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MUSINGS: November 2006

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Capturing The Black Imagination. I popped into the. This afternoon during my lunch break. I still do not get over Ira Aldridge's bronze and white marble bust as Othello (1872) by Pietro Calvi. The bust is part of the gallery's permanent collection. I was reminded of the Ngugi wa Thiong'o's title of his 4th Steve Biko lecture: "Recovering our Memory: South Africa In The Black Imagination". The title of this post is stolen from the title of that lecture. Posted by Bigman Penada.

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MUSINGS: No word on party policy

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008. No word on party policy. After Jacob Zuma's victory when he took over the reigns of the ANC after the December 2007 ANC conference in Polokwane, I remember how a few weeks after that conference, many of us who were sceptical of the charming Zulu traditionalist and uncomfortable with his ways kept on asking the question: "What are his policies? The rhetorical question still prevails today in the minds of those who are still in denial that JZ is headed for the presidency. I think...

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MUSINGS: February 2007

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007. A necessary form of materialism? According to Wikipedia, US marketing tags Valentine's day (a tradition that started in the Middle ages) as a Hallmark holiday, i.e. " a holiday. That exists primarily for commercial purposes, rather than to commemorate a truly significant religious or secular event. The name comes from Hallmark cards. A company that presumably benefits from such manufactured events. Friends and Lovers: Happy St. Valentine's! Posted by Bigman Penada. Besides b...

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MUSINGS: Mbeki's cold, passionless closet fans

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Thursday, November 20, 2008. Mbeki's cold, passionless closet fans. So I am not the only Mbeki fan after all'. It felt good to be around like-minded people. I later went outside to have a cigarette and met a very pretty young lady who was also a Mbeki groupie. The young lady was quite emotional about the recalling. From the highest office in the country. Of the man she dearly loved . She asked me if I had read Mbeki's 'I am an African' speech (or is it a poem? Does this say something about the fan base m...

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MUSINGS: April 2007

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007. Too pleasant a banking experience. From FNB (with a mild irritation), I had to go to a Standard Bank branch again to deposit some cash and was already pissed off thinking I might have to spent at least another 20 minutes. To my pleasure, that was not to happen, I was in-and-out in less than 5 minutes. In that 5 minutes, I had filled in the deposit form, queued and was assisted. Too good to be true? With the advent of online banking, teller banking took a big knock in my opinion...

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MUSINGS: June 2007

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Home affairs and the psyche of identity. About a 24 year old woman who was driven to suicide because of an ID book delay. Reminded me of Athol Fugard's. Sizwe Banzi is dead. Wrote in an emotional suicide note: "I am. Going to rest with my father, where I will not be asked for my ID". While we are sometimes sympathetic to Home Affairs given the. The legacy that they. Posted by Bigman Penada. At Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Friday, June 15, 2007. God's Bits of Wood. God's Bits of Wood.

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MUSINGS: March 2007

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Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Being on the safe side of the law. I had a nightmare a few days ago. Here I was, in a very hazy mood, being arrested by the police for carrying something that is, lets say err. "illegal". I hardly remember my dreams but for this particular one, quite unfortunately, the memory still recurs. Posted by Bigman Penada. At Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa. View my complete profile. The Legendary tales of the beerfinisher.

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MUSINGS: October 2006

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Thursday, October 05, 2006. On my way back from work, I saw this billboard. It seems the. Ran an article about what the president of the country reads. I made efforts to read the article but could not find the paper at some restaurant I went to afterwards, and I was not willing to buy the paper only on account of the advertisement. Once featured a profile on some successful black business personality who was reading Kiyosaki's. Rich Dad, Poor Dad. If you care to know: I am reading Frantz Fanon's.

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MUSINGS: A new era in South African politics?

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Monday, November 03, 2008. A new era in South African politics? The central themes of the convention to me was:. Respect for the rule of law and the constitution. To hell with the Malema and Zwelinzima Vavi rhetoric. Do away with corruption, fight crime, etc. Electoral reform, i.e. people should be able to elect their mayors all the way up to their own president. The emphasis on the importance of intellectualism in the politics. The crowd went crazy! A very interesting period in South African politics.

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MUSINGS: Dear Helen, Please shut up now!

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Dear Helen, Please shut up now! In her weekly rantings (otherwise known as SAToday - A weekly letter from the leader 08/02), Helen Zille's logic escapes me. She ponders on tabling "a motion of no confidence in the President and Cabinet.". She immideately therafter confirms that "this would simply allow Jacob Zuma to replace Thabo Mbeki as the President of South Africa" - Fair enough, she followed the Pokokwane conference on TV like all of us. Am I missing something here?