London 1890-1920

Dit kan nogal interessante paar video's oplewer as daar geskikte foto's gevind word en so op video verfilm word, voor en na gebeure.   Die Anglo Boere oorloë - daar is heelwat foto's van geboue en persone betrokke, sowel die konsentrasiekampe, vertellinge wat deur ouer gardes lewe bring oor wat was.   Asook die Anglo Zoeloe oorloë… Continue reading London 1890-1920

Taiwan bridge collapsed

A bridge collapsed in northeastern Taiwan on Tuesday injuring at least 14 people as it smashed down on to fishing vessels moored underneath and sent a petrol tanker plummeting into the water.  At least 14 injured; rescuers fear six trapped. (Indiatoday) Dramatic CCTV images captured the moment the 140-metre long single-arch bridge came crashing down in… Continue reading Taiwan bridge collapsed

Durban City Centre – bad buildings

Verskeie geboue wat nie aan die gesondheidstandaarde voldoen in die middestad van Durban, wat gebruik is vir onwettige akkommodasie en onwettige aansluitings op munisipale dienste (water, elektrisiteit en sanitasie), is op 27 September 2019 deur polisie- en stadskantore geïnspekteer.   Sommige van die geboue was onwettig betrek of gekaap deur krot buurtes te skep en klein… Continue reading Durban City Centre – bad buildings

Afghanistan – Treasures of the past

  Archaeology and the preservation of Afghanistan’s heritage is a subject that is generally absent from popular knowledge in the United States, even after more than a decade of deep U.S. involvement in the country.     After years of war and the economic scarcity have left on Afghanistan’s historical landscape, the country is chock full… Continue reading Afghanistan – Treasures of the past

Afghanistan war

  After 18 years of war, thousands of lives lost, and hundreds of billions of dollars squandered, the United States accomplished precisely nothing.    From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban held power over roughly three quarters of Afghanistan, and enforced there a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law. The Taliban emerged in 1994 as one of… Continue reading Afghanistan war

SA Drug mulers – 2

Nolubabalo “Babsie” Nobanda - 23 years Nontando Pendu - 24 years Ironies, in Suid-Afrika word veral Nigeriërs en ander immigrante wat handel dryf in dwelms geteiken en versoek om terug te keer na hul eie lande. Wat 100% reg is.   Daar is 'n paar "onwettige" immigrante waar foto's gewys word wat die land verlaat.  Daar… Continue reading SA Drug mulers – 2

Roodeport protest about RDP housing

20 September 2019 - According to one of the community leaders on the scene, the main reason for protesting today is the ongoing issue of housing in Roodepoort Central. Wanneer daar verkiesing is,  daar was in 2019 een, word daar maar net eenvoudig weer vir dieselfde politieke party gestem wat nie hul beloftes van huise… Continue reading Roodeport protest about RDP housing

Tharina Human, Laetitia Nel and Pieter van Zyl – Amy Leigh

  Maak dit lewenslank vir albei van hulle wat 'n onskuldige kind ontvoer, vir 'n paar sente en veral dwelms.   Hierdie tipe misdadigers is dieselfde as moordenaars en verkragters, hulle moet swaarder gestraf word en alle regte in tronke moet van hul verwyder word.  Hulle moet geen regte hê nie.      Watter reg het… Continue reading Tharina Human, Laetitia Nel and Pieter van Zyl – Amy Leigh

SA Navy (SAN) – state of funds

  WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ARMS DEAL CORRUPTION?  WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH THE ARMS DEALS? Chief of the South African Navy (SAN), Vice Admiral Mosiwa Hlongwane, has told Parliament that if the Navy does not get a budget that it’s supposed to get, then it will be unable to deliver on its mandate.     Presenting… Continue reading SA Navy (SAN) – state of funds

Borders – Castles – Bastei – Königstein castle

  Festung Königstein (Königstein Fortress) is a unique monument to the art of European fortress construction. Its 750 years' history have made it an impressive con  figuration of late Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and 19th century architecture.  Königstein castle is one of the largest mountain fortresses in Europe.   LOOK at the past and the history people. … Continue reading Borders – Castles – Bastei – Königstein castle

