SA media loves Malema

Wikipedia defines Julius Malema as follows: “Julius Sello Malema… is a South African politician, and the president of the African National Congress Youth League. He is best known for his controversial statements and speeches, and vociferous support for African National Congress president Jacob Zuma.”
Controversial statements, indeed. Hardly a day goes by that Julius is not in [...]

Outrage as SABC3 ruins Survivor finale

My family is big on our Survivor viewing. We all sat around the telly last night, settled in with snacks for a nice long evening of fun, and thoroughly enjoyed the start of the show. This being the finale of the 15th season, we were waiting expectantly for the usually scathing jury attack on the final three [...]

Suckered on April Fool’s Day!

I was driving to work this morning, listening to 94.7 Highveld Stereo, when the news came on. One of the stories was about Charlize Theron coming back to live in South Africa, after being offered a lot of money from Isidingo producers to play the role of Candy Kendel. The report claimed Theron had passed [...]

“Yes, we can” prank Julius Malema!

94.7 Highveld Stereo’s prankster Darren “Whackhead” Simpson this week caught ANC Youth League (ANCyl) leader Julius Malema off guard and added Malema to his list of pranks.
Whackhead phoned Malema under the pretence of being US President Barack Obama’s assistant, saying he was setting up a conference call between Malema and Obama. Malema seemed pretty nonchalant [...]

Joffers: My Girl!

Graeme Joffe of 94.7 Highveld Stereo and “The Stupid Sports Joke” fame is looking for a wife! The wannabe comedian has been the butt-end of many jokes on The Rude Awakening and it seems he has had enough! The competition, aptly named Joffers: My Girl, sees women from all over Joburg competing to spend a [...]