Nelson's post pretty much echoes the thoughts of many a literate and educated Black South African, myself included. Violence and torture seem to be so deeply ingrained in the South African mindset that the only way that our society wants to operate is a 'kill or be killed' motivation. 

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My friend. Nelson Taimo wrote a rather thought provoking post on Facebook that I thought best to share with you.

"I can believe the things this world brings can't believe that people that have been oppressed all their lives can turn around and do the same to others even though some of the countries these people are from helped to liberate these same people from the Chains of Apartheid.

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Tonight the South African Music Awards (SAMA) nominations are announced so be sure to look for the list of nominees tomorrow. I'll bookmark them when I come across it.

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A friend of mine sent me these sketches which no doubt grew out of the very frustration that is making a lot of people, including my dear friend, consider leaving South Africa. Eskom's growing electricity woes have gotten everybody up in arms one way or the other and the fact that President Thabo Mbeki isn't putting blame on himself and our government is a little more than despicable. Nevertheless, it's the weekend and i thought you could do with a laugh, however muted it might be.

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I thought it best to be a good blog citizen and mention that voting for the 2008 SA blog awards is underway with just a week and a half to go until showdown. Please go over to the site and cast your clicks for the best blogs in SA in 2007.

C'mon it'll be good practise before national elections next year.

Just remember as always to make an informed choice! 

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Earlier this year I read about an artist who was going to use new age technology to release his debut album in South Africa. I didn't really believe it until I saw an article on BizCommunity covering the subject.

It's amazing how innovative people can be when they put their minds to it and I guess the artist 'J' is laughing all the way to the bank with a big smile on his face because he was the artist that started a trend.  read more here »

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This year saw two major developments in the South African music industry that has paved the wave for new and exciting methods of marketing an artist's album.

I'm a geek and as part of the movement in SA, I follow the 27Dinner event which happens bi-monthly in JHB and Cape Town. Upon following the feedback from one of the dinners held in CT, I stumbled onto Verity's webpage.

Now this woman is really unique and she's a very talented musician, but instead of selling the rights to her skill to a record label, she has decided to take matters into her own hands...  read more here »

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