This is taken from a site Family Values Institute.
Corruption – South Africa's Biggest Threat!
The campaigning leading up to South Africa's fourth democratic elections are in full swing. The various political party election manifestos have been launched with much fanfare and many more promises.
However, the exposure of corrupt politicians & corrupt political practice is fast becoming the nation's favourite pastime.
Corruption has the ability to unravel the nation's democratic gains while systematically undermining the development of a sustainable economic foundation upon which our social objectives can be achieved.
In Zimbabwe a corrupt and thoroughly discredited politician gets to retain the presidency despite losing an election - while his nation suffers devastating losses.
Despite its rhetoric about human rights & democracy, the African Union (AU) elected one of the continents worst human rights abusers and supporters of terrorism as its new leader - who promptly condemned democracy in Africa.
South Africa's leading presidential candidate faces 753 serious criminal charges including corruption, fraud, money laundering and racketeering.
It now emerges that Zuma's spokesperson, Carl Niehaus who valiantly defended his leader at his corruption hearings is now defending several fraud charges of his own.
Apparently, Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile failed to report Niehaus' corrupt activities while he was a member of the Gauteng provincial legislature.
Five out of six senior police officials have been suspended & investigated for corruption in a nation with some of the highest crime statistics in the world.
South African travelers to the UK are now required to obtain visas as a result of the massive fraud & corruption in the department of Home Affairs.
South African Airways, our national carrier is now trafficking drugs to foreign nations while the airline's CEO is under investigation for corruption
Yet the ruling party responsible for all of this runs its election campaign on a corruption busting and clean governance ticket.
When one considers this on top of the hundreds of reports and investigations of corrupt and fraudulent activity in government & the private sector, the future certainly looks bleak.
Tragically, South African society seems to be growing increasingly desensitized to corruption.
Every new revelation of corruption receives adequate air time - which is met with the appropriate amount of public outrage - only to settle down till the next sordid exposé
Alarmingly, fraud and corruption seems to be settling into the national psyche as an embarrassing but tolerated part of the political life of our nation.
Significantly however, there are millions of South Africans who understand that to tolerate corruption & corrupt leaders means we have chosen, by default, the path of Zimbabwe and the many other nations destroyed by this cancer.
Corrupt and sleazy politicians can never be tolerated in a nation serious about overcoming injustice, addressing urgent social needs and building a strong united South Africa.
On 22 April 2009 South Africa arrives at a crossroads that will determine whether we join the ranks of the world's most corrupt nations or whether we reject crime, grime, sleaze and corruption and fulfill the destiny of God for this nation.
The Cross set you free, use your cross this election to set the nation free!
Standing
Errol Naidoo
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Zimbabwe Lemon Juice
In Zim there is nothing to buy in the shops. One time we were up there one of the ladies in one of the churches gave us some homemade lemon juice. It was great and really thirst quenching.
Check out the recipe. Really simple.
Juice of 7 rough lemons
zest of at least 2 ( can be adjusted to your preference )
1 ltr boiling water
1 tsp Citric Acid
1.2 kg white sugar. ( you can adjust this once you determine your preferences for taste .)
Method.Dissolve sugar in hot water.
add the zest to steep ( alternatively leave the zest and add when the water has cooled slightly - again a matter of preference)
add citric Acid to the hot water allow to cool to about blood temperature and add the lemon juice .
Cover and leave to cool.When cool - bottle and refrigerate . use as a cordial mix with water or soda .
Try it you won't be sorry.
Check out the recipe. Really simple.
Juice of 7 rough lemons
zest of at least 2 ( can be adjusted to your preference )
1 ltr boiling water
1 tsp Citric Acid
1.2 kg white sugar. ( you can adjust this once you determine your preferences for taste .)
Method.Dissolve sugar in hot water.
add the zest to steep ( alternatively leave the zest and add when the water has cooled slightly - again a matter of preference)
add citric Acid to the hot water allow to cool to about blood temperature and add the lemon juice .
