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Breaking: SCA upholds Old Mutual’s Living Hands appeal
Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers off the hook for R1.7 billion claim arising from Fidentia scandal.
Read morePerfect Vision in Hindsight?
Does the benefit of hindsight count against advisors in so far as the FAIS Ombud is concerned? This is what went through my mind when I read the latest determination by the Ombud. […]
Grandchildren are Sharp
1. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, 80. My grandson was quiet for a moment, and […]
Your language lesson:
The difference between Complete and Finished… No dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. However, in a recent linguistic conference held in London, England, and attended by […]
Political spin doctors
There are times when I think the bad apples in the industry are really giving all of us a bad name, but then I think of politicians and realise that we really have […]
Fopdosser?
Fopdosser? Thanks, Val, for sharing this. Twee meisie-veldmuise sit elkeen met n pakkie kaaskrulle en praat oor hul kêrels. Die een meisie-muis haal ‘n foto van haar muis-kêrel uit en wys dit vir […]
Understanding the Male Psyche
This is a story which is perfectly logical to all males: A wife asks her husband: “Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, and if they have […]
A Beguiling Tale
One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, a good fairy appeared and asked, “My dear child, why […]
A novel savings scheme, but does it work?
Lady: Do you drink? Man: Yes. Lady: How much a day? Man: Three 6 packs. Lady: How much per 6 pack? Man: About $10.00. Lady: And how long have you been drinking? Man: […]
Fiscal Cliff – a far more understandable explanation
US tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000 Federal budget: $3,820,000,000,000 New debt: $1,650,000,000,000 National debt: $14,271,000,000,000 Recent budget cuts: $38,500,000,000 Let’s now remove eight zeros and pretend it is a household budget: Annual family income: $21,700 […]
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
The predictions contained in the Mayan Calendar of the demise of the world on 21 December led to quite a bit of mirth around the world. For some, it had other, worse concerns […]
The demise of Hayibo
One of the sad demises of 2012, was the Hayibo website. Their satirical look at current affairs led to them being described as “South Africa’s second-best source of made-up news, after the SABC”. […]
Further to Clem Sunter’s Wish List
Dearly beloved complaints people Please receive into thy electronic memories my contribution to Clem Sunter’s powers of observation. I did it some years ago, but it still holds water in our beloved Sefrica. […]
Sny drank uit
Beste Paul Na aanleiding van jou onlangse versoek dat ons jou van interessante gebeure en hoogtepunte in 2012 vertel. Wel, my hoogtepunt is dat my gesondheid hierdie jaar baie verbeter het. Soos die […]
