Missing Child - as per my radio show report

A Durban family is desperately searching for their child who was allegedly kidnapped from Seaview Primary this morning.

Many people in KZN have been expressing concern about the missing girl. A message is currently circulating on email and on social messaging sites about the kidnapping.

The child's grandmother and guardian, Lesley Raynard, says the 10-year-old, who celebrates her birthday today, was taken from outside her school at about 10.30am this morning

Raynard says she was just about to leave home to pick up Mckayla Rutgers when she received a call from the school saying she had been taken by a family member.

An emotional Raynard has sent out a desperate plea for her return.

"I know you have got Mckayla. Please, if you are listening, return Mckayla. It is her birthday, she was so happy this morning. So don't spoil her day, send her home to us, please."

Meanwhile, Raynard says police have told her that the registration number provided by witnesses as the vehicle the kidnapper made off with is not a silver-grey Corsa bakkie, but a Toyota Hilux.

The Weakly Report - 08 Sep 11

Bomb blasts and earthquakes in one day in Delhi, crime stats finally are made public, a new chief justice and World Literacy Day and Spring Day, the Rugby World Cup kicks off and God made me write this week’s, Weakly Report….

I was reading the TIMES OF INDIA on Wed night to make sense of what was going on in Dehli after I heard about a terrorist attack in the high court and then tremors and an earthquake…. It was only a few hours later and the above mentioned newspaper had already incorrectly measured the force of the earthquake by publishing the figure as 6.6 on the Richter scale… This speculation would have caused chaos amongst locals who were running out of their houses and NRI’s wanting to know more would have been left astoundingly misinformed. It was later confirmed as a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on a television channel. Why a publication of this caliber would choose to publish speculation is beyond me – but then again, watch that television channel whose calling letters start with the same “ND” as Durban car registration plates… I found that everything on that channel is presented as breaking news… By the looks of things, their “Breaking News” will soon cover people who “Break Wind” as well…. What a load of flatulent broadcasting…. !!

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has revealed the annual crime statistics at a briefing in Pretoria earlier this week. "It is perhaps worth mentioning that during the 1994/95 period our murder ratio as a country stood at 27 000," he said. What do numbers from nearly two decades have to do with today? You guess is as good as mine…. Murder is however down, 6.5%.... quick check if there have been any unreported murders…. Just like rapes… The number of reported rapes rose from 55 097 to 56 272.
Refer my previous blog about Womans Day and all that other crap we waste money on in August… Whatever we have been doing as a country is certainly not working because the abuse/ violence and rape have increased…
Cosatu has welcomed the drop in crime rates, particularly the 6.5% drop in the murder rate…. Great news indeed, its nearly the same %age increase they went on strike for….

I saw a flyer the other day which was most informative and described World Literacy Day and National Book Week to great extent…. Well done to the govt member for the initiative… Only thing is how does a citizen who cannot read benefit from this fancy, full color and rather expensive flyer…?

Sooooo – the convicted and guilty party stands in the dock during his trail and suddenly blurts out “God spoke to me...” or perhaps “God made me do it...” – and it seems like a miracle but he gets off his charge with no sentence what so ever.... Why?????
I am glad you asked – when you are the president of the country, you can take people out of jail when and as you wish, they can live a life of luxury at the expense of the state by simply falsely claiming to be terminally ill... and then you can appoint any person you want – whether the rest of the sane citizens disagree – as prezzie you can appoint who you want, where you want and nobody can do anything...... me thinks this may have something to do with a forthcoming national election..... Ssssshhhhhhhh!!!!
Somebody as religious as Mogoeng is fighting so hard to justify himself for a Chief Justice position. He is fighting to be in a position where he would be constantly judging others wrong or right.First they get rid of the scorpions. They shut down the arms deal investigations. they try and force a government newspaper onto us because they don't like what the media says about them, they try and push through this secrecy bill, then a few months ago the prezzie says he doesn't like the fact that the judiciary sits above the government and has power to overrule his decisions, just because parts of them may be illegal. Suddenly 2 months later we have the prezzies completely under qualified and blatantly inappropriate choice for this position, and then following what would ultimately be a disastrous interview for 99.9% of people, the council approves his nomination.

To me being Chief Justice and being as religious as Mogoeng is basically conflict of interest.

Its almost 10 years since the twin towers fell, Amitabh Bachchan will appear in his first Hollywood film alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann's version of The Great Gatsby and Darren Scott should be fired, castrated, hung upside down, inside out and then necklaced (with perlemoen shells)... because he said similar things as Julius Malema....

Go figure – it is the Weakly Report and here’s hoping it makes your stomach a bit stronger as you kick back to watch the 2011 Rugby World Cup kick off....

Peace...

No Weakly Report - and for GOOD REASON :)

I received this amazing mail earlier this week as we celebrated our baby's first birthday....

