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Mobilitate Pledge
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I took the Mobilitate pledge & Mobilitate donated R5 to Cotlands. You can do the same by taking the Mobilitate pledge. You can then choose 1 of 3 charities, and R5 will be donated to them. It doesn’t cost you anything, you just have to be a registered member of Mobilitate.
We need your support to make South Africa a better place by taking the Mobilitate Pledge. By doing so you will also support a charity of your choice.
Once you have taken the pledge, Mobilitate will donate R5 towards your preferred charity. When pledges have reached R25 000 Mobilitate will pay the money to the respective charities. The quicker the pledges start to roll in, the quicker Mobilitate will pay out the money to the charities.
Take the Mobilitate pledge, support a charity of your choice and get your friends to support your favourite charity.
China Mall Fire
I haven’t been to China mall in ages, as I didn’t really need any plastic / electronic junk 
Neither did I crave cat meat fried in motor oil. This morning over the radio I heard there was a fire that destroyed more than 40 stores!
It was also quite a scene when the fire reached on of he shops that stocked fireworks, and people on the M1 stopped to take photos. Wish I could see some of those, however sad this is. I just hope no one got seriously injured.
If you have photos, or have seen some, please share!! I just found this video at Times LIVE:
The Vuvuzelas Are Taking Over The World!! (Cup)
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How does the old saying go? If you can’t beat them join them? Well… Vuvuzela’s cannot be beaten, so I will have to join in the buzz (pun intended )
People all over the world have become super aware of these (non)musical instruments, all thanks to the Soccer World Cup, and the fact that its being hosted in South Africa. Had it been hosted in a European country the vuvu’s would probably have been banned, and the cup would’ve passed as any other.
Unlike most of the rest of the world I don’t feel a particular hatred for these noisy instruments, and at the same time I am not particularly fond of them. What I do like about them is that they’ve given this 2010 world cup a very unique flavour (sound). Even though most tourists complain of the mundane buzzing, they still want to take a vuvuzela home with them.
Vuvuzela’s are being sold on e-bay at ridiculous prices – I cannot believe that anyone will buy it!! In South Africa, vuvuzela’s cost under R30 (check this site if you don’t believe me), however on Ebay, the most expensive vuvu I could find is currently being sold for
R100/vuvuzela – and that’s if you buy in bulk (10 pieces). Craziness.
For those of you who want to get into the spirit of things without buying your own vuvuzela, check the Facebook vuvuzela makeover, hehe
Dischem Burnt Down By Striking Workers!?
I cannot believe this complete idiotic behaviour. Where is the sense in burning down the place you work for, in order to get more money? How can that make sense to ANYONE?
Reason why I am making such a big fuss about this is because I used to visit this pharmacy quite regularly as it was a stones throw away from our offices. Pity they’re not going to reopen, however I don’t blame them with R20 million’s damages.
This Dischem store was burnt down on purpose by angry workers who were striking for wage increases. A gas bottle can be seen on the right front of this picture, this was set alight and thrown through the window. A colleague saw the damaged building on her way to work, and we went to look & take pictures shortly after. Later that day (23 June 2010) the windows were closed with wooden panels. It is said that this store will not reopen since the damage is too much – ZAR20 000 000 (+/- US$2 666 666.667).
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