Author: Andrew Goldschmidt

Hi Guys, Just a couple of quick pictures that were taken of myself and my wonderful girlfriend Lauren Kohn at our recent graduation ceremony held just before Christmas at UCT! It is such a great feeling to finally graduate from UCT (again) with my Law Degree!!! Especially since I did it with the help of my wonderful girlfriend - who graduated Magna Cum Laude!!! There are a few more pics if you click on the link below! (more…)

An Inconvenient Truth (2006) - A Documentary presented by Al Gore (he used to be the next President of the United States of America) - "on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide." Well, I have just finished watching this absolutely brilliant documentary that has been presented all around the world by Al Gore. The movie takes the form of a slide show presentation that he has put together, which includes various TERRIFYING stats of global warming, global temperature levels, ocean temperature levels, hurricanes, floods, population densities, etc. He graphs out various historical…

So, I was sitting here in my room last Sunday, trying my hardest to keep my mind concentrating on the current topic at hand: Hart, Austin, Raz, Kelsen, Dworkin, et al ... But I found my mind wondering off, down every 'side road' there was, onto other completely random topics of little or no worth. I just could not help it. My mind had a mind of its own. At one stage I caught myself wondering about what some of my friends were currently thinking about. So I decided that I would take a quick SMS poll, and find out.…

The resignation of Telkom chair Nomazizi Mtshotshisa comes after a stroke and a battle with the SA Revenue Service (Sars) over unpaid taxes. According to sources close to the telecom corporation, Mtshotshisa has been struggling with her health since her stroke earlier this year. Another source says she has had to have a lift installed in her Johannesburg home to improve her mobility. She surprised the market with her resignation announcement last week. At the time Mtshotshisa was in London, involved in negotiations with Vodafone regarding the joint shareholding of Vodacom. A stock exchange news service announcement said simply that…