THE Inconvenient Youth aka Woodwork Boy aka Juju is, believe it or not, a realist and an honest Ain't Seen Nothing Yet cadre.
The embattled Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's kindergarten prefect and influential member of the revolutionary party has already seen that the end is nigh and is accordingly planning for his exit and life outside the revolutionary house.
As he prepared to face the Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's disciplinary committee this week on charges of sowing divisions and bringing the revolutionary party into disrepute, the enfant terrible received a major setback last week when research revealed that his support and influence among the youth in urban areas had plummeted to new lows.
This came at a time when the beleaguered youth leader, already facing a multi-pronged investigation into his financial affairs vis-a-vis Ratanang Family Trust, was defied by the kindergarten's KwaZulu-Natal leadership when it announced that it would back Dr Machine Gun Machine in Mangaung next year.
Fast running out of friends in the tripartite alliance, the increasingly isolated Inconvenient Youth was last week seen at the side of General Bantu Holomisa who, in Juju's book only a few weeks ago, was a political nonentity.
In fact, in March this year, in the run-up to the May 18 local government elections, the Inconvenient Youth referred to the general's party - the United Democratic Movement - as "a one-man show" whose leader (Holomisa) "takes decisions in the kitchen".
But on Friday night at Gallagher Estate, Juju never left the general's side.
What's more, he even posed for a photograph with him, saying afterwards: "This picture of me and General Holomisa is very important because I am following in his footsteps."
We all know what happened when Holomisa fell out of step with Ain't Seen Nothing Yet back in the day.
Despite his overwhelming support from Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's rank and file at the time, the general was dismissed from the party, went on to form his "one-man show" and subsequently rode into the sunset.
Judging by his desire to follow in the general's footsteps, this is apparently where the Inconvenient Youth will belong sooner rather than later.
Lost in translation
IN a brilliantly written, well-reasoned and thought-out piece on language published in a Sunday newspaper yesterday, celebrated Mzansi singer Simphiwe Dana eloquently and convincingly argued for the reintroduction of mother tongue as a medium of instruction in the country's black schools.
Her flowing and poetic writing style, and the way she strings her sentences together, left Guluva - a big fan of Ms Dana - in total awe.
Argues she, in part: "Currently those who have an advantage in our education systems are those who are descendants of or have adopted the colonial culture ."
"If language is the repository of the world-view of its speakers, let South Africa speak, be taught and do business in an African language.
"If development is seen as the sustainable socio-cultural, economic and technological transformation of society, let South Africa speak, be taught and do business in an African language."
Good stuff indeed.
Guluva is, however, eagerly awaiting from Ms Dana a Xhosa translation of the above, particularly the last paragraph.
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The end is nigh for Juju boy
THE Inconvenient Youth aka Woodwork Boy aka Juju is, believe it or not, a realist and an honest Ain't Seen Nothing Yet cadre.
The embattled Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's kindergarten prefect and influential member of the revolutionary party has already seen that the end is nigh and is accordingly planning for his exit and life outside the revolutionary house.
As he prepared to face the Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's disciplinary committee this week on charges of sowing divisions and bringing the revolutionary party into disrepute, the enfant terrible received a major setback last week when research revealed that his support and influence among the youth in urban areas had plummeted to new lows.
This came at a time when the beleaguered youth leader, already facing a multi-pronged investigation into his financial affairs vis-a-vis Ratanang Family Trust, was defied by the kindergarten's KwaZulu-Natal leadership when it announced that it would back Dr Machine Gun Machine in Mangaung next year.
Fast running out of friends in the tripartite alliance, the increasingly isolated Inconvenient Youth was last week seen at the side of General Bantu Holomisa who, in Juju's book only a few weeks ago, was a political nonentity.
In fact, in March this year, in the run-up to the May 18 local government elections, the Inconvenient Youth referred to the general's party - the United Democratic Movement - as "a one-man show" whose leader (Holomisa) "takes decisions in the kitchen".
But on Friday night at Gallagher Estate, Juju never left the general's side.
What's more, he even posed for a photograph with him, saying afterwards: "This picture of me and General Holomisa is very important because I am following in his footsteps."
We all know what happened when Holomisa fell out of step with Ain't Seen Nothing Yet back in the day.
Despite his overwhelming support from Ain't Seen Nothing Yet's rank and file at the time, the general was dismissed from the party, went on to form his "one-man show" and subsequently rode into the sunset.
Judging by his desire to follow in the general's footsteps, this is apparently where the Inconvenient Youth will belong sooner rather than later.
Lost in translation
IN a brilliantly written, well-reasoned and thought-out piece on language published in a Sunday newspaper yesterday, celebrated Mzansi singer Simphiwe Dana eloquently and convincingly argued for the reintroduction of mother tongue as a medium of instruction in the country's black schools.
Her flowing and poetic writing style, and the way she strings her sentences together, left Guluva - a big fan of Ms Dana - in total awe.
Argues she, in part: "Currently those who have an advantage in our education systems are those who are descendants of or have adopted the colonial culture ."
"If language is the repository of the world-view of its speakers, let South Africa speak, be taught and do business in an African language.
"If development is seen as the sustainable socio-cultural, economic and technological transformation of society, let South Africa speak, be taught and do business in an African language."
Good stuff indeed.
Guluva is, however, eagerly awaiting from Ms Dana a Xhosa translation of the above, particularly the last paragraph.
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