Mbeki's double standards
17/04/2008 13:03
 Quiet diplomacy is one thing, but Georgina Guedes thinks that Thabo Mbeki telling the world to wait for the results of the Zimbabwean elections is ridiculous.
The view from the stoep
10/04/2008 12:37
 After working for nine months as a freelancer, Georgina Guedes takes stock of what it really means to raise a business baby.
Chit-chat and flame wars
03/04/2008 13:15
 Don't join e-mail mailing lists unless you have time to kill and an itchy delete button finger, cautions Georgina Guedes.
Putting people first
27/03/2008 12:47
 Georgina Guedes has a novel suggestion. How about we give the SAPS some procedural training about police brutality?
There goes the neighbourhood
20/03/2008 12:24
 Georgina Guedes is concerned about the rate at which Johannesburg trees are hacked down to make space for townhouse developments.
Disabled? Just crawl...
13/03/2008 12:47
 Georgina Guedes is disgusted by the discriminatory and unfair way in which disabled passengers were treated on a recent SAA flight.
'This is blatant discrimination'
Too late to apologise?
06/03/2008 12:25
 Racial tensions are running high in the Rainbow Nation. But Georgina Guedes feels that the resulting discussions are healthy ones to be having.
The meat of the issue
28/02/2008 14:00
 Georgina Guedes can't believe how many feathers she ruffled by writing about vegetarianism.
Don't get your guts in a knot
21/02/2008 13:14
 Gluten allergies, vegans, lactose intolerance, only organics. Georgina Guedes realises that catering has become far more complicated than it used to be.
My Karoo wedding
14/02/2008 13:07
 Georgina Guedes abandons her cynicism and ups her sentimentality, as the clock counts down to her wedding.
Bad driving karma
07/02/2008 12:09
 For a nation of nice people, South Africans are some of the rudest drivers in the world. Georgina Guedes can't work out why this is.
Britney's meltdown
31/01/2008 12:53
 With people telling her she was perfect from when she was just a child, how was Britney Spears ever going to end up any other way? Georgina Guedes has her say.
This is no sign of success
24/01/2008 13:42
 Georgina Guedes finds the Eskom "we're the victims of our own success" argument a bitter pill to swallow.
Customer disservice
18/01/2008 09:13
 The fact that SAA abides by the law doesn't necessarily mean they've fulfilled all their customer service obligations, says Georgina Guedes.
Facebook fatigue
11/01/2008 12:24
 Georgina Guedes is back from the holidays, full of energy, but the last thing she wants to do is update her profile. Is this the demise of Facebook?
Holiday woes
03/01/2008 11:39
 A beach shebeen shattered the tranquility of Georgina Guedes's Christmas holiday, but nobody, not even the police, would do anything about it.
First impressions
20/12/2007 13:30
 Georgina Guedes needed just a day to show Jo'burg to a friend. All thanks to newspaper headlines and hawkers.
Telemarketers from hell
13/12/2007 14:24
 Georgina Guedes would like to get hold of the slimy miscreant who sold her name to a telesales database and throttle the life out of him.
Treatment works
06/12/2007 13:22
 Georgina Guedes went to the 46664 concert to see one of her favourite bands, but came back singing a different tune altogether.
Detox in the silly season
29/11/2007 14:35
 Year-end is a bad time to detox, but Georgina Guedes realised that sometimes, you just have to find the willpower.
A vicious cycle(race)
22/11/2007 13:56
 Georgina Guedes had a wedding to attend on the same day as the Cycle Challenge. She's seen every side-road to Joburg!
Cat amongst the pigeons
15/11/2007 14:04
 Cats are incredible. They can travel huge distances to get to where they want to be. But Georgina Guedes sometimes wishes that hers would show a little less personality.
Oh, and bring presents!
08/11/2007 13:49
 Georgina Guedes finds wedding registries tacky. But somehow, like the fiancé and the white dress, she seems to have ended up with one.
Support or be punished?
01/11/2007 13:32
 Georgina Guedes is outraged at the suggestion that people wearing fake Springbok jerseys should be evicted from stadiums or publicly humiliated.
Breaking laws 'spectacularly'
18/10/2007 14:50
 Something has to be done about minibus taxis, not just for one morning, but every day, says Georgina Guedes.
Tsunamis! Tornadoes! Twaddle!
