Zapiro the Great...

Cartoonist, Zapiro, never gives up. Jacob Zuma has sued him for defaming his character with the types of cartoons he has published about his theatrics..! Yesterday the ANC president won his appeal at the Constitutional Court and it would be interesting to see what Zapiro will come up with next..this is despite the fact that he has been sued by 'motormouth' Zuma..

JZ and Black Journalist Forum a disgrace to SA?

Last week Jacob Zuma was hosted by the Black Journalist Forum and both parties were lambasted by the media. The event was seen as racist as it excluded the white journalists in South Africa. Michael Trapido (a white journalist) had this to say: "There is no nice way of saying this, but those black journalists who chased away their white colleagues at a function attended by Jacob Zuma should not be allowed to continue in this profession. If they are to provide a safeguard against political abuse and report on the moral well-being of this country, then I have a number of problems"...

He is not the only one who felt this way though about what took place at the function..JZ defended himself by saying that he can not be blamed for white journalists being excluded from the function! He said; "I was only invited by the forum to be part of the event"..well, I am not a big fan of JZ but judging from that stament i would say maybe they should cut the man some slack OK..but with JZ you just never know rite? Anyway, i dont see the forum as a racism plot because if one looks at the origins of the Forum, it was formed as a way of freedom of speech for black journalists in the country who could not report on the events as they unfolded during the apartheid regime..!It was disbanned in 1996 but is now alive again..perhaps it is pointless to continue the forum now as we live in a "TRANFORMED COUNTRY"!! and it could be seen as a disgrace to our democracy..i believe it played a pivotal role in those days, as far as our country is concerned there probably is no need for it now..!

Another Day at the Office

I had a deadline today (actually i had 3)..a complete story on Metrobus, a follow up on Women in Construction work as well as a Profile on Tyrone Arthur. I did well and managed to finish on time but for some reason i am having monday blues. Is it because of the depressing State of the Nation given by Thabo Mbeki on Friday?Justice Malala expressed his own views on the President's state of the Nation adress and to sum it up he said: "The King, the greatest, is dead"... (he says this in his coloumn in the times, http://www.thetimes.co.za/)

I think it got me depressed because as much as Thabo (excuse me, Mr. President) was being portrayed as helpless towards the end of his reign, he still deserved to be held in some sort of great regard coz the man really is smart. Shame you should have seen him when he was giving his speech (i did not, a friend said he was sweating and a bit nervous). Let us remember the good times he had while he was President just as when some one is dead, people only remember the good. He has after all done some good to our country's economy...Damn Eskom, they really damaged his reputation didn't they?Do you remember his facial expression when he lost the ANC Presidency to JZ?Our own President did not look the least happy at all..he has indeed taken a mighty fall..do yourself a favour and gather up newspapers over the past 3 weeks with his face on them and decide for yourself how he has been potrayed?Robala ka Kgotso Ntate Mbeki.. Rest in Peace Mr. Mbeki..and Arise JZ (Jacob Zuma)...