Your Once-in-5-Years Opportunity

South Africa's most important elections in 30 years take place tomorrow, Wednesday 29 May.

Why vote?  Will it make a difference?  True, a single vote is like a drop in the ocean.  Yet many drops together can make a flood, and sweep the corrupt out of power.

One thing is for sure: Nobody pays any attention to the non-voters.  The non-vote is simply lost.  While the ANC would love your vote, they will still take the lack of a vote as an endorsement to carry on with their ruinous policies.  So, vote.  But for whom?

Where the DA governs, it governs better.

But if you don't like the DA, you can still make a difference by supporting other parties in the Multi-Party Charter for South Africa: the IFP (Inkatha Freedom Party, FF+ (Freedom Front Plus), ACDP (African Christian Democratic Party), ActionSA (Herman Mashaba), UCDP (United Christian Democratic Party), UIM (United Independent Movement), EPP (Ekhethu People's Party), or ISANCO (Independent South African National Civic Organisation).  That's a broad spread.

The coalition's "Shared Governing Principles" are (Source: Wikipedia):

• The South African constitution, rule of law, and equality before the law
• Decentralising the power of government
• A transparent government
• Zero tolerance towards corruption
• Efficient spending of public money by the government
• An open market economy
• Evidence-based policies
• Promoting nonracialism and unity in the country's diversity

Of course, if you want to speed our country to its ruin, there are the militaristic and racist EFF with its corrupt "Commander-in-Chief", and the MK Party (fronted by Gupta lackey and eternal victim, Jacob Zuma).  And of course, the ANC: Led (if that is the right word) by the man who stood by and let state capture happen, with a cohort of corruption-accused.  And supported in its campaign by the former president with the blood of 330,000 people on his hands.

Please vote wisely tomorrow!

Election Note to Joburg City Power:  Back to top

Leaving the street lights on Kelvin Drive burning for 24 hours a day does not make up for them not working for the last year or so.:

New on the Block, Movers and Shakers  Back to top

• Superior Cell & Computer has renamed to I Cell Clinix Repairing Lab and moved across the passage to a smaller shop in Morning Glen Mall, Lower Level – Cell phone and computer sales and repair centre. Most popular makes including iPhone and Nokia.
• VanQuish-Me is now Gaia Ayurvedic Spa, First Floor in Riverside Shopping Centre – Spa, face, body, nails, slimming. Massage, manicure, pedicure, waxing and threading. Laser hair removal.
• Continental Shoe and Bag Repairs is now Bounce Back, Ground in Bryanpark Shopping Centre – Around the east side of the centre (alongside Cumberland Ave) next to the passage through to the shops from the spare parking. Shoe, sneaker, luggage, sports equipment and bag repairs. Sneaker cleaning. Shoe stretching. Key cutting.
• Beyond Balls, Shop F006, Ground in Sloane Square – Wide range of golf balls (Callaway, Srixon, TaylorMade, Titleist, Wilson) and golfing clothes.
• Exousia Beauty Bryanston, Ground in Sloane Square – Ladies, gents & kids hair. Wax, manicure, pedicure, nails, lashes, permanent make-up, nail art, massage, gel, braids, locks, bonding, wigs.
• Grassroots Xpress, Shop 34, Lower Level in Morning Glen Mall – Vapes. CBD health & wellness. CBD accessories. CBD edibles & beverages. "Your Gateway to a Transcendent Cannabis Experience".
• Dentistry By Design, Shop 18, First Floor in Riverside Shopping Centre – Dentistry, orthodontics, cosmetic/aesthetic dentists. Teeth whitening. Laser dentistry, intraoral scanning, 3D printing, milling of restorations, and a variety of computer-aided design (CAD).
• 4th Motion, Shop 18A, First Floor in Riverside Shopping Centre – Black Female Owned, & 30% Black Female Youth owned Full-Service Digital Agency. Financial Services, Content marketing, tourism and travel, and FMCG.
• Bird & Co, Shop 04, Ground in 90° on Rivonia – Chicken and Pizza. Chicken burgers and chips. Chicken and halloumi wraps. Traditional, gourmet, and vegetarian pizza.
• Kauai, Shop 19B, Ground in Bryan Park Shopping Centre – Coming soon: Healthy Fast Food. Juice Restaurant & Coffee Shop. Wraps, Salads, Sandwiches, Freshly Squeezed Juice.
• Excellent Barbershop, Shop 129, First Floor in Bryan Park Shopping Centre.
• Ginger Thai Massage, Shop 123, First Floor in Bryan Park Shopping Centre.
• Ross Howard Music (Suite 201,3,4), Second Floor in Bryan Park Shopping Centre – Drama. Dance. Modern jazz classes. Tailored music classes to suit your age, style, aims and passion.
• The Sanctuary Soul Care Centre (Suite 201.1), Second Floor in Bryan Park Shopping Centre – Interdenominational biblical-based counselling, training, prayer ministry and retreats.
• DigiPrint + Copy, Shop 114A, First Floor in Bryan Park Shopping Centre – Printing, photocopying, document binding, stationery, computer peripherals, internet café, Kodak kiosk, repro and design services, large format printing, Giclée (printing of "paintings" from photos), ID photos and laminating.
• Caffee Finetsa, Shop 11, Ground in Bryan Park Shopping Centre – Breakfast, sandwiches, main meals, desserts and beverages. Benedicts, vegetarian, waffles, omelettes, wraps, tramezzini, open sarmies, salads, burgers, hearty meals, pasta. Hot/cold drinks, smoothies and shakes.
• Dis-Chem Pharmacy Bryanpark, Shop 12, Ground in Bryan Park Shopping Centre – Supermarket-type Pharmacy. Hair, Health & Beauty.
• Pressed In Time, Shop 06, Ground in Bryan Park Shopping Centre – Dry cleaning, invisible mending, dyeing jeans etc., laundry, curtain cleaning, shoe repairs.
• Checkers Liquor, Shop 05, Ground in Bryan Park Shopping Centre – Full-licence liquor store.

Today's Mondegreen

“I’m farting carrots”.

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Correct lyric:

“I’m 14 carat” from Selena Gomez’s ‘Good for you’.