The Price of Children
This is just too good not to pass on to all. Here is something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with R1,681,470.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But R1,681,470.00 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into: R93414.93 a year, R7784.49 a month, R1796.34 a week. A mere R254.52 a day! Just over R10.50 an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is: don't have children if you want to be 'rich.' Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your R1,681,470.00?Naming rights. First, middle, and last! Glimpses of God every day. Giggles under the covers every night. More love than your heart can hold. Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs. Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies. A hand to hold usually covered with jelly or chocolate. A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites. Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For R1,681,470.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek, catch lightning bugs, never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watch Saturday morning cartoons, go to Disney movies, and wish on stars.

You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodlewreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For a mere R254.52 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for: retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof, taking the training wheels off a bike, removing a splinter, filling a paddling pool, coaxing a wad of gum out of hairs, and coaching a rugby team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat in history to witness the: First step, First word, First bra, First date, First time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great-grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match..

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren!!!!!!!

It's the best investment you'll ever make!!!!!!!!!

The Weakly Report - 18 Aug 2011

"WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER"

Okay, I know – that was not very nice of me to tell you on the radio show about the pic on the left... But hey, with the recent weather we have been experiencing, it would not be too much of a stretch of the imagination....!

It’s Thursday and it’s time for another WEAKLY REPORT!!!!

This week’s write up almost did not happen – I was going to go on strike but the stench of the refuse and filth which was left in the path of striking municipal workers here in Durban kept me indoors and appeased with my measly 5% increase! Pity not all organisations can operate like a certain one which I am very familiar with – you strike and we replace you.... in fact if you do not ask “How high?” we will fire you/ replace you and/ or shorten your working hours... That simple! Now what if that same principle was applied to all the unions – will they even exist?

The cold, the strikes and the usual clamour from the 9 corners and in the 11 languages in this past week seem to have softened what Arch Bishop Dez Tut had said – Tax the Whites! They benefitted from Apartheid. So I am thinking – what about the govt officials who have squandered billions of tax payers money since 1994? I can understand the senility of the call given the arch is now 80+ but is this now a man of God who should be speaking the word of God? Ahhh- yes we are all equal – We who have our hands in the coffers are more equal!!!
If it had come from a woodwork drop out – I would not have even mentioned it this week – but lest it be from a Man of God!!! Eish!!!

ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe on Thursday said the judiciary “must not be like a gogga or a threat” hanging over Parliament.He was reacting to the criticism of President Jacob Zuma’s choice of Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng to take over as chief justice. Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng was in the news in the past for some sort of obstruction of justice incident! Well if it all fails for him as the presidents appointee – he can and most likely will be paid millions for the debacle and then, given a creative name like his, Mogoeng Mogoeng could try out for Bafana Bafana...

Global economic challenges have affected the South African economy, and unemployment is a challenge that needs special attention, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said earlier today. The local economy had shed about 1 million jobs, worsening the country's existing employment crisis. As if!!! What was that I said about strike actions earlier… My comments to parliament this week - the masses must first develop a work ethic, something which is distinctly lacking in political appointees to govt and local govt. Without that, I fear the finance minister you are just blowing smoke up somebody’s fundamental!

I got this mail earlier this week – typical scenario as we try to raise children in a “County – The Beloved Cried For…”

Peace...

The Weakly Report - 11 Aug 2011

Riots in the UK, SA’s most wanted criminal walks out of jail free, US owing $57000 per person and Peter is ready to “goi” it on Australia this Saturday – it’s time for the Weakly Report!

Women’s Day was celebrated with week with the usual pomp and splendour. Our prezzie JZ came out saying that we as a country can do more in uplifting the cause of this celebration. Hmmm how many more wives does he want? Is he secretly in competition with his neighbour King Mswati III (see last week’s blog)? One has to wonder...

The Queen’s tea party was recently cancelled because the bloke she buys her sugar free sugar from had his shop looted in recent riots which took place in the UK. Appalling – and so UNBRITISH like!!! Who would have guessed that the very country which invaded so many others in history is now being destroyed by the very own people from within!!! “I say ol chap – might that be our forlorn Karma?”

