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Forum: Africa
Jan 14th 2009, 6:25 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,986
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: South Africa Exceptional Skills

From: http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12295535&fsrc=rss



P.S. sorry for the link but I beleive in giving credit where's it's due.
Forum: Africa
Dec 24th 2008, 8:35 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,986
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: South Africa Exceptional Skills

Sorry mate, you could have a Nobel prize in physics and it wouldn't make one iota of a difference, you'll still get dicked around.
Forum: Africa
Dec 11th 2008, 8:56 am
Replies: 42
Views: 3,618
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Zuma thwarts efforts to remove Mugabe

I'm not sure about that Dick, the majority of DA supporters are reasonably astute on matters political and are likely to be as sceptical as I am about COPE.

On the other hand, COPE took ten seats...
Forum: Africa
Dec 10th 2008, 7:37 am
Replies: 42
Views: 3,618
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Zuma thwarts efforts to remove Mugabe

You reckon? To me COPE looks like the ex-Mbeki loyalists trying to get their snouts back in the trough.
Forum: Africa
Dec 3rd 2008, 12:35 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,466
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Cholera

Lucky you didn't buy heees seester.
Forum: Africa
Dec 2nd 2008, 7:29 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,201
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Emigration - bringing the dog

Thought they'd dropped that. The channel tunnel makes it pretty pointless.
Forum: Africa
Dec 2nd 2008, 7:15 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 4,143
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: South Africa Temp Residence Permit

By February...:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
Forum: Africa
Nov 23rd 2008, 8:41 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,486
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Jobs in SA

You want to try emigrating from SA. Home affairs runs interference there too.
Forum: Africa
Nov 18th 2008, 8:10 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,486
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Jobs in SA

This is no guarentee either. I know many experienced engineers who were "bounced" in the name transformation and were unable to find employment in the field. I'm one of them. They have either changed...
Forum: Africa
Nov 6th 2008, 8:48 am
Replies: 5
Views: 927
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Best route Capteown-Nairobi (in 30 days for scenary)?

It got as far as Ndola.
Forum: Africa
Nov 3rd 2008, 3:51 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 8,216
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Anyone NOT been attacked in Cape Town?!

g_harvey, please think that statement through very carefully. Consider the long term effects of "balancing the logistics" as you flippantly put it. Playing a numbers game is social engineering. What...
Forum: Africa
Nov 2nd 2008, 6:12 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 2,197
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Practical information on moving to Cape Town

I would recommend these if you can afford them. Obviously central they are, on the right days, incredibly beautiful. The "vibe" in town is great with a reasonably easy going atmosphere (unless it's...
Forum: Africa
Oct 21st 2008, 11:01 am
Replies: 57
Views: 5,123
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Future of South African Education for White males??

Well, "incredibly priviledged school" and southern suburbs of Jo'burg doesn't compute so we'll assume Cape Town and possibly Bishops.

Sadly, that's the reality. Black mediocrity is valued more...
Forum: Africa
Oct 13th 2008, 8:32 am
Replies: 4
Views: 3,732
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: moving to livingstone, zambia, and seeking work

Could try farming. They're falling over themselves trying to get farmers in Zambia.

With your experience you try hook up with a uni in Zambia and see if they've got any athropological studies on...
Forum: Africa
Aug 25th 2008, 8:30 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,125
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Uganda

Ena, I've PM'd you.
Forum: Africa
Aug 23rd 2008, 10:05 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,786
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Laptops in Tanzania

Ah well, here we go then (very helpful page). Quality of power may be sketchy but this will tell you what you need to know:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_plugs
Forum: Africa
Aug 23rd 2008, 9:46 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,481
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Job offer Ethiopia, any tips?

Dutchie, perhaps nobody is ain a position to offer advice.

I know one person who worked in the Etheopian highlands on a UN sponsored road contract. He said it was breathtakingly beautiful. But he...
Forum: Africa
Aug 23rd 2008, 9:41 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,786
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Laptops in Tanzania

I would think the PSU's would be the least of your problems. I would worry about the laptops arriving.
Forum: Africa
Jul 9th 2008, 9:56 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,258
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Many thanks

Hear hear!

I'm pleased to hear somebody else agrees with my take on contemporary democracy. The Yanks had it right 200 years ago: "Government by the people, for the people".

Tiger, I reckon...
Forum: Africa
Jul 3rd 2008, 12:19 am
Replies: 62
Views: 5,408
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Mugabe a hero...

Yes. Although as an ex-African I'd like to think I'm part of the solution (some might say I'm the problem).
Forum: Africa
Jul 2nd 2008, 11:51 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 5,408
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Mugabe a hero...

Culture, shmulture. It's pc'ness that got us into this mess in the first place.

Honestly, we have to take a good long hard look at Africa and attempt to understand what went wrong.

Damnit. I...
Forum: Africa
Jul 2nd 2008, 11:07 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 5,408
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Mugabe a hero...

Since he colonised Africa. Colonisation carries with it responsibilities. We realised too late, when the difference in populations was too large. In short we were screwed by demographics. Before '94...
Forum: Africa
Jul 2nd 2008, 6:10 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 5,408
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Mugabe a hero...

No disagreement there Pablo. In order to acheive the levels of intensive farming required by Africas present population levels the required technology will include agricultural machinery, tractors,...
Forum: Africa
Jul 2nd 2008, 12:54 am
Replies: 62
Views: 5,408
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Mugabe a hero...

Tiger, I would say that is a harsh oversimplification of the situation. It is said (and I quote from "crocodile") that two worst things to happen were the arrival of the white man and the departure...
Forum: Africa
Jul 2nd 2008, 12:20 am
Replies: 62
Views: 5,408
Posted By TooFastTim

Re: Mugabe a hero...

Tegs, you qualify. See www.greatnorthroad.org. Forumites are presently arranging small invasion force for Zim :rofl:.
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