Return of the renegade

It has been so long but finaaaaaaaaaaally your favourite urban menace is back. Second year is no joke people but anyway its time to raise more hell. There has been so much going on this country, so much to say but the first thing I want to get at is the rape endemic that seems to have plagued the country... Yes, I am on the trip too however that doesn't make it any less important.

 

I won't get into specific cases nor will I use any statistics but I am going to do what I do best give you the rundown

 

The Rundown: Any person that forces another human being into sexual activity is, was and always will be a sick and twisted waste of matter and oxygen that does not deserve to live, this country has come a long way and now for it's women, men, young children and worst of all infants and toddlers to be victims of sexual attacks from their own fellow citizens is blasphemy… All you psychos seek help or risk the law taking a lightning bolt and shooting it right up your ovulating lady parts.

 

Freeeeeze!

Welcome, one and all to yet another edition of the Kash Rundown, with your lovable host, (I will give you one guess to figure out who that is.) Today we tackle yet another hot topic making waves in South Africa. It seems that the country is up in arms literally with all the strikes and the high crime rate. In these times of hardship you can always rely on our president to provide us all with entertainment!

The Big Z (that is what I call him) wants executives in both the private sector and public sector to freeze their salaries to help out the economy and the poor, but what Big Z fails to understand is that asking executives not to collect on bonuses is like asking a bird not to fly or a fish not to swim.

The Rundown:  Big Z you need to go back to the drawing board my man, because if that is your plan to help the economy, then WHOAH UNTO YOU!   

Emergency

Welcome, welcome one and all to your favorite blogging destination! It is I Kash Ncoyini (The Voice of stuff no one wants to talk about). It has been a while since I blogged because of this course (yes, kids journalism takes up a lot of my time) but I am back to talk about yet another hot SA topic. Recently South Africa has been plagued by a number of very violent protests for wage increases in the mining and transport sectors, that is also accompanied by the fact that the gang wars in the country, especially in the Western Cape are taking the lives of innocent children (despite the fact that crime stats have decreased, isn’t that right Mr. Police Commissioner?)

All of these factors have led to the government proposing a state of emergency which gives the police and if things get that far the army to enforce the law as they see fit, curfews to monitor people and what they are doing and who they are doing it with.

The Rundown: Honestly I really can’t decide if this is cool or a tragedy because the situation is out of hand but a state of emergency is just scary to think about.

Painful Breakup?

Welcome to you all my loyal Renegade fan base! It is time for Big Daddy Kash to school you on another burning topic. Today I a want to talk about COSATU’s latset  warning to the African National Congress, in which COSATU Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi made sure everyone understood that COSATU would not back a divided ANC come the 2014 elections and told the ANC in not so many words to get their act together! ( Yho! Yho! Yho1!)

Now I have always said that I hate the idea of a Tripartite Alliance in the year 2012( Its just not fair chief) but COSATU’s latest warning to the ANC made me realise that maybe the ANC  might need the alliance not just to stay in power but to prevent the country from falling into an abyss of turmoil and destruction. With all the strikes for wages and service delivery maybe some solidarity would not be such a bad idea. Now the aim of this blog is to be objective toward all political parties and organisations but with all that is going on it is no good pretending all is everything is on a level playing field.

The Rundown: While the idea of COSATU breaking awy from the ANC is something we all have hoped for, now is not the time.

Media Control

Welcome one and all to your favorite blogging destination, I am your humble host Kash Ncoyini bringing you the Rundown on the South Africa’s latest hot topics. Today I look at the South African Protection of State Information Act.

The Protection of State Information Bill Act has been subject to a lot of debate and criticism for what many have called a violation of the public’s right to know, however very few know what the act is and why it is being implemented.

The Protection of State Information Act is a piece of legislation which aims to regulate the protection, classification and dissemination of state information to protect the state’s best interests and we believe it will do so for the following ten reasons:

1.  The Protection of State Information Act is a strong line of defense against the media publishing irrelevant and incorrect information by not allowing stories or broadcast information that is not within the state’s best interest.

2.  The bill enforces the media code of ethics, which by counts of distribution of incorrect information like television shows like 3^rd Degree and newspapers like the Sunday World prove regulatory bodies such as ICASA and the BCCSA are ineffective.