More than 24 hours after most wanted criminal Bongani Moyo escaped from custody, police appeared no closer to re-arresting him. Authorities say that he will probably lay low for a while and not make a dash for the border. Then a police spokesperson is quoted as saying “it will not be long before the Zimbabwean, who is linked to at least 35 bank robberies, picks up a gun again” – correct me if I am wrong but that tells me if they cannot find him they will wait until he commits another robbery/ murder and investigate from there? It sounds like Moyo is playing the SAP like a yo-yo :)

Clem Sunter put it admirably when he explained the debt crisis in the US – “There are nearly 32 million seconds in a year which translates into 32 billion seconds in 1 000 years and 32 trillion seconds in a billion years. Assuming no interest on the debt, to pay off the projected US debt at $1 a second or $32m a year – which would stretch the pocket of even Bill Gates – would take a period of 17 trillion seconds which is roughly 531 000 years”

Lets see now –

Ø Space program = $450 billion (it has recently been pulled)

Ø Waging war = $100 billion

Ø Financial Aid = $500 billion

Quick give Marty a call and ask him to do that BACK TO THE FUTURE thing again and make the zeros go away... Do it – go back 531 000 years or to the future, in the year: 533 011 (2011 + 531K)

And make sure tell them to say “Ask not what your country can do for you but how much you can loan to your country?”

Okay – now I’ve had it!!!! The latest is this - Those who earn above a certain income will be required by law, with no exceptions, to contribute towards the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme once it starts up, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said earlier today.

NO EXCEPTIONS!!! Ha ha ha – what a joke!!! I would like to see all the tenderpreneurs pay towards that from their ill gotten gains. And what does this do for those who are earning top dollar? Well its simple – be a little more creative in declaring your income and voila!!! You are now under the “certain income group” threshold!

As for you and me – well us poor sods will have to pay for next month’s fuel increase, food price increases, school fees and toll fees which has been this week been approved by cabinet.... e-toll!

Peace...

Teen Choice Awards RESULTS

Teen Choice Awards 2011 full list of winners:

Choice Movie Action - 'Fast Five'

Choice Movie Actor Action - Johnny Depp, 'The Tourist'

Choice Movie Actress Action - Angelina Jolie, 'The Tourist'

Choice Movie Sci-Fi/Fantasy - 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1'

Choice Movie Actor Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Taylor Lautner, 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'

Choice Movie Actor Romantic Comedy - Ashton Kutcher, 'No Strings Attached'

Choice Movie Actress Romantic Comedy - Emma Stone, 'Easy A'

Choice Movie Actress Comedy - Cameron Diaz, 'Bad Teacher'

Choice Movie Actor Drama - Robert Pattinson, 'Water for Elephants'

Choice Movie Villain - Tom Felton, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1'

Choice Movie Liplock - Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1'

Choice Movie Hissy Fit - Ed Helms, 'The Hangover Part II'

Choice Movie Male Scene Stealer - Kellan Lutz, 'The Twilight Saga- Eclipse'

Choice Movie Female Scene Stealer - Ashley Greene, 'The Twilight Saga- Eclipse'

Choice Summer Movie - 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2'

Choice Summer Movie Star Male - Daniel Radcliffe, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2'

Choice Summer Movie Star Female - Emma Watson, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2'

Choice TV Show Drama - 'Gossip Girl'

Choice TV Actress Drama - Blake Lively, 'Gossip Girl'

Choice TV Show Fantasy/Sci-Fi - 'The Vampire Diaries'

Choice TV Actor Fantasy/Sci-Fi - Ian Somerhalder, 'The Vampire Diaries'

Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi - Nina Dobrev, 'The Vampire Diaries'

Choice TV Male Scene Stealer - Michael Trevino, 'The Vampire Diaries'

Choice TV Female Scene Stealer - Katerina Graham, 'The Vampire Diaries'

Choice TV Villain - Justin Bieber, 'CSI'

Choice TV Reality Show - 'Jersey Shore'

Choice TV Male Reality/Variety Star - Paul Pauly D Del Vecchio, 'Jersey Shore'

Choice TV Show Comedy - 'Glee'

Choice TV Actor Comedy - Cory Monteith, 'Glee'

Choice TV Actress Comedy - Selena Gomez, 'Wizards of Waverly Place'

Choice TV Breakout Star - Darren Criss, 'Glee'

Choice Music Male Artist - Justin Bieber

Choice Music Female Artist - Taylor Swift

Choice Music Group - Selena Gomez and The Scene

Choice Music Single - 'Who Says', Selena Gomez and The Scene

Choice Music Female Country Artist - Taylor Swift

Choice Music Country Single - 'Mean', Taylor Swift

Choice Music Love Song - 'Love You Like a Love Song', Selena Gomez

Choice Music Breakup Song - 'Back to December', Taylor Swift

Choice Summer Music Star Male - Bruno Mars

Choice Summer Music Star Female - Katy Perry

Choice Summer Song - 'Skyscraper', Demi Lovato

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Female - Taylor Swift

Choice Male Hottie - Justin Bieber

Choice Female Hottie - Selena Gomez

Choice Comedian - Ellen DeGeneres

Choice Twit - Justin Bieber

Choice Vampire - Robert Pattinson

Choice Web Star - Rebecca Black

Ultimate Choice Award - Taylor Swift

results courtesy of BANG Media International