Cape Town in the News 28 August 2008 August 28th, 2008
Groups are not always safer in survival situations August 24th, 2008
There are many ways to prove my statement but I would like to show you two examples.
In the movie End of Days if i am correct they were in a group but the guy that had the biggest voice and looked the most trustworthy was followed by all the people where they died in the snow. I know its a movie but also a classic example of how groups dont always make it.
Another example is in the Rwanda genocide there was a girl that made it. The only reason she made it out alive was because she fled the groups and made her way to the other country. The entire group she was with chose to stay and they all got killed.
Its just if you are going to be in a group, dont just follow the herd as they may not always be right. If you feel you’re chances of survival is to separate from the group, my opinion would be to do so.
You’re doing it wrong: How the USA think they won the Olympics August 23rd, 2008
If you know anything about the Olympics you’ll know that its the Gold medals that count. But strangely the USA does not think so. So far if you read most tables or graphs showing medals they all, or most of them puts the USA on the top for the number of medals won. But this is not how it works, they should instead show how many Gold medals each country has won and not the total medals, because ultimately its the country with the most Gold medals that leads the way in the Olympics.
Cape Town News Links of 22 August 2008 August 22nd, 2008
Cape Town News Links of 19 August 2008 August 19th, 2008
Does our constitution not say that its against the law to offer people things and to separate people using colour of skin? I am not a law genie or anything but this woman who is the Vodacom spokes woman calls white people racist because they say vodacom is racist.
“This is a viral campaign with people saying ‘don’t support Vodacom — the black empowerment deal is racist because white people can’t participate’. If people want to be racist to that degree, it’s a war we can’t win,”
Ok how is this not racist? If only black people may participate, how can they not call it racist because surely its based on "race".
“There are some battles you can never win,” says Vodacom spokesman Dot Field.
Yes, like being white in this country has become a crime of some sort. Because I am white and had no part in apartheid I have to suffer with no work and not opportunities. What a load of crap.
Cape Town News Links of 16 August 2008 August 16th, 2008
Leave the batteries at home and learn the survival skills you need. August 14th, 2008
If you have a bunch of things in your bug out bag or vehicle that runs on batteries you might as well throw them away now. This at least is my opinion.
When disaster strikes a country, whether its a natural disaster or chaos and riots, you wont know how long you need to live in survival mode. That is why i think if you are depending on batteries you must rather learn the skills to live without those gadgets that needs batteries.
A torch will be useful but what if you need the torch for 3 months in a row. The batteries will run flat and you will be stuck. Rather learn to live with the lights off or get one of those torches that does not use batteries.
Its better to have the skills to live without the technology than have the technology itself.
Biltong, the best survival food on earth. August 12th, 2008
We here in South Africa love biltong. I could eat a kilo of biltong a day. Biltong can be stored and eaten long after you have made it. And the bonus it tastes even better than steak. Yep, i would choose a nice piece of biltong anyday above steak.
Now we here in South Africa face a country on the way and going the same route as Zimbabwe, so now is the best time to prepare yourself for any situation. Survival Skills is what you need and survival food starts with biltong.
What works best is if you get about 20kg’s of biltong and you store it. Then every month you take a kilo out and eat it, replacing it with new biltong, that way you rotate the biltong and it does not get to old.
20kg might be a lot but it might take you a while to catch wild and make new biltong or even a steak. So biltong is the answer.
Know where you are at all times August 12th, 2008
When you go somewhere, hiking, climbing a mountain or whatever it is you do, you should check before the time on Google maps, study the place to see potential dangers and basically just see where you are. If you know where you are its not as easy to get lost. After all that is what lost is. So if you know where the bends are and what is where you will not as easily get lost.
If you can use technology like Google earth, use it. It might help you in times of need. Use Google earth before climbing a mountain and if there information on the place you are going to, especially if its in another country in the wild or desert , find out about the indigenous people that live there and study what they eat, drink and where and how they sleep. That information is almost more important than the survival gear you are carrying. (except for the knife of course.)
Cape Town News Links of 11 August 2008 August 11th, 2008
South Africa’s shocking police and crime investigator shortages August 10th, 2008
According to news 24 this is the statistics:
- A huge percentage of the two million crimes reported annually were never solved. A “significant amount” of cases were thrown out of court due to a lack of evidence or charges being withdrawn
- Half of the two million crime scenes were never visited, due to too few experts able to collect evidence. Police have 2082 experts to search for clues on crime scenes. This means every expert has to visit three scenes daily. They have too little resources: every two experts share a car, five have to share a cellphone and three share a compute.
- Police have only 1033 forensic experts to analyse evidence in labs
- There are only 54 forensic experts to analyse blood samples in drunken driving cases. The backlog is “grotesque”
- There is a huge shortage of detectives. Only 21 700 of the 130 000 police members are detectives. They too, share resources like computers, cars and phones
“This means only 15% of the police’s total workforce is focused on solving crime. This system suffers of a lack of oxygen and is the result of insufficient policy decisions,” said De Lange.
In courts, the situation is as bad.
- More than 700 000 cases are annually thrown out or withdrawn
- Only six cases per month are on average concluded in every court in the country
- District court are only in session for three-and-a-half hours a day
- There is a 17% vacancy in the State prosecuting department
The government has for the first time admitted that its a total failure. Not only are the high paid political losers not doing their jobs, they are utterly failing, not only them but the entire country.
Well we’ve been trying to tell them that.
Deputy Minister of Justice, Johnny de Lange told the parliament on Tuesday that the country has lost the fight against crime.
He also said:
“The situation is sometimes so overwhelming that we don’t know what to do about crime. We have not necessarily taken the right decisions over the past 15 years or used resources efficiently. We have to brace ourselves now.”
China tells George bush to shut his trap. August 10th, 2008
Before going to the olympics George Bush condemned Beijing’s human rights record, forgetting about his torture policies in Iraq. Yes, he may torture people while messing in the business of the rest of the world.
China said:
“We resolutely oppose any words or actions which interfere in the internal affairs of another country in the name of issues such as human rights and religion,”
Because the Bush said:
“America stands in firm opposition to China’s detention of political dissidents and human rights advocates and religious activists,”
Cape Town News Links of 8 August 2008 August 9th, 2008
News Links: Olympic Games starts in Beijing, China August 9th, 2008
Welcome to South Africa: Crime hit ANCYL leaders August 8th, 2008
Looks like someone robbed good old Julius Malema.
While the bloke was sleeping in his Sandton apartment someone broke in his car and stole his id and passport.
According to IOL
Vuyiswa Tulelo, ANCYL Secretary-General, said at the time of the incident Malema and Kodwa were sleeping at their respective homes in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, in the early hours of Wednesday.
Then he goes ahead and blames it on APARTHEID of all things.
“We hold a firm view that this dastardly act of cowardice is the work of desperate forces who believe they can intimidate us into submission. It is a sad day in our country to realise that we still have apartheid-style tactics where one’s residence is ransacked with impunity.
Um No Julius. This is the country your ANC government formed. This is what crime looks like. They break into the homes of old white people and kill them for a cellphone and a tv which is much less than your royal ass was stolen from.
Crime is a fact in South Africa not a story.
But keep on blaming the forces of darkness.