Archive for 'Election 2009' Category
It’s no problem - really
12 May 2009 by PhilipOur new President, Jacob Zuma, and his new cabinet have come and gone (to work) with very little fanfare.
It’s a good sign that investors have shown little reaction to the news; global ratings agency Fitch confirms that the choice of cabinet was very much expected and the government’s response to the global economic downturn [...]
IOL Exclusive: An interview with “Julius”
6 May 2009 by RhysIn this exclusive interview, “Julius†speaks to IOL about the highs and lows of his recent fame and his passion to see all his puppet comrades freed from the yoke of anti-dummy oppression.
IOL: Julius, were you surprised by the huge response your recent television appearance for Nando’s generated?
Julius: I am not aware of the response. [...]
Julius you beauty
5 May 2009 by RhysIOL and the Star had some fun today getting readers to bid for the Julius Malema puppet. There’s been a lot of interest and loads of SMSs have come through with promises of a lot of money for that woodwork charity.
The response has been amazing, not just on IOL and through the SMS line, but [...]
Take a break
21 April 2009 by JuanitaIOL has exclusive access to stories from hayibo.com - that hilarious satirical news website that has me laughing out loud in our Editorial department.
If you’re unfamiliar with just how funny their writers are, here’s some of their headlines today:
Grateful Mugabe offers to wreck SA elections
Castro to take back power in hope of getting iPod [...]
Malema: Should we ignore him?
27 February 2009 by JuanitaYesterday IOL’s moderator (Ainsley) and I decided to ask readers whether they’d had enough of the Julius Malema stories.
Their response was not surprising - but it hasn’t made us ignore anything he says. In fact, we joke that if the headline read “Malema crosses the street”, our readers would still flock to the story.
I suppose [...]