Cover and leave to cool.When cool - bottle and refrigerate . use as a cordial mix with water or soda .
Try it you won't be sorry.
House Sale - Despondency sets in
Well the sale we were so excited about did not materialise. I got very down and despondent over the weekend. We know it is all in God's timing but it does get hard!!!! Any way we have put up a sign with "Private Sale" and my Cell No, on it and on Sunday someone drove past and popped in and yesterday evening someone also popped in. Another person phoned and is coming around tomorrow to look.
In these times it will only be God's miracle when it goes.
In these times it will only be God's miracle when it goes.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Fun for You
Got this tag from Katherine and Seoun in Phnom Penh.
Here are the rules of the tag:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 2 to 5 sentences, along with these rules.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual book. Pick the CLOSEST!
6. Tag others to do the same!
Sunflower Seeds
One-half cup of shelled sunflower seeds contains about 43mcg selenium.
One cup of shelled sunflower seeds contains about 86mcg selenium.
You can chop the seeds up and add them to stews, or roast them.
This is from a booklet called Positive Health published by the Utility Company I work for in South Africa. Eskom. I think the whole reference to sunflowers is great especially with Valantines so close. A big smiley face!!!
Here are the rules of the tag:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 2 to 5 sentences, along with these rules.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual book. Pick the CLOSEST!
6. Tag others to do the same!
Sunflower Seeds
One-half cup of shelled sunflower seeds contains about 43mcg selenium.
One cup of shelled sunflower seeds contains about 86mcg selenium.
You can chop the seeds up and add them to stews, or roast them.
This is from a booklet called Positive Health published by the Utility Company I work for in South Africa. Eskom. I think the whole reference to sunflowers is great especially with Valantines so close. A big smiley face!!!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
House sale
Need lots of prayer. Someone is very interested in our house. Please pray that we will find favour in God's eyes. That he will lay it on their heart to buy our house and release us to go to Cambodia.
Dengue Fever
Heard dave in Phnom Penh has had a bout of dengue fever. Phoned him this morning. Tells me he is over the worst now only has the rash. Need to pray for him and the family that little Jemma doesn't get it.
Symtoms:
This is manifested by a sudden onset of severe headache, muscle and joint pains (myalgias and arthralgias—severe pain gives it the name break-bone fever or bonecrusher disease), fever, and rash.[4] The dengue rash is characteristically bright red petechiae and usually appears first on the lower limbs and the chest; in some patients, it spreads to cover most of the body. There may also be gastritis with some combination of associated abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
Some cases develop much milder symptoms which can be misdiagnosed as influenza or other viral infection when no rash is present. Thus travelers from tropical areas may pass on dengue in their home countries inadvertently, having not been properly diagnosed at the height of their illness. Patients with dengue can pass on the infection only through mosquitoes or blood products and only while they are still febrile.
The classic dengue fever lasts about six to seven days, with a smaller peak of fever at the trailing end of the disease (the so-called biphasic pattern). Clinically, the platelet count will drop until the patient's temperature is normal.
Symtoms:
This is manifested by a sudden onset of severe headache, muscle and joint pains (myalgias and arthralgias—severe pain gives it the name break-bone fever or bonecrusher disease), fever, and rash.[4] The dengue rash is characteristically bright red petechiae and usually appears first on the lower limbs and the chest; in some patients, it spreads to cover most of the body. There may also be gastritis with some combination of associated abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
Some cases develop much milder symptoms which can be misdiagnosed as influenza or other viral infection when no rash is present. Thus travelers from tropical areas may pass on dengue in their home countries inadvertently, having not been properly diagnosed at the height of their illness. Patients with dengue can pass on the infection only through mosquitoes or blood products and only while they are still febrile.
The classic dengue fever lasts about six to seven days, with a smaller peak of fever at the trailing end of the disease (the so-called biphasic pattern). Clinically, the platelet count will drop until the patient's temperature is normal.
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