Goodbye Cruel (South African) World!

As South Africans – young, vibrant South Africans – we try so hard to make a good foundation for our future lives, but sometimes older, “wiser” people think that we are not good enough as we are; they do not stop to think about the incredible potential we all have inside of us. Many students around South Africa have come to realise that living here and finding a good job will be much harder than moving overseas. And I understand how some South Africans find this shocking, and I have heard that “South Africa has made you who you are, taught you all you know, and you leave without so much as looking back”. I make myself who I am because I have come to realise that not everybody is willing to help make me “great”. When applying for vacation work, I sent out 24 emails to newspapers, magazines and radio stations asking them to help me with my 40 hours for my application to Journalism 2. Three replied positively, 20 did not even bother to reply and the last one told me that as a first year, they would want nothing to do with me because they only deal with the more advanced, third years. I only wished I had phoned them and asked – if they will not help me to get through first year, how will I ever make it to third year? If staying in South Africa will be like this, then I want nothing to do with it.

Zuma meets religious leaders

ANC president Jacob Zuma has requested that all religious leaders work together in irradicating the racial divide in the Western Cape. President Zuma wants all religious leaders to deal with the idea that the Western Cape has the most racial challenges."religious members have a role in society and said it was time for goverment and churches to be united in leading communities."

The article was interesting for me because as a black Cape Tonian I could relate to the issue at hand that President Jacob Zuma is trying resolve. There is indeed a racial division in the Western Cape and the face that something is being done about caught my attention.Naturally this story was covered by Western Cape newspapers the Cape Times and Weekend Argus, since it concerns them. It is well written and a well reprted story, it is short ,straight forward story that deals with a shadowed issue.Anather reason i find this particular article interesting is because it is directed at religious leaders which immediately made the fight against racial division into a spiritual one.Anather point that intrigued me about the article is that even though places like Bloemfontein,Freestate and Pretoria are originally afrikaans yet dont have the same problem as the Western Cape which is more diverse.

for more information:
http://www.capeargus.co.za/?fSectionId=3571&fArticleId=nw20091017152405659C387438
http://www.capetimes.co.za/

Julius "The Best Drama Queen" Malema

“I’m not a queen because a queen refers to a woman; I’m a man, so why include me in that category?” asks Julius Ju-ju Baby Malema. Categorising him as a queen clearly did not please him, and thus the “Feather” award nomination had to be withdrawn.

Ju-ju has become the nation’s favourite when it comes to blogging, but for the first time I actually agree with him. Nominating Ju-ju for the “best drama queen” award is not suitable for his well being (I mean which man would jump at his feet for being nominated as a “drama queen”?) although it might well suit his character and behaviour.

I think out of all this controversy the word that got him ticking was ‘queen’ which of course is used to direct to females, I would have been offended myself. Withdrawing the nomination was one of the best moves Ju-ju has ever taken; imagine what an insult it would have been to his followers and to the ANCYL (African National Congress Youth League), besides the fact that it has been a huge insult to him.

If he did not refuse the nomination, it would have proved that he is obnoxious by nature though he does make obnoxious comments and has always been considered by some South Africa’s as a ridicule buffoon. Call him obnoxious or dramatic but he will not tolerate a nomination under the “best drama queen” category. Maybe “drama king” would have been better, after all he is dramatic.

feast your eyes on these sites...
http://iluvsa.blogspot.com/2009/10/malema-agrees-to-shut-up.html

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-drama-queen.htm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/20568738/The-World-According-to-Julius-Malema

http://www.google.com/imgres?

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Yes, we can't

Yes, we can't
By Robyn Selles

Barack Obama has been named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize candidate and there has been so much controversy about this. While it is true that Obama will bring about change for the United States of America and their allies – it is also true that he is in the middle of two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama had been in office for two weeks when the nominations were decided upon. I do not believe that he deserved this award as he is not nearly as great as Nelson Mandela or Albert Einstein. I know that the United Nations had nothing to do with the candidates, and that it was left to five Norwegian judges to decide on the winner; but I believe they made a mistake which will have more devastating effects than an earthquake. The word “peace” cannot be used in the same sentence as “The United States of America” as the wars they fight are messier than a bull in a china shop. The Islamic countries have a right to speak up about this as their people are the ones dying every day in a war that has been going on since before Obama’s time. These wars are ones that he promised to end when he entered into office. Can we see change? No, we can’t. Perhaps in the years to come, Obama will find a solution to world hunger and then he will receive a deserving Nobel “peace” prize. It’s not just me who thinks this: http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-10-10-barack-obamas-nobel-prize-why-now

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