For most South Africans, South Africa seemed so peaceful, happy, picturesque, charming, simple, carefree, idyllic almost with beautiful beaches, crystal seas and blue sky all around

For example: Watching a haunting investigation of the Bird Cage Theatre by any of the popular Paranormal Investigating crews out there and/or perhaps Bobby Mackey's Music World.

Normally when one suspect an intruder that's on your property then instinct dictates that you ask a simple question which is: Hey!!! Who's there?

Is Britain still thinking of itself as it was back in 1800's then? Have they even bothered to study the EU Law in it's fullest detail?

Is Britain giving it's voting public just another skewed eye view of Europe?

Why do some people always badmouth places like PE or the Eastern Cape?

If the world's top 5 banks had to account for all the toxic assets that there currently is, then that would amount to a figure of roughly around $600 trillion just in mortgages that we now off.

Americans, like everyone else, need to reign in their addictions to wasteful spending. Ultimately increased taxes won't solved anyone's budget deficits.

If gay marriage don't hurt anyone then why oppose it? Who gave you the right to oppose anyone getting married? And is marriage a secular social institution or a sacrament?

For South Africa to become a real two-party system in Government in a nascent democracy it needs a civil war.

Is it homophobic to say gay couples shouldn't be allowed to adopt a child? Is it racist to say white people shouldn't adopt a black child for example?

Are critical comments made of black people in South Africa or the ANC Party rooted in racism?

Anyone that follows her line of thought will be now know how highly she always speaks of the old pre 1994 National Party and the "only working economy".

as South Africa got fundamental principles in life on which it is supposedly to be built on and what are they? Have we got a unique social order that undergrids our way of life?

Romney won the first US Presidential debate over President Barack Obama. Some viewers reckon that Obama came unprepared and performed very poorly.

So now that the miners have gone back to work, who are the real winners and losers in all of this?

Malema's attitude has no place amongst civilised society for the way he behaves. He is everything you would expect from an evil, cowardly, opportunistic predator.

The Boks have no control of possession and on top of that they simply have no flair anywhere on the field.

Looking at it from political angle you would have to yes. And that boils down to everyday life which means even if you not into politics as such,you will be affected by it.

The argument runs that the miners gathered together in a common purpose to charge the police line in order to either harm them or put the police in fear of harm.

Hashim Amla is simply phenomenal. A true master-class in living poetry in motion.

Are we still confident enough,based on what we've witness thus far,whether or not Heyneke Meyer is still very much our man for the job?

What exactly are they? Dowsing rods are said to pick up vibrations in the air,in energy waves etc. Like locating water in a desert for example.

So what is it then? What happens to us when we die or do alien life forms really and truly exist?

Evolutionist says all life can be traced to a common ancestor. Is that what really happened?

The new 21st century atheist would gladly love to live in a world where there is no religion at all. Imagine that.

Did time have a beginning, when was it and why does time tick? Does our future and what happens to us already exist and are we simply not there yet to experience it all?

These days teenage pregnancy is not as big a deal as it was made out to be back then.

The propriety of remaining silent can be shown in at least three areas in life.

Some rugby pundits don't really like the flairless style of rugby being played by the South African teams in the Super Rugby competition.Then again its just their opinion right?

In many Western countries,practitioners of Fêng Shui in the past have tried to give it a more scientific appearance, analysing geographic sites, etc.

Sadly with such a high crime rate in South Africa it's almost impossible to think that people over there could ever be taught the correct view of life.

Why do people that all through their lives don't give the existence of a GOD a second thought,and yet when they personally face a life or death situation,cries out to God for help?

Most of us are probably all for new inventions and new ideas. Ideas that the watching public looking at on television, would be up for is a must no doubt.

Reading the article in News24:"Kuruman farmer brutally beaten",you wonder has Evil in South Africa become too common place in our time.

What some people find amazing about Nelson Mandela is how much the World chooses to know about him post 1994.

This past weekend's 14-14 draw with England in Port Elizabeth is not the ideal result most die-hard Bok supporters were hoping for.

Attention will get focussed on PE,the windy city, one more time this Saturday when the Springboks take on England.

Most rugby union purist will tell you that they don't really go by stats as they claim it is not the true reflection of the sport.

What does the Genesis Account say regarding the Earth and how life began on it?

Question marks were being raised regarding the legality of both Willem Alberts and Bismarck du Plessis's tries lat Ellis Park. But should that be the case?

A lot has been made by Danny Jordaan regarding the issue he raised on racism by hooligans in the Ukraine and Poland at this year's Euro Football Championship.

An open-minded individual would look at both the reasonable and scientific explanations who God is.

Elias Howe, the man credited with inventing the lockstitch design sewing machine, apparently got his whole idea for designing the sewing machine in a dream he once had.

Bullies whatever shape or size they are never win in the end.

A recent news report spoke of SA's new and ambitious goal of wanting to test thousands of the 600 000 people working in the South African mining industry for tuberculosis.

While the necessity for the virtue of human dignity is constant, the specifics of what actually constitutes vulgarity is socially conditioned.

Was the whole spear painting saga that's still raging, an ANC tactic that is working so far and yet so good?

In the tug of war between our races, do we have to wait for the "ROPE" to snap first before we get along completely with each other without the fear or suspicion of what's coming next?

