National Assembly
An expanse of cleavage
Crowned by botox

Ambassadors
Burnooses in the rain
How ridiculous

Sarel Cilliers
Recited by Mattera
Boers applaud uneasily

Awaiting the chief
The opposition
Sits leaderless

Amidst the poetry
A cacophony of crassness
From the media benches

Heckles for Helen
But a standing ovation
For the Judiciary

All rise for Madiba
Chanting and ululating
False alarm

Lindiwe looks gorgeous
Has she had work done?
Who cares!

My companion
Speaks of unrequited love
While Mbongis gather

Are the first wives present?
Said scathingly
She’s just jealous

Kgalema enters
Been there, done that
Where’s my tee shirt?

Madiba sits demurely
He needs no spotlight
Graça is resplendent

Msholozi is gracious
Tribute to past leaders
Is T’boz listening?

Recession?
We will procure locally!
China chuckles

Chortles at Zuma’s taal
Really Marthinus?
Let’s hear your isiZulu

Message to pupils
Complete High School!
(No sign of Julius)

No paedophilia for principals?
Expect CCMA claims
Over loss of benefits

Border patrols
To guard the Limpopo
Hope they can swim

“Support Zimbabwe
“Until free and fair elections”
(A Freudian slip)

The assembly rises
Journalists remain seated
Cynical rude bastards

Kanthan was in Parliament for Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address. He remains optimistic.

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  • @KanthanPillay was born in 1961, Durban, South Africa; completed high school in Bangalore, India; and majored in Political Science, Princeton University. He has certificates in journalism from Boston University and from the Senior Journalist Development Programme, Niemann Foundation, Harvard University. Previous satisfied employers include Africa Aerospace and Defence; e.tv; Independent Newspapers; Princeton University; and the Center for Advanced Studies, Research, and Development in Sardinia. He is former MD of the Yired group of companies, former CEO of 99.2 Yfm -- 'GP's hottest frequency', and current group head of online for E Media Holdings. Kanthan loves his day job and doesn't know any other journalist who has hacked a Linux kernel. A collection of past writings can be found at kanthanpillay.com Tel: 083 NQABILE

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Kanthan Pillay

@KanthanPillay was born in 1961, Durban, South Africa; completed high school in Bangalore, India; and majored in Political Science, Princeton University. He has certificates in journalism from Boston University...

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