Zuma Celebration

A resident of Nkandla near South African President Jacob Zuma's homestead samples freshly cooked beef early in the morning. Around 20 cattle were slaughtered in celebration of Zuma's election victory and thousands turned out to see wish him well and get a plate full of meat.

Being a fisherman I am at ease with the fact that animals are slaughtered, but my limit of 4 shad are on a completely different scale to the cattle slaughtered here. And while I am sure that hundreds of cattle are slaughtered daily it was strange to see classrooms being used to butcher the slaughtered animals.


It was another interesting day in South Africa to say the least.

The Zumas are Fading

I hope the promises made do not fade as quickly as the posters.

The Circus Continues

Just another little interesting bit of something leading up to the election in less than three weeks.

All Smiles?

I came across this poster and had to stop to make a photograph. At first I thought it amusing, imaging someone walking home after a few drinks up to mischief, a student more than likely...

And now I look at it and I see more. I am intrigued to know what is going on behind the closed doors of Luthuli House. I would love to know what the ANC main men and women talk about over coffee at Parliament.

Interesting times ahead.

Happy Zuma Fan

There Will Always Be Goats

I love goats. My brother has a nightmare many years ago which involved a goat. He was assured that the goat had been put on a train to Johannesburg. So when I see goats I think back to that story and smile.

The remnants of the last elections held in South Africa with the face of the ANC's campaign being Thabo Mbeki is also interesting to me. How things have changed as we gear up for elections in 2009. And with the split in the ANC looking imminent to all but those in the ANC, I think we are in for intersting times.

Zuma Supporters

Zuma supporters were out in numbers on the day the judge found he had been unlawfully prosecuted.