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The brilliance of Alec Erwin

Ever stared at a problem so long you just know the simple answer is right there, but you just can`t see it? That`s why we have politicians. To be brilliant for us dumb schmucks.

01 May 2007

Take telecoms. I mean, here's a conundrum. Despite all the hard work of Dr (don't forget the Dr) Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, telecoms prices are way high in South Africa. While the world raced ahead, South Africa went backwards. We're stuck deep in the last decade, at 1997 or so.

Thabo Mbeki blames Telkom. After all, it didn't bring down prices and it could have. Its only concern has been for profit. How evil. Who among us is ever motivated by profit? You? Anyone? I'm not. I'm a journalist. But Telkom is. Bastards.

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