Comments on: Lions boost SA economy

By: Transformation

Transformation — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:20:12 +0000

#17 TheTackler: #18 TheTackler: tackler you're what they refer in isiXhosa as umnqundu! you first read that it was a sample from the "travel & tourism gross domestic product (GDP)" then when the next line refers to the acronym GDP you suddenly think it means something else. Good thing you left this country we don't need k@k like you here!

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:02 +0000

And, even if it’s only 8.95% of only the “travel and tourism” component of the GDP figures, we all know that this is a complete thumb-suck. Every Mozambican, Basotho or Zimbabwean day-shopper or even the odd few million illegal fence-crawlers are counted as part of the “travel and tourism” budget.

We all know that, don’t we?

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:30:06 +0000

“A study commissioned by SA Rugby showed that the tour produced 8.95% of South Africa’s GDP, compared to 2008.”

Clear cut, isn’t it?

There’s the claim. On this very thread.

Is it true or false?

By: gunther

gunther — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:24 +0000

#15 Transformation:

the devil is in the details….the problem is that when tackler sees a chance to nail sa he gets such a hard on that all the blood flows from his big head to the little one…

By: Transformation

Transformation — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:32 +0000

i wonder what the fool tackler has to say now, ffs this guy is the julius malema of the blog.

By: sean123

sean123 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:52 +0000

Hey, this article was emailed to me, and originally it stated “8.95% of South Africa’s GDP”

By: sean123

sean123 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:23 +0000

Please accept my humble apology.

By: gunther

gunther — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:44 +0000

#11 TheTackler: read the article again numbnuts...

By: TheTackler

TheTackler — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:37 +0000

#9 sean123: Well done! Most journos absolutely suck at maths and economics. Here's more evidence, in case any was needed.

By: gunther

gunther — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:58 +0000

#9 sean123: 8% of the tourism gdp...

By: sean123

sean123 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:01 +0000

South Africa’s GDP in 2008 was about 2100 billion Rand.

R1.47 billion Rand is not 8% of GDP!!

Pretty sloppy reporting not to pick up on such a gross misrepresentation.

Interesting that this report was “commissioned by SA Rugby”.

What a joke.

By: AndrewBK

AndrewBK — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:23:03 +0000

#4 race of tan: just started watching rugby this year have we?

By: Amerifikaner

Amerifikaner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:42:59 +0000

How long is Andy still going to be “acting” MD? and why don’t they appoint a person or Andy permanently.

By: 120kg

120kg — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:03 +0000

That was 1 event. Add to that the t20 at about the same time. Good time for tourism

By: Bouts

Bouts — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:27 +0000

*sigh* And we could have had the Olympics and next RWC as well. Big loss for us.

By: race of tan

race of tan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:53:51 +0000

I thought the Lions series was brilliant. That Lions team was very very and that was the best centre combo i have ever seen, Jamie Roberts/Bod.

By: klippies101

klippies101 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:07 +0000

wow great news for sa

By: lion4ever

lion4ever — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:25:53 +0000

Wonderful news, and if only 37000 supporters boosted the economy like that, imagine what the soccer WC will do.

By: PissAnt

PissAnt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:23:19 +0000

Well we know it wasn’t through ticket sales…