All over the world, people talk about politicians being a bunch of crooks. These sort of figures - statistics from The Times newspaper in London about the British members of parliament (that's the equivalent of congressmen in the US) - paint a bleak picture of that nation's "leaders" ... but it appears to be the same in many countries these days. take a look at these numbers:
Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 600 employees and has the following statistics?

29 have been accused of spouse abuse

7 have been arrested for fraud

19 have been accused of writing bad cheques

117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

3 have done time for assault

71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit

4 have been arrested on drug-related charges

8 have been arrested for shoplifting

21 are currently defendants in lawsuits

84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year
Which organization is this?

It's the 635 members of the House of Commons, the
same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line.

Anyone watching the English Premier League leaders Arsenal this week would have been astounded at the number of chances they created in beating Steaua Bucharest earlier in the week. It may just have been a 1-0 result, but the Gunners were in outstanding form, stroking the ball about and creating more than a dozen clear-cut chances.
Now, either they need to start converting more chances wheen they have done all the hard work, or they are going to see sides who defend with 10 men behind the ball creating a single break and racing away for an equaliser. A 1-0 scoreline is all well and good, but to be assured of a victory, it is generally considered that one needs to be three goals up on your opponents.
With some tricky games coming up in the next couple of months, the Gunners' forwards need to be confident of finding the net on a far more regular basis. Either that or their unbeaten streak of nine games in all competitions won;t last too much longer.
They appear not to have missed Thierry Henry too much so far, but as winter sets in and pitches become slower and heavier through rain, are we going to see their neat passing game disrupted by poor surfaces - particularly at venues in the north of England, where it's not uncommon to find stadia with surfaces more like cabbage patches than billiard tables.
Off the field, the players appear to be unperturbed so far by the potential disruptions that could come about with the involvement of the Russian billionaire Usmanov, and one feels that they are well shepherded in such matters by their tem boss, Arsene Wenger, who is such a skilled man manager who knows how to keep such distractions from the players' minds. The 'Professor'  has been there and done it all, and as a Master of economics he will have a battle plan for every financial occasion - that's why Arsenal are net profit-makers on player transactions, something that can't be said for many of the clubs in the top flight.
What do you think? Let me know your thoughts on the North London giants ... can they win the Champions League this season, or is the Premiership again a realistic target? The young side that are representing the club are clearly at the top of the table on merit - now can they stay there?

Who's best when it comes to
schools rugby rankings in KZN?

Watch the results unveil themselves during the rugby season as we put together a list based on performances, the strength of teams fielded by a school, and a percentage-based ranking.
This list will be updated on all the results received from schools, newspapers, websites and emails, so if you think your school is missing out, subscribe or email me. Each result will be factored into the rankings list, and it will be starting soon. So don't visit this space on a regular basis for updates.

How the points are awarded:
5 points awarded for a win
3 points for a draw
1 bonus point for losing by 7 points or fewer
1 bonus point for scoring 30 points or more against a team from the same tier, or 50 points or more against a team from a lower tier, or 15 or more against a team from a higher tier.
2 bonus points for playing against a team from a higher tier (regardless of result)
2 additional bonus points awarded for beating a team from a higher tier
2 bonus points for beating teams recognised at being national top 20 from outside the province, or quality international opponents
Must have played 4 games to make it on to the rankings

