Mama Afrika just got over her PMT.

My sporting sojourn to England is behind me. Well done the Proteas. Sorry Retief, but you looked good when I watched you. Ernie...eeish!

I feel very proud of my South African heritage (my ring tone is boeremusiek), while at the same time am very comfortable in my Mauritian skin. To complicate matters further, I am also a British subject. But I love lots of stuff in South Africa, cherish my memories, and marvel at her mood swings.

Mad Bob has decided he can take on a co-star in the final act of his play, "I had a farm in Africa."

Clem Sunter, Master Scenario Artist, says SA is poised for windfall profits when Zimbabwe gets rebuilt, and suddenly, SA is happy again. The rand is strong, Mbeki is cool, Eskom can get away with half of Koeberg broken, and property prices go back up.

I made the last one up but believe that it could come true. Don't forget 2010.

Go to Clem Sunter's great web site, http://www.mindofafox.com. Not only will you get a chance to see how crazy the world is and where it can head, and you can also see what can happen to SA through both an optimist and a pessimist's eyes.

You can also evaluate your own position, and decide on the basis of your analysis if you are in or if you are out.

Or if you can't decide, maybe now is a good time to hedge your bets.

The big problem with PMT is that it comes back!