MADITABA started the weekend with the news of the death of her icon, Joan Rivers.

She was Madi's role model to the core, so her passing hit Madi really hard. May her hilarious soul rest in peace.

But, the show must go on, and Madi found herself at the Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein, for the "Speak the Mind" poetry session on Friday featuring, among others, poetry giants Lebo Mashile and renowned Jamaican poet Mutabaruka.

Madi was blown away. Some people are intelligent lyricists, yoh! Perhaps they can offer our rather parched kwaito industry directions to the well of wit they are drinking from? Last Madi heard there was a song about " mlume doggy mlume ". Wow. May we order a gallon?

The show was great overall, then Madi dashed off to some sleepy jazz bistro, The Orbit, also in Braamfontein, where my adorable dung beetle lookalike Judith Sephuma showed how humble she is by paying for the one drink she had after a brief performance on stage. Wow.

Great lesson in humility right there, I'm impressed, sis Judy. Pity Madi can't say the same about the black stockings though. Let's reserve them for the church women's Thursday prayer meetings, please.

Madi also dashed to the ANN7 South African of the Year awards, at the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday.

She was apprehensive, at first. Wasn't ANN7 the same one that saw Arthur Mafokate fit to be their sports correspondent?

Boy, was she pleasantly surprised! The event was amazing. Heck they even had the Beyoncé of Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger taking to the stage!

Nicole is a performer, I'll give her that. Madi just hated her constant patronising attempt at vernac.

Madi saw police commissioner Riah Phiyega with the termite-chewed hairline. Gosh Riah. How about you explain that hairline to us like you explained the fire pool?

Madi also bumped into Boity Thulo, whose platinum blonde bald hairdo and half naked outfit took Madi aback. She looked like Grace Jones on steroids, I'm sorry!

Madi also thought she saw a drag queen only to realise it was former Miss SA Bokang Montjane. Bokang, that was too much make-up girl.

The ant-fallen-into-a-bucket-of-flour look is not cute.

Jimmy Tau looked good enough to eat! So handsome!

Thuli Madonsela walked away with the prestigious South African of the Year award, and brought a tear to Madi's eye when she broke down on stage. She looked amazing too, ball gown and all. Just one thing left to do Sis Thuli: let's get rid of your hairstylist, please!

OH HELL NO!

BATHONG, does anyone still wear those sharp-nosed shoes, "kick and boboza"? Well, clearly, as Madi saw them on Riah Phiyega's feet at the ANN7 awards!

Ladies, if any of you is still clinging on to this trend, please let go. Those are only appropriate if you are starring on some African Magic flick or competing in the evening gown segment of Miss Taung pageant in a community hall.

Look, unless you are in a race, no one is counting whose toe went over the line first. Besides, we don't kick and boboza people anymore. We simply mistake them for intruders.

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