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Tier A	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Bonus	TOTAL	Average
Michaelhouse	14	12	0	2	447	158	7	72	5.14
Westville	14	12	0	2	347	125	8	72	5.14
Glenwood	15	13	0	1	443	143	8	75	5.00
M College	16	11	1	4	312	288	17	68	4.25
St Charles	10	6	1	3	223	153	3	36	3.60
Kearsney	15	7	2	6	287	310	5	48	3.20
Hilton	14	6	0	8	307	251	13	44	3.14
DHS	13	4	2	7	239	288	6	33	2.53
Voortrekker	11	5	0	6	124	186	0	25	2.27
Tier B	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Bonus	TOTAL	Average
George Campbell	10	7	0	3	233	130	12	47	4.70
Port Natal	11	8	0	3	305	174	9	49	4.45
Kuswag	5	3	0	2	133	67	3	18	3.60
Pinetown	6	4	0	2	118	85	0	20	3.34
Northwood	8	2	0	6	93	229	9	21	2.63
Pionier	7	2	1	4	103	139	3	20	2.86
Also
Gelofte	3	1	0	2	63	53	1	6	2.00
Dundee	2	1	0	1	47	22	1	6	3.00
Sarel Cilliers	2	0	0	2	15	33	3	3	1.50
Richards Bay	2	0	0	2	12	98	2	2	1.00
Suid Natal	2	0	0	2	6	78	0	0	0.00
Vryheid	1	1	0	0	22	17	0	5	5.00
Amajuba	1	1	0	0	12	11	0	5	5.00
Ferrum	1	0	0	1	0	47	2	2	2.00
Ladysmith	1	0	0	1	8	22	2	2	2.00
Newcastle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tier C		W	D	L	PF	PA	Bonus	TOTAL	Average
Kokstad	6	6	0	0	196	26	7	36	6.00
Port Shepstone	5	4	0	1	130	62	2	22	4.40
Weston	10	7	0	3	186	130	8	43	4.30
Werda	13	8	0	5	286	189	10	50	3.85
Thomas More	9	5	2	2	118	91	3	33	3.67
Treverton	5	3	0	2	74	78	3	18	3.60
Carter	9	6	0	3	145	105	1	31	3.44
Hillcrest	8	4	0	4	131	150	4	24	3.00
Kingsway	4	2	0	2	41	42	2	12	3.00
Clifton	4	1	0	3	57	101	6	11	2.75
Ixopo	5	2	0	3	65	70	3	13	2.60
Kloof	6	2	1	3	68	103	2	15	2.50
Howick	8	3	0	5	79	200	3	18	2.25
St Henry's	6	1	0	5	58	131	7	12	2.00
Scottburgh	8	2	0	6	67	104	3	13	1.63
Durban Akademie	5	1	0	4	56	80	1	6	1.20
Wartburg	7	0	0	7	30	186	5	5	0.71
Also	<br>
Pongola	1	1	0	0	29	3	0	5	5.00
John Ross	1	1	0	0	35	5	0	5	5.00
Tier D	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Bonus	TOTAL	Average
New Forest	6	5	0	1	141	68	4	32	5.33
Greytown	4	2	0	2	46	68	8	18	4.50
Creston	7	3	0	4	129	132	4	19	2.71
Queensburgh	4	1	0	3	10	142	2	7	1.75
Grosvenor	5	0	0	5	15	181	3	3	0.60
Also
Amanzimtoti	3	2	0	1	29	24	3	15	5.00
Grantleigh	3	1	1	1	55	17	4	11	3.67
Crawford North coast	3	1	0	2	41	66	3	8	2.67
Alexandra	2	1	0	1	17	29	4	9	4.50
King Ed (Matatiele)	2	1	0	1	26	78	2	7	3.50
Linpark	2	0	0	2	0	40	4	4	2.00
Estcourt	2	0	0	2	17	27	3	3	1.50
Eshowe	1	1	0	0	10	0	0	5	5.00
Empangeni	1	1	0	0	32	0	0	5	5.00
Hermannsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vryheid Landbou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crawford Durban	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Wembley (Greytown)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tier E	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Bonus	TOTAL	Average
Dbn Nth College	5	1	0	4	16	62	8	13	2.67
Felixton	4	0	0	4	8	121	8	8	2.00
Also
St Patricks (Kokstad)	1	0	0	1	5	29	2	2	2.00
Asebemunye	1	0	0	1	5	36	2	2	2.00
Westridge High	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brettonwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Newlands East	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Parkhill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

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2007 Calendar and Results 

11 August: Grey Bloem 81 Glenwood 0

04 August: Maritzburg College 18 Westville 0, Kearsney 9 Glenwood 19, Hilton 17-44 Michaelhouse

29 July: George Campbell 17 Voortrekker 14, Kearsney 20 Hilton 15, Westville 5 Michaelhouse 18, Affies 48-11 Glenwood, Leinster (Ire) 57-12 DHS, Maritzburg College 22-21 Pretoria Boys High

25 July: Glenwood 45-19 John Fisher (UK tour)

23 July: Glenwood 58-0 Hampton (UK tour)

22 July: Maritzburg College 25 Michaelhouse 14,

21 July: Voortrekker 5-38 Glenwood, Westville 18-10 Hilton

17 July: Glenwood 36-10 Kelston (NZ)

10 July: St Charles 23 Kearsney 23

16 June: Pinetown v Voortrkker, Hilton 33 St Albans 16, Kearsney 36 Clifton 5, 2nd Michaelhouse 36 Treverton 0, 3rd Michaelhouse 36 Howick 0, Dbn Akademie 3-17 Werda

