LOVEJOZI – Shout it out even louder!
UPDATE Have you started buying Xmas pressies already? We think those loved ones far from home would be so proud to wear one of these FABULOUS LOVE JOZI t-shirts. There’s a whole new stock arriving on the 29 August at THE SPACE in Rosebank the ZOne, including BARCODE, SKYLINE, HEARTJOZI and some yet unravished designs. Remember how quickly they went last time – so be there when the sh…op opens. THE SPACE 011 327 3640 ************************************************** 22 May 2005 As the love grows and triples and takes over and we all begin to admit how much we lurve this turbulent crazy city of Johannesburg, we’re also starting to be bold about our feelings and literally wear our love on our sleeves. I for one love to say ‘Yes I was born in Johanneburg” as opposed to um Bloe… well i can’t knock anywhere else in the country – but you know what I mean. I guess it’s a little like being born in New York if you’re American – there’s a deep-rooted respect and pride in being an original of the growing megacity!!! Get down to Rosebank, head into Bread and Butter and slip your body into the latest must have fashion item, a LOVEJOZI t-shirt from the slick crew at LOVEJOZI. The label is still working on their site and have loads more to come – but trust in this tip from Represent and be the first to Represent how much you LOVEJOZI. There are designer T-shirts with cute minimal jozi skyline images – and those that bear the I LOVE JOZI logo. They’re for both girls and boys and they’re a hit! Prices: Shortsleeve (R205) and longsleeve (R245) – All...
One Act Play festival opens at WITS this week!
The 26th Sancta Annual one act play festival opens on 22nd August to 27th August at Wits Downstairs theatre. The SA National Community Theatre Association 26th Annual Community One Act Play Festival will run from August 22-27 at Wits Downstairs Theatre at 7.30pm with two/three plays nightly. Tickets are R35 (excl). The three best plays will be performed on Saturday, August 27, a…t 7pm followed by the gala award ceremony and cocktail party. Tickets are R60 (excl). There are reduced fees for scholars, students and pensioners and block bookings of 10 or more persons at R30. (excl). There are no discounts for August 27. Bookings through Computicket. For any further information CLICK HERE. PROGRAM: Wed.24/8 Siyavukela Theatre Group, Secunda The Jailbird Love Story – Drama The Good Companions Theatre Dramatic Society,Roodepoort “The Right to Choose”- Drama THIS WAS THE ENTRY IN THE RECENT FESTIVAL DU MONDIAL IN MONACO Zetu-e-kethu Drama Association, Secunda Bolerole – Dance Drama Thu. 25/8 Edenvale Acting and Drama Society-EADS Wake Me When It’s Time – Drama Stwelope Theatre Group, Soweto My African dream – Dance Drama Youth in Trust, Soweto Da Show Fri. 26/8 Ridge Amateur Drama Association, Secunda Skatties – (Afrikaans/English) – Drama Protea Stage Productions, Benoni Candid – Drama Announcement by Adjudicators of three best Productions Sat. 27/8 The Three Best plays are re-performed, followed by the Gala Award Ceremony and Cocktail Party....
Jean Paul Gaultier – I don’t think so!
Represent was delighted to stumble on a fashion pic featuring a traditional Zulu rope necklace in the very popular ‘GALA’ magazine in France – the spread was entitled ‘Figures Tribales’, in English ‘Tribal Faces’ … Wondering how the Parisians will get their hands on a Zulu Rope Necklace in Paris and Marseilles and every other small village on …the Tour de France, we read the small print, only to find that in fact it is not at all a Zulu Rope necklace, instead, it is a ‘collier’ (necklace) from the very sharpest of designers Jean Paul Gaultier and forms part of his latest HAUTE COUTURE range… which means they will probably be sold for about R1000 – R5000 each. Thats a guestimate. Speechless and slightly irritated, we did a quick search on the internet to see if we could justify our shock and found the very helpful AFRIART centre, that sells various versions of the Zulu rope necklace for only R46 – R95 each exclusing postage. Mhhmmm we smell a rat. John Paul Gaultier – we don’t think...
