Category Archives: Guest Posts & Press Releases

Interesting political and social commentary posts from sources other than blog author, Mike Hampton.

Manufactured Maimane voted ANC & COPE

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“Mmusi Maimane voted ANC in 1999 and 2004 and was quite happy with Mbeki, despite the fact that the latter’s Aids denialism cost the lives of some 365,000 black people. In 2009 he voted for COPE. So it wasn’t until 2014 that he voted DA nationally. Three weeks later he became the party’s parliamentary leader, a quite absurd promotion. He was an incongruous leader, vocally rejecting the theory of evolution and thus the whole Enlightenment tradition, arguing for demographic representivity and for making race central to the DA’s notion of … Read the full article…

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Where He Will Leave His Shoes?

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‘Where He Will Leave His Shoes?’ is a South African short story observing conscious and unconscious racism and sensuality via the master/servant relationship. It won writer Karen Jayes the 2009 PEN/Studzinski Award and admiration from writers such as JM Coetzee. That inspired her first novel, the Sunday Times Literary Prize winning ‘The Mercy of Water’. So grab some hot coffee and get back into bed so that you fully appreciate this masterpiece. ‘My husband likes the sheets tucked in, so that when he gets into bed, it’s like slipping into … Read the full article…

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2yrs later, DA still blowing smoke about Great Knysna Fire

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It feels impossible that yesterday marked the second anniversary of the Great Knysna Fire. It feels like it happened only months ago. The smoke remains in my nose and the cruelty of Government still invades my mind. Most of us weren’t helped by Government. There was no temporary shelter on a school sports field. The tents were stolen before we saw them. And local law enforcement used official vehicles to rob the donations centre of other goods. There’s been no accountability for donations to the Knysna Municipality. And companies lied … Read the full article…

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Public Comment #2: DA vs Mike Hampton

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Trolls are nasty and cheap with facts. Solid comments are rare but there have been a lot more lately. I sometimes don’t know who the commentator is, things getting written farther afield than my pages. Cldntgiveash1t is obviously an anonymous profile but I share because its profile has recorded thousands of comments, sufficient for me to believe there’s real intent that belies the terrific profile name. This was posted on the Knysna-Plett Herald’s page. They’re the newspaper with a coveted spot in the DA’s arsehole. They wouldn’t allow me right … Read the full article…

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Public Comment #1: DA vs Mike Hampton

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I’m occasionally directed by loyal readers to where others have made comments about me. Generally, they’re the trolling and deceptive kind, using insult, not fact. My response is to slam a comment section with evidence, using it as an opportunity to advertise the truth to people who may never have been on my page. Occasionally, I find compliments or critiques that the author has preferred to make outside of my eye or, more precisely, away from my blog which may draw attention to them. I understand them not wanting the … Read the full article…

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Find Bert Scheepers, Knysna businessman missing

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MISSING PERSON: BERT SCHEEPERS “Bert Scheepers, a well-known businessman in Knysna, has been missing since Thursday, 9 May, according to Western Cape police. Egbertus Johannes Scheepers, 65, was last seen at his home in Thesen Islands on Thursday, said Captain Malcolm Pojie. Scheepers, who owns House of Classic and Sports Cars in Knysna, left for work around 08:00 that day. “He allegedly returned to the island later that day, but was nowhere to be found. However, his phone and wallet with personal info was found in his home,” said Pojie. … Read the full article…

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