09 June: Pinetown v Clifton College, Creston 29-5 St Patricks (Kokstad), Weston 27-0 Greytown

06 June: Creston 12-3 Grantleigh, Carter 21-3 Howick, Thomas More 10-3 Wartburg

02 June: Pinetown v Hillcrest, Wembley (Greytown) v Felixton, Creston 47-0 Felixton, Maritzburg College 19-31 Affies 31, DHS 19-10 Hilton, Michaelhouse 57-7 St Charles, New Forest 31-16 Clifton, Parktown 6-38 Westville, St Henry's 0-46 George Campbell, Creston 17-26 King Edward Matatiele, Werda 7-34 Kuswag, St Stithians 13-15 Kearsney

26 May: Pinetown 19-0 Gelofte, Highlands North Boys 10-24 Port Natal, Felixton v Eshowe, Pinetown 29-10 St Henry's, Carter 14-12 Hillcrest, Glenwood 21-0 George Campbell, Hilton 45-7 Northwood, Kingsway 19-0 Scottburgh,  Kokstad 39-3 Howick, Kearsney 22-25 Maritzburg College, Michaelhouse 44-21 DHS, Port Shepstone 18-15 Amanzimtoti, St Charles 23-3 Voortrekker, Thomas More 3-3 Kloof, Grantleigh 47-0 Crawford La Lucia, St Charles 2nd 24-14 Clifton College 1st, Durban North College 0-32 Empangeni, Westville 39-7 KES, George Cambell 18-10 Port Natal, Scottburgh 10-7 Crawford North Coast 7, Clifton 2nds 22-6 Durban North College 6, New Forest 10-34 Highlands North Boys, Werda 7-34 Kuswag

19 May: Michaelhouse 29-7 Voortrekker, Werda 15-11 Kloof, Kokstad 61-0 King Ed (Matatiele), Westville 18-16 DHS, Port Shepstone 38-8 Creston, Grosvenor 0-7 Amanzimtoti, Hillcrest 24-12 Kingsway, Weston 3-29 2nd Michaelhouse, Scottburgh 15-21 Port Shepstone, Grantleigh 5-5 Thomas More, Alexandra 0-21 Carter, Glenwood 19-12 Maritzburg College, Howick 17-15 Wartburg, Pinetown 7-32 Northwood, Durban North College w/o Westridge High, Linpark 0-19 Ixopo, Suid Natal v Port Natal, Pongola 29-3 Felixton

12 May: Kuswag 6-36 Port Natal, Amanzimtoti 7 Scottburgh 6, Crawford North Coast 9 Creston 34, Maritzburg College 22 Hilton 5, DHS 6 Glenwood 13, Grosvenor 8 New Forest 32, Hillcrest 17 St Henry 12, Kearsney 24 Pretoria Boys 21, Kingsway 5 Thomas More 18, Kloof 17 Port Shepstone 14, St Charles 29 Northwood 12, St John's College 29 Michaelhouse 54, Howick 17 Weston 34, Pionier 17 St Benedicts 17, Carter 7 Treverton 12, Alexandra 17 Ixopo 8, Greytown 36 Wartburg 5, Werda 24-19 Gelofte, Dbn Nth College 3 Queensburgh 10, George Campbell 40-6 Suid Natal, Pinetown v St Henry's, Felixton 5-35 John Ross, Sarel Cilliers 7-20 Volksrust, Voortrekker 17-10 Weston

5 May: Port Natal 22-5 Northwood, Clifton 22-10 Dbn Akademie, DHS 9-13 Maritzburg College, Greytown 5-3 Howick, Ixopo 20-12 Estcourt, Kokstad 38-0 Suidnatal, Linpark 0-21 Carter, Michaelhouse 40-0 Hilton, New Forest 0-19 Werda, St Charles 49-0 Parktown, Thomas More 17-10 St Henry's, Voortrekker 17-15 Kuswag, Weston 22-20 Treverton, Westville 32-3 Kearsney, George Campbell 33-13 Pinetown

30 April: Queensburgh 0-45 Sandringham, Kloof 3-45 Northcliff, Wartburg 0-37 Fourways, Pinetown 29-5 Hyde Park, Carter 19-0 Mondeor, Dbn Akademie 0-19 Glenvista, New Forest 29-0 Greenside, Grosvenor 0-62 Bryanston, Hillcrest 32-7 Westridge, George Campbell 43-0 Randpark

28 April: DHS 22-17 KES, Grey College 86-3 Maritzburg College, Hilton 15-7 St Charles, Jeppe 23-33 DHS, KES 25-10 Northwood, Michaelhouse 20-10 Kearsney, Randpark 29-7 Wartburg, Scottburgh 26-7 Creston College (St Michael's on Sea), Treverton 22-15 St Henry's, Voortrekker 14-7 St Benedict`s, Weston 10-5 Reddam (WP), Westville 36-6 St Benedict's (Gau), Weston 22-14 Bergvliet (WP), Fishoek (WP) 17-10 Weston, Hilton 9ths 36-5 Asebemunye, Queensburgh 0-25 Greenside, Carter 7-28 Glenvista, New Forest 20-10 Mondeor, Grosvenor 0-55 Hyde Park, Pinetown 21-5 Bryanston, Dbn Akademie 40-7 Sandringham, Kloof 17-5 Westridge, Hillcrest 10-30 Northcliff, George Campbell 33-0 Fourways