Rant-en-Dal – Traffic officer stuck on moving car

  Is this a real traffic officer or not?       The traffic officer stuck on moving car’s bonnet on Robert Broom Drive.   It is not yet clear how this incident happened or what made the officer get on top of the car’s bonnet.  The News has been made aware of a video doing the rounds on Facebook of… Continue reading Rant-en-Dal – Traffic officer stuck on moving car

Rica –

The judge declared that the bulk surveillance activities and foreign signals interception undertaken by the National Communications Centre were unlawful and invalid. Die regter het verklaar dat die groot toesigaktiwiteite en die onderskep van buitelandse seine wat deur die Nasionale Kommunikasiesentrum onderneem is, onwettig en ongeldig was. After a drawn-out court battle first initiated by… Continue reading Rica –

Spekboom – Portulacaria afra / Porkbush

Immergroen en eetbaar - Die eerste blankes wat hierdie deel van die Ooskaap ingekom het, was jagters wat reeds in 1702 hier in die Sondagsrivier vallei kom olifante jag het. Vyftig jaar na die koms van Jan van Riebeeck na die Kaap was die vallei dus al bekend vir sy olifante – alles te danke… Continue reading Spekboom – Portulacaria afra / Porkbush

Orchids – Dendrophylax lindenii – Peristeria elata – Habenaria radiata

  Rare and beautiful Orchids Ghost orchids are found in Florida and Cuba, and there are only about 2,000 ghost orchids in the state. As few as 10 percent of them flower each year during an unpredictable window in the summer. The plant has no leaves, consisting of green roots that cling to the bark… Continue reading Orchids – Dendrophylax lindenii – Peristeria elata – Habenaria radiata

Sharpeville and the Avocado tree at Cato Manor

  Mike Smith, political commentator, wrote a few year ago (2010) an article  about a picture of Hector Peterson and Sharpeville...and the Avacado tree...    Sharpeville.    The Sharpeville massacre was an event which occurred on 21 March 1960 at the police station where 69 people were killed and 180 injured.   The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) proposed… Continue reading Sharpeville and the Avocado tree at Cato Manor

Ultra-rich South Africans

  The UK’s Sunday Times Rich List for 2018 shows that the country’s wealthiest 1,000 people saw their combined fortune rise to £724 billion, up 10% from a record £658 billion in 2017.    The paper noted that as many as 94% of the 1,000 wealthiest people built their own fortunes. Inherited wealth and old money… Continue reading Ultra-rich South Africans

Mugabe homes and farms

  When Grace Mugabe summoned a number of supporters to her sprawling private compound at Mazowe, north of Harare, in 2014 – she told them that all suggestions her husband was a wealthy man were wide of the mark.   Standing in front of the 30 or so luxury villas that she has had built on the property,… Continue reading Mugabe homes and farms

Amy-Lee de Jager found – Vanderbijlpark

  Amy-Lee de Jager – the six-year-old who was abducted outside Kollege Park Primary School in Vanderbijlpark on Monday, has been reunited with her family.   The horrifying events, caught on CCTV camera, which took place on Monday morning, have a happy ending, as  Amy-Lee de Jager has been found, reportedly unharmed, and reunited with her parents. … Continue reading Amy-Lee de Jager found – Vanderbijlpark

Violence ongoing in South Africa – Trucks still burning

  This was a well-planned and orchestrated "strike" by trucks.  The so-called countrywide strike of trucks and the looting of businesses are all together to bring down the economy of South Africa.  Every truck do belong to a business that delivers, either food, minerals like coal and other,  If you listen to the people it… Continue reading Violence ongoing in South Africa – Trucks still burning

Violence in Jeppe – South Africa – AND other

  Four of the dealership's burnt cars which protesters attempted to steal stood outside the gates in Jules Street.   The Salajee family has had the dealership since 1991. Owner Abdallah Salajee said when they closed shop on Saturday afternoon "everything was fine".   Salajee said they were alerted to the violence in the area on Sunday… Continue reading Violence in Jeppe – South Africa – AND other