What's gone wrong here with this country? Why is South Africa so complicated and uncompromised to be understood?

In days gone by,primitive people spoke of sea monsters, dragons, battling gods, lotus flowers and dreaming gods.

The crisis Europe at the minute is not just financial, but historical as well as it is the cycle of debt versus credit.

Does the Bible Contradict Itself? Some call it more a matter of consistency rather than contradiction.

How much would it cost the taxpayer to mine asteroids? NASA says about $2billion.

Where do you stand on this? If you'd answer yes is that where the prejudice towards gay marriage really starts.

At one time South Africa produced 97% of the world's platinum, nowadays is just above the 80% mark which is still a significant amount.

It took both astonishing intellect and resolute characters in the fields of optics and astronomy to unlock the many secrets of our Solar System.

Christianity says its Jesus of Nazereth. Islam religion would say its the prophet Muhammed. Then there are some that would say its Hugh Hefner.

The ignorance and incompetence of politicians, is the special curse of democracies.

As far as the majority of expats are concerned we fear the worst and fear for their lives just thinking about the country and the goings on.

The All Blacks combination of pace, power and movement off the ball sets them head and shoulders above anyone else we've ever seen.

In most developed countries patients with life-threatening illnesses are given their treatment within the certain allotted time.

A culture of impunity has made the South African parliament one of the most scandal-ridden governments in the world whereby MP's are arrested for drunken driving, shoplifting, fraud and varied corruption offences.

Most people in South Africa vote ANC,even though they identify and agree with the DA's position on matters.

How come there is not a single country today that has a predominantly atheist population as its core citizens?

Malema has become too loud for his own good and had to be shut down completely.

Why upset the gay and lesbian community by suggesting that therapy could aid them in reversing their lifestyle?

It was really sad in what happened to this young man that got killed by that great white shark and my sincere condolences to his family and friends for their loss.

There is a lot of good that South Africans of all races and different skin colours had done for South Africa over the years.

What a headline to look at after a hard day's work and you trying to catch up on some South African news whilst living here in America.

Known as the world's oldest modern book ,how has the Bible become such a book that is so way ahead of its time?

What further proof is there that highlights the Bible to be such a fascinating book in our modern times?

"As apples of gold in silver carvings is a word spoken at the right time for it." Is that how you see the Bible?

You have to say that some people dismiss the "supernatural" or "paranormal" as just providing the linguistic place-holding until we find the natural and normal causes for it.

South African women,like most other women everywhere else,deeply desire and fight for freedom from repression.

Among some of the critic labelled against the International Criminal Court is how Africa seems to feature heavily on its agenda, and that for obvious reasons.

Afrikaner Bloed proudly won first prize at the World Press Photo 2012 multimedia contest for showing their holiday training camp for teenager boys to Dutch photographers.

If SA's anti-apartheid movement were to ever echo America's civil rights movement, then the unsung story of Robert Sobukwe is almost identical to which Mr Malcolm Little X was known for.

Human Rights lawyer George Bizos was quoted yesterday in News24 as saying: "I am concerned that there are attempts to assess the decisions of the courts...It is really dividing the country."

South Africa already has a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, but are now actively pursuing the one thing they've been craving so long- a permanent seat to sit on in the UNSC.

South Africa already has a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, but are now actively pursuing the one thing they've been craving so long- a permanent seat to sit on in the UNSC.

How would best describe yourself when you're in a situation where you feel the need to say the things everybody else is too afraid to utter?

Is your brain you or not? What makes the human brain so fascinating and unique?

South Africa's natural beauty, its landscape is overwhelming to the best part of 90% of civilised society that has made the journey to our country.

With policies that are as clear as mud, South Africa's Democracy under ANC rule by the looks of things recently, are moving ever closer onto the knife's edge.

Western Cape Premier and leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance political party, Helen Zille, had been accused by the ANC as being a racist.

The stereotypical view of any African country is that it's a continent of death and war,infested with HIV/Aids, that we are programmed and setup to fail.

It's been said of self-esteem that you can't touch it, but it affects the way you feel and you can't see it, but it's there in the mirror when you look at yourself.

Self-esteem is a term used to reflect a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of her or his own worth.

Each sunrise and sunset,medical knowledge advances at the most remarkable rate.

In reality there is no soapy,foamy happily-ever-after clichés when it comes to the raw graphics that makes Joburg what is.

If we were to be attacked for no apparent reason by another country or nation, would we have international allies and friends we can call on?

After his expulsion from the party the other day,did Julius Malema beg the party that created him to get back into their good books again?

Contrary to what the organizers had hoped for, now with FIFA satisfied and long out of South Africa, it looks as if the World Cup Stadiums are now the unwelcoming, sad looking white elephants.

A lot has been made last week of South Africa's deportation of 125 Nigerian's carrying fake yellow fever vaccination certificates.

It has been said of the British Empire at the peak of its rule that "the sun never sets on the British Empire". Does this mean that it was far greater an Empire than Rome ever was?

A lot has been made last week of South Africa's deportation of 125 Nigerian's carrying fake yellow fever vaccination certificates and Nigeria retaliating by themselves deporting 131 South Africans.

Clearly racism is not a fallacy as far as the United Nations are concern, but a certain News24 user thinks it is. Why though?

A constitutional democracy is defined as a government under law in which coalition and majority rule is balanced by minority and individual rights.