Of Condolences and Congratulations...

What started out as a week of sadness quickly changed with your efforts...Thank you for your kind messages and heartfelt warmth. Much appreciated.

It turned out to be a pretty productive week for the country, for the radio show and for the radio station! Lets take our usual demented look at things...

The review process or rather the prelim review is ending today and thanks to The Elders (as in the hit television series Charmed) for their efforts. There is a renewed excitement and hopefully you will hear this translated on air. The afternoon drive show has once again shown steady and constant growth thanks to you the listener. With you choosing to listen every afternoon, you have contributed to a fantaasticc 25% growth...
Congratulations are in order for Mr. Alvin Pillay (Portfolio Sales Manager) as he has been appointed Acting Station Manager for Lotus Fm. Whether or not he will one day receive an Iifa, Emmy, Oscar, Loerie or perhaps as in the case of his predecessors, a Raspberry award for his acting position, remains to be seen.

17737 is the number for the week. Play it if you must and try out the combination permutation in the National Lotto and let me know what happens... Use it for the Superball which was this week introduced by Gidani. If it does not get you your millions it may get you through to the presidential hotline. Although this service delivery monitoring and evaluation utility has been setup, it has come with the added responsibility for the president has to ensure his nail file is as sharp as his pencil.

The ASA repeatedly denied it ordered the gender testing for Caster Semenya... Word is that Semenya had to endure a two hour ordeal of having her feet hoisted in stirrups and photographs taken!!! At what point in that did she think this was a doping test? Or perhaps she is completely unaware of what the national and global media are writing about her and her gender... She's only 18... that's not the age of a young adult!!!

From matters of a gender doubt to matters of certain stupidity! He was called a 'Jackass' by his president... Kanye West and his embarrassing actions at the MTV Video awards has earned him the temporary title of Mampara of the Week - This title will (sorry Taylor) be Swiftly returned to its rightful South African politician after this weekend. What boggles the brain in this story is why did nobody call this a racist attack? Surely West's attempt was to prove that no white singer can do what a non- white can do, musically speaking of course! Aaah - Tis better to be thought a fool than to open ya mouth and prove it!!!!

Well I am off to go prove myself now, got to go open my mouth this afternoon and be on radio... Thing is, even when I don't open my mouth I can be foolish so what have I got to loose... At least my president called me by my first name... From Shower to Power - Thanks Jacob!