Innholdsfortegnelse for 2021-12-24 i Daily Voice

WHEN you see a situation with your own eyes, along the dusty roads of the Cape rural areas, that’s when you really get an idea of the conditions in which so many people live. This is the way Gershwin Williams of Off The Beaten Track (OTBT) put it to Bobby Nitro, when talking about a recent outreach initiative organised by the 4x4 touring group. He says: “We spend most of our travels on gravel roads, and we’re always welcomed by the friendly faces and waving arms of the farm children, and they’ve touched our hearts on each and every trip, so we felt as a collective that we want to do something for them. Survive “When these parents say they can’t put a gift under the tree, they mean it.…

Calibre While the cars were being cleaned at Tariq’s house in Pelican Park, just to give you an indication of the calibre of the cabbie, one lady was overheard to say: “Die meisies se penties se elastics skiet los vir die karre.” Now, although that’s certainly not the intention, the message is clear. Anyhow, Luciano was ferried in the gold Auris to his ball at Alphen Hall in Constantia, where he made an entrance of note. Hats off to the guys of Cape Town Stance for putting this together.…

ALL I really, really want for Christmas is a brand-new pair of balls for President Cyril Ramaphosa. A set of solid steel nuts to help him take this country by the scruff of the neck and ruk it reg. No more Mr Nice Guy, no more playing to the crowd and the money men. Make the tough decisions. If SAA needs to be privatised, do it. If Eskom bosses are failing the country and are full of excuses, fire them. If senior politicians in your inner circle are caught embezzling PPE tender funds, have them arrested. If Jacob Zuma loyalists cause civil unrest, deploy the army. But whatever you do, don’t be a draadsitter, do something. Vaccinated n People, get vaccinated. Stop being a bangbroek, it’s only a little prick,…