GULUVA was extremely excited when National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel was mentioned as a strong contender for the job of chief executive of the International Monetary Fund.
After being dominated by white European males since the organisation's inception amid World War II, it was high time that the top post went to a deserving individual from the developing world, said powerful personalities who wanted to see demonstrable changes at the IMF.
Manuel fitted the bill perfectly. He was not only the longest-serving finance minister in the whole wide world, but had also served in that portfolio with aplomb.
Besides, after successfully hosting the 2010 World Cup Mzansi was beginning to face the prospect of being knocked off the global pedestal.
Manuel's possible appointment as successor to the disgraced Dominique Strauss-Kahn would have firmly cemented our country's position on the international stage.
But while one of his strongest rivals, French national Christine Lagarde, was visiting capitals such as Beijing and Delhi to drum up support for her candidacy despite her chequered past, our Trevor chose to stay at home and keep mum. That's why he did not make the cut. You can blame it all on Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's traditions and "historic" tendencies.
According to top Ain't Seen Nothing Yet leaders, including the deposed Tobacco Pipe Smoking Intellectual, it is taboo or foreign for cadres to openly canvass or lobby for top positions.
There you have it: Manuel, a loyal Ain't Seen Nothing Yet cadre, was simply sticking strictly to tradition.
Extraordinary love affair
Guluva is a very strong person emotionally, even if he says so himself. But he must admit that even he was moved to shed a tear or two when Mama Albertina Sisulu was being buried alongside her husband of 59 years, struggle stalwart Tata Walter Sisulu, at Croesus Cemetery on Saturday.
Despite being persecuted by the apartheid regime their exemplary marriage remained unshaken.
Theirs was an extraordinary love story. They vowed to remain loyal to each other even in death. This was, if you like, a marriage made in heaven.
Stick to sushi parties
Kenny "Sushi King" Kunene wears two wristwatches so he can, he says, keep up with business associates outside Mzansi's time zone - that is in cities such as New York and Washington.
But this strategy seems not to be working. The much-trumpeted ZARfest tour he put together apparently with the aid of his business contacts outside our time zone, to mark ZAR Bar Lounge's first anniversary, was a monumental flop because of poor ticket sales despite featuring so-called superstars such as Timbaland, Ciara, Lil' Kim, Fat Joe and DJ Scratch. The ill-fated tour reportedly cost him R20million.
"Mr Sushi" might be wearing two watches, but is living in a time warp and wasting people's time by masquerading as a music promoter.
l E-mail thatha.guluva@gmail.com
Why Trevor chose to stay at home
GULUVA was extremely excited when National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel was mentioned as a strong contender for the job of chief executive of the International Monetary Fund.
After being dominated by white European males since the organisation's inception amid World War II, it was high time that the top post went to a deserving individual from the developing world, said powerful personalities who wanted to see demonstrable changes at the IMF.
Manuel fitted the bill perfectly. He was not only the longest-serving finance minister in the whole wide world, but had also served in that portfolio with aplomb.
Besides, after successfully hosting the 2010 World Cup Mzansi was beginning to face the prospect of being knocked off the global pedestal.
Manuel's possible appointment as successor to the disgraced Dominique Strauss-Kahn would have firmly cemented our country's position on the international stage.
But while one of his strongest rivals, French national Christine Lagarde, was visiting capitals such as Beijing and Delhi to drum up support for her candidacy despite her chequered past, our Trevor chose to stay at home and keep mum. That's why he did not make the cut. You can blame it all on Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's traditions and "historic" tendencies.
According to top Ain't Seen Nothing Yet leaders, including the deposed Tobacco Pipe Smoking Intellectual, it is taboo or foreign for cadres to openly canvass or lobby for top positions.
There you have it: Manuel, a loyal Ain't Seen Nothing Yet cadre, was simply sticking strictly to tradition.
Extraordinary love affair
Guluva is a very strong person emotionally, even if he says so himself. But he must admit that even he was moved to shed a tear or two when Mama Albertina Sisulu was being buried alongside her husband of 59 years, struggle stalwart Tata Walter Sisulu, at Croesus Cemetery on Saturday.
Despite being persecuted by the apartheid regime their exemplary marriage remained unshaken.
Theirs was an extraordinary love story. They vowed to remain loyal to each other even in death. This was, if you like, a marriage made in heaven.
Stick to sushi parties
Kenny "Sushi King" Kunene wears two wristwatches so he can, he says, keep up with business associates outside Mzansi's time zone - that is in cities such as New York and Washington.
But this strategy seems not to be working. The much-trumpeted ZARfest tour he put together apparently with the aid of his business contacts outside our time zone, to mark ZAR Bar Lounge's first anniversary, was a monumental flop because of poor ticket sales despite featuring so-called superstars such as Timbaland, Ciara, Lil' Kim, Fat Joe and DJ Scratch. The ill-fated tour reportedly cost him R20million.
"Mr Sushi" might be wearing two watches, but is living in a time warp and wasting people's time by masquerading as a music promoter.
l E-mail thatha.guluva@gmail.com
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