Terms, phrases and personalities unique to South Africa often have to be translated or the general public will give up trying to figure out what the media are on about in many of their articles.
Herewith the latest batch :
Tenderpreneur shall mean a lover of the music of Elvis with hits like Love me tender.
Company Director shall mean a person who has not advised his attorneys to remove him as such regardless of the suggestions of disgusting counter-revolutionaries like Cipro.
Cash shall mean any amount in excess of R4.6 million. Amounts less than that are hardly worth bothering about.
Plot to target Zuma supporters shall mean any act, manner or thing which factors in the square on the hippopotamus being equal to the sum of the two opposing angles in an isawaleasewhichwouldbegreatforournexttender triangle if multiplied by the square of the Garden Route or alternatively anything you want it to mean (in case of emergencies break the box and press button).
Ruling Party shall mean a fairytale which begins thus : “Once upon a time there was a party that had an overwhelming majority in parliament but a terrible “tender”ncy to squabble over who got the most pudding … ”
ANCYL shall mean Another Nice Confrontation You’ve Launched.
SARS SIC … no not (sic) but SIC like in SIC your dog on ANC supporters of Zuma … not (sic) as in I know it’s wrong but it’s all sick really.
DStv Porn Channel shall mean the superfluous study to ascertain whether South Africans like to watch people being screwed when the SABC News has clear confirmation that South Africans have been screwed for years and nobody stops watching that channel.
Coup for Zim farmers shall mean the Southern African Development Community tribunal rulings against the seizure of farmers’ land in Zimbabwe should be registered, recognised and enforceable by the South African government … but won’t be. I wouldn’t give you ten Bob (heaven forbid) for the practical impact of that ruling.
Just a few to help your understanding of the terms often used in the media.
Michael you should submit these definitions to wikkipedia, be sure to offer the ipedi translation for these definitions we don’t want he who shall be nameless denying their existence
* yawn *
what about defining the meaning of Afriforum, Solidarity, Freedom Under Law, AgriSA, AWB, DA, FF+,Orania, CSA, SARU, Harmes….?
Wonderful – best laugh all day!
A scream ……….my pet subject!
Why did you not include ‘challenges’….
OR
(God forbid) have you too forgotten that the word prob(e)lem exists…albeit everywhere else on the planet!
tzME
Right on! More please…
What Crisis? There is no crisis.
“plans”, as in “the ANC has plans…”: a confession that there is a public outcry over something (normally related to delivery or corruption) and we cannot admit we haven’t a clue what to do about it
Fantastic, why don’t you go on to name and shame in the tendergate affair?
Ehhhh…heh heh heh… yebo.
@ siphiwo whateva… your comment yawns. why don’t you define the terms that interest you? because you can’t?
Define “Idiocracy” A land where the corrupt ruling party has turned a country from the prospects of having a great future into a great future. Democracy? What democacy when we have a one party state run but the idiocracy? Mugabe wants sanctions removed so he is going to confiscate 50% or more of local companies that were build with foresight, high risk and hard work. The ANC supports this meglomanic as he is (according to Malema) Africa’s Greatest Son and he can do no wrong. The results of his greatness can be seen in the collapese of the country and the mass exodus from Zimbabwe, into the open arms of the ANC who will ensure that all those who oppose Muagbe and his thugs are far away from where they cannot or may not vote. Wait — the next ‘free and fair election’ in Zimbabwe is going to be a landslide victory for ‘Africa’s greatest son”.
lol…please add: mobilise, facilitate, engage, etc.
…and a mass debate on the “morals” of our land?