3.  The Act will also provide citizens with verified information by their government on their behalf.

4.  The Act also rejects claims that it is trying to monopolize what the state will find as sensitive information and commercial information, because those categories have been deleted from the Act.

5.  The Act also reduces the chances of espionage, balance the secrecy and openness through creating a system declassification of information.

6.  All countries around the world have their own means of protecting information to make sure it is not used against the state. Therefore the South African government is doing nothing out of the ordinary.

7.  The issue of classified information has been addressed as a Classification Review Committee has been proposed to oversee the classification process.

8.  Claims that the Act is the same policy as that of the Apartheid government are nothing more than the media and the opposition parties perpetuating propaganda for something they fear, it will bring about an end to their continued abuse of state information to terrorize members of parliament especially those from the ANC.

9.  South Africa is one of Africa’s economic giants and the prospect of sabotage by not only other countries but internal organizations is great, because of this the South African government is taking steps to make sure South Africa’s place among the elite in Africa remains the same.

10.              The National government is actually protecting the South African constitution by implementing the bill, because if the information that has potential to damage the state is published and broadcast to the general public it puts strain on the country’s communication channels, which The National government is actually protecting the South African constitution by implementing the bill, because if the information that has potential to damage the state is published and broadcast to the general public it puts strain on the country’s communication channels, which has proved to be very dangerous to a liberated constitution.

The Rundown: I know most of you are going, “huh?” so I will let you out of your misery this is a project I had to do for my Practice of Journalism class and although it sounds like a press release think about how it sounds like a good idea coming from a first year imagine the spin a member of parliament can put on it. This act is a danger to us all.

Becoming a man.

Warning! Warning! Warning! Renegade alert. It is once again time for good old Kash to give you the rundown on another hot topic. Today I am giving everybody the rundown of the Xhosa custom of Initiation, boys becoming men. While there have been many articles written on the subject I just thought it would not hurt for society’s favorite renegade to give his thoughts on the matter. (Awesome Alert)

 There comes a point in every Xhosa boy’s life when he must embark on a journey to become a man. He leaves the comfort of his home to head to the mountains to learn the age old ways of the bygone Xhosa society along enduring a circumcision ritual that affirms his new status as a man. He then returns to his village and people a man ready to take on the world. While this ceremony sounds like a great experience and worthy ritual it has been shrouded with curse and ridicule by some in society while the purists insist it is a huge part of our culture. Young boys today insist on rushing the process often initiating it when they are too young (The legal age is 18) and find themselves seriously injured by botched circumcisions, others even lose their lives.

This is not the only problem as many of the so called “men” that do come back often display strange behavior showcase their manhood. They often have to carry knives to protect themselves from one another, others return with serious drinking problems because of their perceived thoughts that a man should drink as much as he wants. They often demand respect from society rather than earning it like a real man is supposed to.

The Rundown: This Age old custom seems to have lost its purpose and significance and thus it has become obsolete and dispensable. The 21^st Century has no purpose for it.

Ultimate Opportunist!

Welcome kids to yet another edition of the Kash Rundown with your favorite renegade (Loud Applause). Sometimes in life you just have to step back and appreciate the pure cunning nature of others, their ability to just make themselves look relevant at other people’s expense, the ability to prosper from other people’s misery (why would anyone admire this you ask, because it’s the 21^st century and tactics like that can get you pretty far ahead in society, here is looking at you Donald Trump)

South Africa is still mourning at the lives lost at the Marikana tragedy, during clashes between police and miners but a certain former ANC Youth League president is determined to come out of this tragedy looking like a hero, (That is evil and awesome at the same time) Mr. Malema recently spoke at a congregation at Marikana and told the miners, “You should demand 12.5%” this is higher than the stipulated 12%. This is Julius clearly using these miners to make a statement to the ANC that he will not go away. (Eish!)

The Rundown: While using the misfortune of others to your own benefit is something I frown upon, the fact that Julius is smart enough to capitalise on any slip up that is connected to the government is proof that he is not as stupid as we would all like to believe he is. The man is a true political technitian and it brings such joy to my heart to see a man that dedicated to his art!