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In his book ‘Against Democracy’ Professor Jason Brennan from Georgetown University, highlights voter ignorance as one of the major pitfalls of modern democracies. He distinguishes between voters that are hobbits, hooligans and Vulcans. (Vulcans are the ancient Roman god of fire and smith, hence the word vulcanised rubber).
I would argue that political party insensitivity and straightforward crassness is also one of the major pitfalls of modern democracies.
What does the DA think it intended to achieve with its “The ANC is killing us” slogan as its opening salvo for this year’s election. How can Mmusi Maimane possibly have allowed it?
So incensed was I that I wrote the letter below to Business Day, I also sent it to the DA.
Steuart Pennington
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Andrew Patterson (39) from Sea Point, Cape Town, climbed Table Mountain every day in 2018 to raise funds for 3 non-profit organizations; Habitat for Humanity, One Heart for Kids and The Sunflower Fund.
Through the wind, rain, freezing temperatures and sun, Andrew was committed to his cause and hoped to inspire South Africans to make a difference and look out for their fellow man.
On New Year’s Eve, Andrew took his last step in a yearlong journey that totaled 2429km including 262km of vertical climbing (equivalent to 71 Mt Everests) that took over 964 hours to complete.
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Fuel Concerns
Last week Zimbabwe saw their petrol price increase from 1.24 USD a litre to 3.31 USD, making it the most expensive in the world.
Comparatively for this period, the price in South Africa is 0.98 USD and the average across the world is 1.09 USD. (http://bit.ly/2FFkVps) www.Eighty20.co,za
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