IF THERE is something you cannot accuse die-hard Orlando Pirates fans of, it is modesty
The word does not exist in the AmaBhakaBhaka fans' lingua franca, especially when they are on a high - as it is the situation now. The club is cruising to its first league title in almost a decade, it made history by beating one of its fiercest rivals, Mamelodi Sundowns, three times in a row and is enjoying a 16-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
You can see it in the fans' eyes and in the way they talk these days. They walk with a swagger and an exaggerated spring in their step.
The fact that it is a scandal for such a big club not to have won a major trophy in 10 years is lost on them. The 6-1 aggregate score their club recently suffered at the hands of its biggest foe, Kaizer Chiefs, has now been conveniently forgotten.
All that matters now is that the club is on the brink of a league treble: the MTN8 trophy, which it has already lifted, and the Nedbank Cup and league title. Many supporters of the Buccaneers think their club is the best thing to have ever happened this African side of the Equator.
In fact, some of them even think their club is in the same mould as Spanish soccer giants FC Barcelona, fondly known among its legion of fans across the globe as Barca. That probably explains why some Pirates fans have changed the spelling of BhakaBhaka to, wait for it, Barca Barca.
Endangered species
Seiso Mohai, the MEC for finance in Free State, was widely praised, even by opposition members, when he presented his 2011-2012 budget in that province's legislature last week.
Although there were some murmurs of disapproval, many generally thought Mohai had tabled a balanced budget that covered most of the burning issues facing the provincial government. Despite the accolades, Mohai was still not a happy man.
It later occurred to Guluva that the MEC had likely just discovered that Free State's population is declining, an issue that could have a negative impact on the province's equitable share of the national purse.
In other words, what the MEC was concerned about was the undersupply of people in Free State.
Which led Guluva to wonder where the MEC had been over the past few days. If he had been in Mzansi and paying attention, he would have realised that there is really nothing to worry about as there is already, according to Jimmy Manyi, an oversupply of coloureds in Western Cape to replenish Free State.
And, for the future sustainability of the province's population growth, the MEC would have also considered investing in the Woodwork Boy's newly unveiled mass baby-making project. As a revolutionary himself, Mohai should have known by now that making babies is, as the Woodwork Boy tells us, "a revolutionary thing".
Holding the baby
Floyd Shivambu, the spokesperson for the Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's kindergarten, has promised to "get the correct context" for his boss's remarks. Guluva has found no record that the Woodwork Boy has provided Shivambu with "the correct context".
Which means Shivambu has, if you like, been left holding the baby.
E-mail Guluva on: thatha.guluva@gmail.com.
Certified Barcing mad
IF THERE is something you cannot accuse die-hard Orlando Pirates fans of, it is modesty
The word does not exist in the AmaBhakaBhaka fans' lingua franca, especially when they are on a high - as it is the situation now. The club is cruising to its first league title in almost a decade, it made history by beating one of its fiercest rivals, Mamelodi Sundowns, three times in a row and is enjoying a 16-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
You can see it in the fans' eyes and in the way they talk these days. They walk with a swagger and an exaggerated spring in their step.
The fact that it is a scandal for such a big club not to have won a major trophy in 10 years is lost on them. The 6-1 aggregate score their club recently suffered at the hands of its biggest foe, Kaizer Chiefs, has now been conveniently forgotten.
All that matters now is that the club is on the brink of a league treble: the MTN8 trophy, which it has already lifted, and the Nedbank Cup and league title. Many supporters of the Buccaneers think their club is the best thing to have ever happened this African side of the Equator.
In fact, some of them even think their club is in the same mould as Spanish soccer giants FC Barcelona, fondly known among its legion of fans across the globe as Barca. That probably explains why some Pirates fans have changed the spelling of BhakaBhaka to, wait for it, Barca Barca.
Endangered species
Seiso Mohai, the MEC for finance in Free State, was widely praised, even by opposition members, when he presented his 2011-2012 budget in that province's legislature last week.
Although there were some murmurs of disapproval, many generally thought Mohai had tabled a balanced budget that covered most of the burning issues facing the provincial government. Despite the accolades, Mohai was still not a happy man.
It later occurred to Guluva that the MEC had likely just discovered that Free State's population is declining, an issue that could have a negative impact on the province's equitable share of the national purse.
In other words, what the MEC was concerned about was the undersupply of people in Free State.
Which led Guluva to wonder where the MEC had been over the past few days. If he had been in Mzansi and paying attention, he would have realised that there is really nothing to worry about as there is already, according to Jimmy Manyi, an oversupply of coloureds in Western Cape to replenish Free State.
And, for the future sustainability of the province's population growth, the MEC would have also considered investing in the Woodwork Boy's newly unveiled mass baby-making project. As a revolutionary himself, Mohai should have known by now that making babies is, as the Woodwork Boy tells us, "a revolutionary thing".
Holding the baby
Floyd Shivambu, the spokesperson for the Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's kindergarten, has promised to "get the correct context" for his boss's remarks. Guluva has found no record that the Woodwork Boy has provided Shivambu with "the correct context".
Which means Shivambu has, if you like, been left holding the baby.
E-mail Guluva on: thatha.guluva@gmail.com.
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