Well done to the SARS for instituting their online Tax Return system, SARS e-filing. It really is quite easy to use and their online help is great. I approached it with great trepidation, but I needn't have worried. Once I had downloaded Adobe 8.1 (from the SARS e-filing site), which is necessary to complete the forms online, it was a relative breeze.
Well done, Guys, you certainly are succeeding in making it easier for us.
To get to their site, you can click on this link, or alternatively you will find the permanent link on this site under "Government" and SARS e-Filing.
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Monday, 22 October 2007
White Boys, White Boys ...!!!!
Jake White and his Boys did it !!! Yea !!!
Will a World Cup win on his resume give Jake White an edge in his job application when he has to reapply for the position, or has he had his quota now ?
Well done, Guys!!! Jake, you're no fake!
Will a World Cup win on his resume give Jake White an edge in his job application when he has to reapply for the position, or has he had his quota now ?
Well done, Guys!!! Jake, you're no fake!
Friday, 19 October 2007
Farewell to Lucky Dube
(Photo by courtesy of Lucky Dube's website, www.luckydubemusic.com )
The nation was shocked this morning by the news of the murder of musician Lucky Dube, shot last night in what appears to be a highjacking attempt.
We have been shocked a number of times now by the murders of well-known people in this country in hijacking or other criminal activities. Sadly, it takes the deaths of well-known people to relight the fires of righteous indignation in the nation, to shake us out of a state of desensitivity. Yet every one of the daily murders that take place here are equally tragic.
This is not a consequence of an enlightened government. The wrong people are dying in this country.
Our condolences go out to Lucky Dube's family, and to all the families of yesterday's victims in this land. And tomorrow's.
Saturday, 13 October 2007
Asteroid! You have one hour ....
Under the heading "Quick! Hand hand me the fatty food, the world's about to end", Mail & Guardian published and article about a survey done on Britons, asking what they would do if an asteroid was about to hit the earth in one hour. ( Read the article at this link )
The majority would spend time with, or on the phone speaking to, family. Of the rest, there are those who would accept the inevitable drinking champagne, eating fatty food (and, no doubt, those who would party). About 2% spoke about looting (dumb-asses!), only 9% thought about sex and astonishingly, only 3% about praying.
I wonder what would happen in South Africa?
I strongly suspect that somewhere near the top of the list would be "test-driving" a sturdy 4 x 4 with even sturdier bull-bars and getting one's own back on the minibus taxis, while making those last-minute calls to family via cell phones. If the Metro Police happen to give chase, so much more fun. (If they manage to stop you, hand out liberal I.O.U.s.)
Drink up all the beer we can, to minimize the splash.
Tell all you know about politicians, naming the names fearlessly.
No doubt politicians would announce the successful completion of decades-old projects and hand out keys to houses liberally. (Key-makers, of course, wouldn't close shop)
Radio stations and television would offer great "last-minute venues":
Have a drink with Manto.
Listen to secrets of success with Shabir.
Sing in the shower with Jacob.
In Zimbabwe, of course, Robert Mugabe would address a rally telling the rest of the world what they could do with their asteroid.
And back home there would be that last minute television interview discussing what effect it would have on the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Viva South Africa.
How would YOU spend your last hour?
The majority would spend time with, or on the phone speaking to, family. Of the rest, there are those who would accept the inevitable drinking champagne, eating fatty food (and, no doubt, those who would party). About 2% spoke about looting (dumb-asses!), only 9% thought about sex and astonishingly, only 3% about praying.
I wonder what would happen in South Africa?
I strongly suspect that somewhere near the top of the list would be "test-driving" a sturdy 4 x 4 with even sturdier bull-bars and getting one's own back on the minibus taxis, while making those last-minute calls to family via cell phones. If the Metro Police happen to give chase, so much more fun. (If they manage to stop you, hand out liberal I.O.U.s.)
Drink up all the beer we can, to minimize the splash.
Tell all you know about politicians, naming the names fearlessly.
No doubt politicians would announce the successful completion of decades-old projects and hand out keys to houses liberally. (Key-makers, of course, wouldn't close shop)
Radio stations and television would offer great "last-minute venues":
Have a drink with Manto.
Listen to secrets of success with Shabir.
Sing in the shower with Jacob.
In Zimbabwe, of course, Robert Mugabe would address a rally telling the rest of the world what they could do with their asteroid.
And back home there would be that last minute television interview discussing what effect it would have on the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Viva South Africa.
How would YOU spend your last hour?
Monday, 8 October 2007
Lotto Site Up
Both the National Lottery Portal and the Gidani Website are up and running now. So, for Lotto results, news, etc, click on the National Lottery Portal under "Lotto" in the right-hand margin, or for news and information pertaining to Gidani, the new lottery operator, click on Gidani Website, also listed under 'Lotto".
Thursday, 4 October 2007
The Babbling Broek
Once upon a time, at the Tower of Babel, languages were confused. Here and now, even if we understand the multitude of official tongues, the content is the mystery.
Being a country of equal opportunity, I guess it's only fair that statements must be permitted to emanate from either orifice, all orifices being equal.
No wonder interpreters have to be analysts .......
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