Bob Skinstad posted this open letter to Hashim Amla on his blog, I think it is amazing how far we’ve come.  I had to share it, we live in an amazing country and I am glad we are starting to celebrate our diversity. I think that is one of the things that makes this the best place on the planet to live. Have a read and let me know what you think:

Letter of apology to a true South African hero.

Dear Hashim

 I felt I had to write this letter to you and apologise personally for something that has been sitting on my shoulders for some time. Strangely, I thought this guilt would have faded over the years but your actions of late have only confirmed the need for this apology.

I joined South African Breweries in 2003 and was an employee in the marketing department until 2006. I was responsible for handling events of all scales and recognising and leveraging beer-selling opportunities. I real perk to the job was the opportunity to be involved in the major sporting events including the big rugby and cricket Test Matches (free tickets) both of which I follow closely as a devoted and loyal supporter. Being a young, energetic and passionate South African it was my dream job.  It was a real privilege being involved in leveraging these prestigious events and being able to rub shoulders with our country’s sporting heroes.

In 2004 I found myself in a moral quagmire when you announced your request not to wear the Castle Lager logo on any of your SA cricket team clothing. Read more…

Another week closer to Comrades 2010! Only 18 more weeks to go. That is starting to scare the living daylights out of me. My training is going well, but I can’t help but feel I’m not doing enough. In the January edition of Runners World mention is made that I should be able to do Read more…

Berg en Dal 15km Night Race Route

The only downside of the route was Read more…

I’m starting to realise the power of social networking site like Twitter and Facebook. Its amazing how you can be in touch in real time with friends and family but also with people who traditionally were unreachable for the masses. I love the fact that I can use these sites to communicate with people who listen to my radio show and also people who are following what I am doing on the road in the lead up to Comrades 2010. I spent a bit of time this week end redesigning the background of my Twitter profile that is more inline with who I am and what I do. If you would like to follow me on Twitter you can find me at www.twitter.com/bradbrown947

Brad Brown on Twitter

What a great start to the new year. My training has been going really well and I feeling fit and fab (although the foot is still a bit niggly). I think one of the benefits of running through December is that by the time January is in full swing you have hit the ground running and there is no need to try and play catch up. I noticed yesterday on Twitter ( You can follow me here)  a few people had mentioned that there were 140 days left to go until Comrades 2010. Someone else mentioned that Read more…

It has been quite a busy holiday period for me actually. Once again this year I decided to work right through (I actually love Joburg over the festive season, it is so quiet). I had a few weeks of filling in for the Rude Awakening on 94.7 Highveld Stereo which I really loved.

The new CSD website

But over and above that I did a lot of work for my website design business, CSD.  2009 was an interesting year for CSD, we picked up a quite a few clients who needed some website design done but most of them were referrals from existing CSD clients. I think CSD has a pretty unique product offering with regards to leasing your website as opposed to owning it and I think 2010 is really the year to focus and get it off the ground in a big way.

The first thing that was done was that the design of the CSD website was redone in its entirety.  I love the new design. I think it’s fresh and really show cases what we can do for our clients. We have also put together a couple of video presentations explaining what the advantages are of having a website and also if you really need a website.

It is now time to get out there and make 2010 count! If you or anyone requires any web design, logo design, web site hosting or website SEO please feel free to give CSD a shout.

December has been one silly month! I am actually glad it is over to tell you the honest truth. I’ve been pretty slack updating you on the progress of my training but at least I haven’t been slack on the training. I seem to be recovering pretty well from my foot injury (although it has been playing up a bit the last couple of days again). I’ve managed to get a few 10km runs in the last two weeks which has been good preparation I think for the Read more…

I can hardly believe it’s 2010 already. New years celebrations are always bitter sweet for me. I love the fact that it is an opportunity to start anew. Set new goals for a new year, especially at the start of a year like 2010. It is going to be a massive year for South Africa. It is also the start of a new decade which means even more chances to plan and strategise for the next 10 years. But at the same time I find a new year slightly Read more…