The new direction that Mercedes Benz has taken took me a while to understand because their direction and where the automobile industry is heading. The GL section didn’t make sense to me because there was a GLC, GLE and d GL what was more confusing was that there was also GLC coupe which was very...
Month: June 2018
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Love Is A Journey: 11 Days of Love and Tar (Part 2)
This is one of those moments in a relationship when we both know that this question requires no response. So we switch off comms and keep riding. After about 4 hours of rain, yes it took us 6 hours JUST to get to Polokwane from Jozi in those conditions. As a side note when riding...
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Mercedes Benz GLC AMG 63s
The new direction that Mercedes Benz has taken took me a while to understand because their direction and where the automobile industry is heading. The GL section didn’t make sense to me because there was a GLC, GLE and d GL what was more confusing was that there was also GLC coupe which was very...
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Andile Khumalo: Our Bright Sparks Need Better Support
A few weeks ago, I found myself at a round-table discussion about the opportunities available to our generation as a result of the exponential growth expected from the digital economy in South Africa. The discussion quickly came down to what exactly was meant by the digital economy. Is it happening outside the “normal” economy, or...
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Rebuilding Your Wardrobe: Three Formal Jackets Every Marvin Man Should Own
In various South African cultures, a man’s words are given credence when he has a jacket on. Since time immemorial, this was and still is a basic form of dress wear for men. This is such a serious matter that one wouldn’t even think of addressing an audience comprised of men, wearing just a ’’...
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Control
We’ve been chatting all afternoon about fucking and I’ve been grinning at my screen like a naughty school girl. After a long thread of erotic texting he says he wants to see me and I agree because I’ve been craving his kisses all week long. With excitement, I get off the couch to rid myself...
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Mali is Magical …
George Gladwin: Hi Lerato… Lerato Mogoatlhe:Hi, how you be? George Gladwin: Me, I’m OK… For a second there I thought you were ignoring me, but otherwise I’m cool. Lerato Mogoatlhe: Same here, sorry about disappearing last week, SMSed, but ha, it turns out none of my texts to SA numbers made it. No, I was thinking gore why...
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Mali is Magical
George Gladwin: Hi Lerato… Lerato Mogoatlhe:Hi, how you be? George Gladwin: Me, I’m OK… For a second there I thought you were ignoring me, but otherwise I’m cool. Lerato Mogoatlhe: Same here, sorry about disappearing last week, SMSed, but ha, it turns out none of my texts to SA numbers made it. No, I was thinking...
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Conversation with Sizwe Nxedlana
Marvin: What attracted to you to economics? Sizwe Nxedlana: I wanted to understand why we are so poor as a continent when others are so rich and what to do about it. Marvin: Tell us about your current role as CEO of FNB Wealth. Sizwe Nxedlana: We are trying to make it easy and simple for people to...
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Malawi (Part 2)
MUSIC & LIGHTS Salim, who I’ve been rolling with for the last two days tells me about Q Malewezi who is both the Managing Director of a local magazine called Abstrak Beatz, and, apparently, the only “real” producer Malawi has. I call his office to find out if we can meet, and him and his...