A post about Dave Bullard made me realise that media freedom is a fuzzy concept – the question is not “am I free?” but rather “where on the freedom spectrum do I lie?” So I checked out Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index 2008 and discovered South Africa’s tied 36th with the United States. “Golly! What [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ANCYL’
June 8th, 2009
Freedom is Fuzzy
Posted in Politics 
Tags: ANCYL, Conan O'Brien, David Bullard, Julius Malema, media freedom, Press Freedom Index 
1 Comment »May 19th, 2009
Unsophisticated Sophistry
Something I heard about an acquaintance’s personal life (which is really none of my business and nor, therefore, yours), and the embarrassing radio performance of ANCYL spokesman Floyd Shivambu on the subject of Helen Zille being a political / literal prostitute, reminded me to comment on a speech that former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, [...]
Posted in Politics Tags: ANCYL, anti-Islamism, anti-Semitism, Fatima Hajaig, Floyd Shivambu, Foreign Affairs, Gorilla, Helen Zille, Jewish Board of Deputies, Jews 2 Comments »May 18th, 2009
Mean What You Say You Mean To Say
You’ve heard the ANC Youth League statements about Helen Zille appointing a cabinet of male concubines et al? It’s caused quite a stir. Redi Direko interviewed Floyd Shivambu on Talk Radio 702, and it made for really interesting listening. (Check out the glorious podcast here. Plus you can check out a humorous animated version. Even [...]
Posted in Politics Tags: 702, ANC Youth League, ANCYL, Floyd Shivambu, Helen Zille, interview, racism, Redi Direko, sleeping around, transcript 40 Comments »