11/10/2007 13:18
 A tsunami in Johannesburg? Georgina Guedes thinks South Africans will believe anything that gets them out of work early.
Baby boxes 'not so shocking'
04/10/2007 12:25
 There were lots of things in the "Babies in Boxes" story that Georgina Guedes found shocking, but the photo wasn't one of them.
I want my old car back!
27/09/2007 10:09
 Georgina Guedes, not a car person, tries to navigate the stormy waters of purchasing a second-hand Toyota. Sales people are already messing her around.
Saved by paranoia
20/09/2007 11:04
 Georgina Guedes attributes the fact that she was not robbed once during her world-wide travels to being South African and well-trained in the arts of avoiding crime.
The emperors' new clothes
13/09/2007 10:32
 Measures are being put in place that could see us paying exorbitant prices for poor-quality, locally-sourced clothes, says Georgina Guedes.
Home is where the work is
05/09/2007 14:11
 Georgina Guedes can't understand why more companies don't adopt a telecommuting model that allows their employees to work from home.
Please call me...
23/08/2007 12:13
 As advertising gets more and more hi-tech, how are we supposed to distinguish between the meaning and the message, asks Georgina Guedes?
You say 'potato', I say 'Tshwane'
16/08/2007 13:23
 When it comes down to it, Pretoria by any other name would smell much sweeter, thinks Georgina Guedes.
Don't panic
10/08/2007 10:01
 There is only one thing that gets South Africans into a bigger panic than a fuel strike - the fear of running out of beer, Georgina Guedes discovers.
Spare the rule, spoil the client
02/08/2007 14:42
 If you're in the business of providing a service, don't get so bogged down by rules that you undermine the quality of the service you're providing, says Georgina Guedes.
At face value
26/07/2007 09:09
 Facebook has taken the nation by storm, with business employees losing all perspective on what constitutes a reasonable use of company time, says Georgina Guedes.
Save the planet, not Eskom
19/07/2007 12:54
 Returning after 14 months overseas, Georgina Guedes is outraged to discover that she, and not Eskom, is expected to prevent power outages.
Terror in the sky
12/07/2007 08:44
 Terrorist bomb scares have made travelling around the UK a far more challenging experience, Georgina Guedes discovers.
The big chill
28/06/2007 13:40
 Cold in Europe. Freezing in South Africa. "Where's global warming when you need it?" asks Georgina Guedes.
You're being watched
22/06/2007 12:21
 In London, Georgina Guedes notices frightening new levels of citizen surveillance, and how easily people are conned into giving up information.
Green is the new gold
15/06/2007 08:55
 At a time when South Africans are still quibbling about paying for plastic bags, Georgina Guedes observes an environmental revolution in England.
Concert schmoncert!
07/06/2007 12:57
 The Killers! Madonna! Bloc Party! Georgina Guedes finds it's near to impossible to buy tickets when the right names are playing.
Around the world with Georgina
My roots, my family
31/05/2007 12:51
 Georgina Guedes goes on a journey to learn about her roots, and is glad to discover that her women ancestors didn't have moustaches.
Family matters
24/05/2007 13:04
 Going blind in the morning was only the start of an exhausting day for Georgina Guedes's grandfather. Fortunately, things improved after that.
Living la vida local
18/05/2007 13:03
 Backpackers cannot refrain from competing to see who has had the most unique travel experience. Georgina Guedes keeps her secret weapon in Lisbon.
See photos of Georgina's trip
Farewell to a friend
10/05/2007 12:56
 Ferdinand was a good dog. He warned us about snakes, chased after sticks and hadedas, and thankfully, according to Georgina Guedes, he didn't die a virgin.
All good things come to an end
04/05/2007 13:00
 Georgina Guedes will scream if she hears herself having the same conversations about South Africa with strangers again, so she thinks it's time to give up on this backpacking lark.
Doing drugs in the Third World
26/04/2007 08:53
 While travelling, you may find some of the worst illnesses imaginable, but you'll find people on the most unnecessary drugs too, Georgina Guedes discovers.
Crouching idol, hidden artifact
19/04/2007 09:37
 Wearing brightly coloured ribbons and puffing at huge cigars is a sign you've been possessed, Georgina Guedes learns in Brazil.
In her shoes
12/04/2007 12:59
 Guess, Prada, Armani and all pale by comparison to Brazilian rubber flip-flops. Georgina Guedes travels to the end of the world for a pair of Havaianas.
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