If you, like me, are black and South African you have no doubt been on the receiving end of this kind of sentiment at some point or other in your working life. Probably even more so if you’re in a senior position. Since the introduction of affirmative action in its various guises – employment equity […]
Archives for February 2009
I black, therefore I am (incompetent)
April 6th, 2026 (Updated)Alfie and the UK teenage pregnancy crisis cartoon
April 6th, 2026 (Updated)One has to admire the UK for constantly innovating on entertainment. Just when you think reality showbiz has finally crashed with the downfall of Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother, Max Clifford – publicist – goes beserk publicising the results of some poor barely teenage sod’s bedroom exploits. For those of you not in tune with […]
Valentine’s Day goes beserk in India
April 6th, 2026 (Updated)Valentine’s Day promises to be an interesting one this year in India again. Large right wing groups such as Ram Sena have recently been in the news for beating up some young women who were drinking at a pub in Mangalore a couple of weeks back. Ram Sena and similar groups state that such loose […]
Wonkie update – February 2009
April 6th, 2026 (Updated)Apologies to our regular readers for the intermittent breaks in the cartoons – these are likely to continue over the next 3 weeks or so as Wonkie upgrades a few of our more popular cartoon characters with some smarter looking ones. We’re also planning on sending out a few Wonkie t-shirts to our top commenters […]