The error that has gripped South African entertainment has left us as South Africa with egg on our faces. Sasha-Lee Davids was declared the winner of Idols 5 but then there was a recount with the votes last week and they actually found out that Jason got the most votes! Jason Hartman actually got 200 000 more votes than Sasha-Lee but a blunder with the vote counting caused by the   Read More ...

If you missed Jacob Zuma being sworn in yesterday as the new president of South Africa, then you can view the video clip below and see what happened. For me the highlight of this video is two fold, Zuma said in his speech with reference to Nelson Mandela, “He (Mandela) taught us that all South Africans have equal claim to this country, and that there can be no lasting peace   Read More ...

Yesterday marked a ‘new dawn’ in South Africa when Jacob Zuma was inaugurated as the president of the country. As I woke up yesterday, the weather was terrible, it was grey and overcast and I wondered what was going to happen at the inauguration if it rained. I switched on my TV to tune into the live coverage of the inauguration and you could see the rain coming down and   Read More ...

Baleka Mbete will not be the deputy president of South Africa and instead will take up a role at Luthuli House as chairperson of the ANC. No one knows exactly what is happening behind the scenes at the ANC with regards to Mbete but this is the most likely explanation: Mbete wanted to remain as the deputy president of South Africa when Jacob Zuma was appointed president of the country.   Read More ...

The puppet that caused a lot of controversy has been auctioned off for R100 000. The puppet which featured in the recent Nandos TV advert and became a “celebrity overnight” was sold to Ryan Lotter from Johannesburg. It is understood that the proceeds of the auction will be donated to a charity group. The question now remains; what will Lotter do with the puppet? There are some suggestions that he   Read More ...

Yesterday (Tuesday), USA president, Barack Obama and his vice-president Joe Biden, did the unexpected and left the White House to go out for lunch at independent burger joint Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia. It is reported that Obama ordered a basic cheddar cheese burger, with mustard, no ketchup, and a bottle of water. Biden also ordered a burger, his with Swiss cheese and jalapeno peppers. The two then proceeded   Read More ...

It was announced yesterday (Monday) by South Africa Home Affairs minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, that Zimbabwe citizens can now travel to South Africa and obtain a free 90-day visitor’s permit and apply to do casual work during their stay. The new regulations came into effect May 1, but Mapisa-Nqakula acknowledged bureaucratic hurdles could slow implementation. South African officials have been overwhelmed by Zimbabweans, who apply for asylum at a rate of   Read More ...

Zikalala said that he was leaving with his head held high. Snuki Zikalala has always been surrounded by controversy especially for his support of the ANC and in particular his support for the Thabo Mbeki faction. Zuma supporters accused him of using the public broadcaster to promote Mbeki at the expense of Zuma. In 2006, Zikalala was at the centre of a ‘blacklisting’ scandal, involving the barring of political commentators   Read More ...

South Africa’s fourth democratic elections since 1994 exposed some key fissures in the country’s body politic yet also confirmed some long-standing trends. Domestic party politics has always been largely the domain of the African National Congress – fighting to either increase its monolithic dominance of public support within a single-dominant political party structure or fending off smaller and less significant opposition entities usually from minority communities. This election was no   Read More ...

It may be a public holiday today and many of you may not be surfing the Internet today but I have just come across a piece of interesting news! Julius Malema was today addressing thousands of tripartite alliance supporters at Workers Day celebrations at the Thomas Shabalala stadium at Lindelani, north of Durban. And as always, Malema had something to say! “She [Zille], the racist little girl, must remember that   Read More ...