News24 Chris Moerdyk

Time to fight dirty to save the rhinos

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:38:35 +0200

Every time I see a car coming towards me with a plastic rhino horn stuck to its bonnet I want to weep, says Chris Moerdyk.

Guptagate and protection of State information

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:05:38 +0200

Chris Moerdyk suspects that the media coverage Guptagate would have been completely different had the Protection of State Information act been in place.

Moral guardians hoodwinked us

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:55:32 +0200

I am pretty sure government knows full well that banning advertising is not going to solve the substance abuse problem, says Chris Moerdyk.

Are prisons for criminals or VIPs?

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:00:54 +0200

When you are found guilty if a crime against society and sentenced to a term of imprisonment that you should have fewer rights and not more, says Chris Moerdyk/

Govt departments stealing ideas for friends

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:34:00 +0200

The theft of intellectual capital is widespread and it's mostly a question of the big guys ripping off the small guys , says Chris Moerdyk.

Actually, blacks are more beautiful than whites

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:02 +0200

The UCT student who conducted a survey among 60 of her fellow students about SA's most beautiful people was not so much involved in a research exercise but fraud, says Chris Moerdyk.

Poor join the army to protect the rich

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:06:58 +0200

I am at a complete loss to understand why SA's opposition parties are insisting on an inquiry into what South African soldiers were doing in the CAR, says Chris Moerdyk.

Insurance predators stalking consumers

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:20:22 +0200

While there is certainly a huge amount of corruption in global government today, there is probably even more in the business sector, says Chris Moerdyk.

Stop complaining and do something

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:52:19 +0200

If bitching and moaning were an Olympic sport, I reckon South Africa would win the gold medal by a mile, says Chris Moerdyk.

The naked truth about TopTV and porn

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:22:59 +0200

I am in favour of letting TopTV show porn programmes if they want to, says Chris Moerdyk.

'Stop rape,' we say, but do rapists hear?

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:13:13 +0200

Isn't it great that South Africa is united in shouting "Stop Rape"? But, are the rapists listening? Can rapists hear, asks Chris Moerdyk.

Petrol price fuelling anarchy

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:06:50 +0200

Next week the petrol price in some parts of the country will break through the R13 barrier and nobody in government seems to be the least bit concerned, says Chris Moerdyk.

Would you put your money on Oscar?

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:39:57 +0200

I am not sure whether I admire Nike for their bravery or for their obviously very deep pockets, says Chris Moerdyk.

ANC should pay for the SABC

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:28:18 +0200

If the ANC wants to control the SABC they should pay for it, says Chris Moerdyk.

Can Julius Malema really bounce back?

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:26:24 +0200

On the face of it Julius Malema is well and truly up the creek without a paddle, says Chris Moerdyk .

Sugar coated chaos

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:35:13 +0200

I have to wonder why those people, who lobbied so passionately to have health warnings on cigarettes and alcohol, ignore sugar, says Chris Moerdyk.

My kingdom for a parking garage

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:14:29 +0200

When you think about it, owning a parking garage at an airport has got to be the easiest way on earth to make money, says Chris Moerdyk.

Right on, Ramaphosa! Hopefully

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:25:47 +0200

For many years now I have been secretly hoping that Cyril Ramaphosa would get back into mainstream politics, writes Chris Moerdyk.

A bonzer idea from Oz

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:47:02 +0200

Instead of taking up an entire page of your passport with an Australian visa, they simply registers the fact that you have a valid visa online. Chris Moerdyk is impressed.

Doomed to be doggone racists forever?

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:29:41 +0200

Quite apart from President Zuma's ludicrous comments about owning dogs being a "white" thing, there are daily comments by politicians banging on about skin colour, says Chris Moerdyk.