It is The Media’s fault for tarnishing South Africa’s image. If it was not for them the world’s wealthiest people would be investing all their trillions here. Even the local investors would invest in their own country. If it were not for the bloody media we would not know about any of this:

  1. What Safa does (the latter, thankfully, have reported on the media’s reporting)
  2. President Zuma amazing foot in mouth tendencies
  3. The Nkandla Vast Estate & Emporium
  4. Key National Talking Points
  5. The fact that you can now exchange one ANC for one GUPTA. The JSE are not charmed and the price of Fools Gold is also consequently in its moer)
  6. The State of Toilets / Lack Thereof
  7. Oil Siphoning
  8. The Alms Deal and it’s Onsets
  9. All The President’s Weddings
  10. Whatever Jackson Mthembu says
  11. Whatever Julius Malema says
  12. Whatever Helen Zille says
  13. Whatever the Gupta’s do
  14. The Marikana Massacre
  15. The Murder of Andries Tatane
  16. The killing of child soldiers anywhere
  17. The sending of troops to support rebels or presidents who used to be rebels who are rebels again (sorry, I appreciate this is confusing)
  18. The Amazing Air in Witbank
  19. The Acid Water under Johannesburg
  20. I could go on but this is getting sick, hey

Bearing the above in mind, The Media are hereby called upon to explain themselves and must report to Room 101 at Joburg Central Police Station. This is where Yours Truly once had to report too. To access the room, ask the sleeping security guard at the entrance and he will wave his arms vaguely in all directions. It will then take you about 30 minutes to find a door labelled 101. Knock a few times. You will be greeted by a normal silence. Enter. If you are in the right place you will find a large overflowing dustbin and an old elevator going nowhere. Please wait there until you are called.

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  • Lesley Perkes writes about the state of imagination, her general loss of respect for politics and big business with too few exceptions, eyesores, aesthetically pleasing moments of bliss. Every now and then she writes too about grave matters some people think are best kept to yourself. She does not. Err. Obviously. Sometimes she writes about the silencing and the wars. MsChief at artatwork, a public arts action dis-organisation based in Johannesburg, Lesley is also #lesfolies at The Troyeville Bedtime Story, a timeless legend and neighbourgood adventure, in happy collaboration with Johannes Dreyer, photographer and artist. Writer, curator, producer and general artist with performative tendencies, in February this year Lesley spoke at TED2013 in Los Angeles. It was a life experience of note. She uses her time to fund, or find funding and resources to produce artwork and advocate for make-believe.

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Lesley Perkes writes about the state of imagination, her general loss of respect for politics and big business with too few exceptions, eyesores, aesthetically pleasing moments of bliss. Every now and...

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