21 April: Carter 13 - 33 Weston Agric. College, Glenwood 60 - 0 Richards Bay, Ixopo 7 - 39 Port Shepstone, Kearsney College 19 - 19 Durban High School, Maritzburg College 20 - 15 Pretoria Boys High, Michaelhouse 46 - 3 George Campbell, Northwood 7 - 46 Westville, Pionier 14-38 St Charles, Scottburgh 10-17 Howick, Treverton College 20 - 0 Wartburg, Voortrekker (PMB) 8 - 17 Hilton College, Hillcrest 0-29 Michaelhouse 2nds, Dundee 17-22 Vryheid, Thomas More 10-44 Gelofte, Dbn Nth College 7-10 Toti 2nds, Felixton 0-10 Eshowe, Ferrum 0-47 Glenwood, Werda 69-0 Queensburgh, Werda 25-7 Grosvenor

14 April: Pionier 8-9 Glenwood 2nds; Glenwood 34-28 Harmony

13 April: Glenwood 25-3 Affies 2nds

12 April: Glenwood 27-3 Kroonstad; Nico Malan (OFS) 28-43 Port Natal

10 April: President Steyn (OFS) 10 Port Natal 54

9 April: Florida (Gau) 0-7 Westville, KES 11 – 21 Michaelhouse, Krugersdorp 8-11 Kokstad, St Johns 19-14 DHS, Trinity House 19 Pionier 29, Kearsney 13-21 Outeniqua, Eldoraigne 42-3 Northwood, Zwartkop 13-17 St Charles; Sentraal (OFS) 31-18 Port Natal

8 April: Maritzburg College 52-0 Brisbane Grammar

7 April: Grey College 21-6 DHS, Krugersdorp 5 St Charles 20, Noordheuwel 17-8 Pionier, Kearsney 14-6 Parktown, Sutherland 13-17 Northwood, Waterkloof 10-13 Westville, Rondebosch 15-15 Michaelhouse, Uplands (Gau) 24-12 Thomas More

6 April: Maritzburg College 8-29 Carlingford (NSW), DHS 26-26 Daniel Pienaar, Hilton 23-26 Westlake, Kearsney 17-60 Boland Landbou, Michaelhouse 23-5 Grey High, Scottburgh 0-15 Crawford Lonehill (Gau), Westville 31-3 St Benedicts (Gau), Penryn (Gau) 0-34 Thomas More

5 April: Maritzburg College 13-13 Christchurch (NZ), Sutherland 10-26 Kokstad, Eldoraigne 10-19 Pionier, Thomas More 9-7 Hillcrest (Zim), Werda 20-5 JG Meiring

Maritzburg College 26-5 Upper Hutt (NZ)

2 April: Kingsway 5-0 Crawford Lonehill (Gau), Werda 47-0 Piet Retief

31 March: Maritzburg College 22-6 Westlake (NZ), St Henry's 11-0 Scottburgh,
Westville 36-3 Frikkie Meyer, Hilton 31-7 Upper Hutt (NZ), Hillcrest 12-42 Port Natal, Nico Malan 14-26 Kearsney, Voortrekker 20-0 George Campbell, Werda 7-31 Delmas

29 March: Howick 19-5 Vaalpark, Maritzburg College 10-0 Massey (NZ)

28 March: Hilton 75-0 Wanganui (NZ); Port Natal 13-8 Sarel Cilliers

26 March: Hilton 11-17 New Plymouth (NZ), Hillcrest 24-6 Hyde Park

24 March: Dundee 30 - 0 Wartburg, DHS 36 - 8 Pionier, Kokstad 21 - 5 Werda (KZN), Kuswag 44 - 0 CR Swart (Gau), Voortrekker (PMB) 7 - 22 Michaelhouse, Weston 15 - 3 Durban Akademie, Westville 21 - 18 St Charles; Richards Bay 12-38 Port Natal, Ixopo 11-12 Amajuba, Estcourt 5-7 Vaal Park

22 March: Carter 22-17 Kloof.

17 March: Kearsney 34-5 Port Natal, Greytown 5-33 Werda, Voortrekker 22-8 Ladysmith