huizen “The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.” ~ [...]
Van rubberkoeëls en watertrokke
Deur Daleen van Manen Twee gebeure in ons kontrei dié week slaan my totaal dronk. Hoewel ons dorpe en die infrastruktuur soos ‘n kaarthuis om ons ineentuimel, wil mens maar tog hoop daar is nog wetgewers [...]
The unbalanced scales of Lady Justice
Left: Spontaneous applause after Cindy-Lee Jansen (25) and Marko Barnard (29) were denied bail this week.Anthony’s biological grandmother (third from the left) started the petition to the court that bail be denied. Editorial by Deon van Huizen [...]
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Motorists wreck cars on N4 to avoid hijackings
My sister drove over rocks with her BMW tonight on the same stretch of
Slang in die Gras
Ons het nogal gewonder waaroor die artikel gaan, maar nou is dit duide
Slang in die Gras
Deon, Ek het gewag vir jou antwoord op die volgende, maar nie een o
Nic-B speel die rook uit sy kitaar
Dankie vir die baie nice storie julle, ek waardeer dit !
Dam al weer vrot
I hear that they are going to put Traffic Lights on the dam to Stop th