On a Scale of 1 to Holsum … how Black are you?
I have never been one to dance much. I have a few reasons on why I refuse to do so. One is that I look like I am having an epileptic fit. It’s very difficult for me to even get my mind in the state… Read More →
Every Puppet has a Puppet Master
In the ZANEWS world where President Zuma and his ample nephew, Khulubuse, might get to cruise around town in donkey cart, Tata and Tutu might get together for tea and a chat and Tim and Debora host the news everyday, it’s easy to believe that… Read More →
How’d They Do That?
A severed tongue, a saddle, two machine guns, a Catholic cardinal and a donkey cart. That’s what ZANEWS script writers imagined for just ONE daily episode. And this goes on and will go on, every week for the entire 26-week season. As amazing as this sounds,… Read More →
Lonmin Massacre – ZANEWS’ response
How do we make satire out of tragedy? That was the question that faced the team at ZANEWS after last Thursday’s tragic events at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana. It was Joan Rivers who said that satire or comedy should be 51 percent humour,… Read More →
In the spirit of Batman
Who can resist a Batman costume just hanging there in the wardrobe department? It was the week we released our “Dark Horse Rises – Maybe” parody video featuring Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and the ZANEWS team were in good spirits (not bottled, all our own).… Read More →
What’s with the happy natives?
I have a daily… or rather week day ritual. When I get home from what ever I was up to on that day I switch on the old box like thing I call a TV and I attempt to numb out all the events of… Read More →
In Politics and Parody
Twitter is an awesome vehicle for more or less everything. For some it’s a dating site, for others a networking tool, but for most it’s a great space to debate, discuss and ridicule public figures. Chumile Goqwana trawls the net for you. Global Politics is… Read More →
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