Lerato’s list of worst SA songs ever – Bored bored bored
One of Represent’s new fave readers, Lerato, is taking her life into her own hands and publishing her list of the worst SA songs ever and the cheesiest musicians ever in SA. You know how musicians take everything personally… Send in your comments! If anything, it will give you a good laugh like it did for us. You go girl! Keep on pushing that bar… let’s get out of cheesy and into v…isionary. Hi I am Lerato and this is my list of “Worst SA songs ever” It’s a work in progress and all suggestions are welcome. It’s a diverse-ish list and i’ve passed them around to a couple of friends and there is a whole-hearted concurrence about their cheeziness. “Bored In the New SA” 1. The many awareness songs – “Arrive alive”, “don’t do crime”, “eat your carrots”, “Don’t get AIDS”, “Makoya Mula” etc that our musicians are ever so ready to support. The only exception for me was that “South Africa, we love you” song in the early 90’s – it was relevant to the time 2. The “Sokkie Treffers”, “Bakgat Jol” compilations – only got one thing to say about these: MARA, WHY? 3. Umqombothi – Yvonne Chaka Chaka 4. Jabulani – PJ Powers 5. Shosholoza 6. I love you deddy – Ricardo 7. Anything by Dr Victor and the rasta rebels 8. Dear Abby – Little Sister 9. I like…. – John Ireland (this has got to be one of the weirdest songs of all time) 10. Jonnhy calls the chemist – Falling Mirror (the lead singer in a Dylan-esque voice: “Johnny calls the chemist, but the chemist doesnt come”) 11. Nkalakatha – Mandoza 12. My African Dream – Vicky Sampson 13. Several of Steve Hofmeyer’s songs 14. The Lotto song 15. You touch me hornie/honey/funky – Donne 16. Life – Semi Sane 17. Paradise road – Joy (OMG! I CANT STAND THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!) 18. The Click song and Pata Pata – Mirriam Makeba 19. Anything by Heinz Winkler 20. Nessun Dorma – The Afro Tenors (Not too bad on the radio, but the video is a total shocker – i hope they got a discount) 21. Be Brave – Kreesan 22. Homeless – LadySmith Black Mambazo 23. Pampiri – Schoolgirls (remember that Letoya chick and her relatives in really tight camo outfits?) 24. Anything by Arthur (Haaibo, Mnige, Don’t call me kaffr – take your pick) 25. Lollipop – Thembi Seete (WTF?) 26. Baba ka Nomsa – Mdu 27. Ndiredi – Simphiwe Dana 28. Green Green – Ringo (old song heavy with green cheese) 29. Silver lining – Anke 30. Ntofontofo – Pitchblack Afro...
Black-on-black bureaucracy (& affirmative action strippers!)
The world of Blogs in SA is growing rapidly and today we check out an entertaining article from a fellow SA blogger – TRUDI – her blog is called ‘Trudi wants her groove back’ and if u enjoy this article make sure to let her know by visiting her blog TRUDI. Bad service is one of our really painful achilles heels …in our attempts to get it together in SA – Trudi takes us downtown to Home Affairs. Black-on-black bureaucracy (& affirmative action strippers!) I visited the Home Affairs Department on Monday. Part of ‘the horrors of real life’, as Gabriel Garcia Marquýz would say. I went to the one in Harrison Street, downtown Johannesburg. I work downtown and I love the vibes, colours, and rhythms of the city. But it can get too much sometimes. I could have gone the super-organised, neurotic route but maybe I am sucker for this kind of pain. Instead of downloading the forms from the Internet, taking the right change, photocopying my ID in advance and locating an office in the northern suburbs, I just went to the office I’ve always gone to. I have bad memories of this office. I frequented it at a few years ago to correct the spelling of my name in my ID document. It had been misspelled on my birth certificate (which had been reissued when I was in primary school). The mistake was carried on to the ID document I received when I was sixteen and it irritated me: GETRUDE instead of GERTRUDE. GET RUDE! The correction was considered a name change and I queued and queued! It was a long process… change the birth certificate, get it announced in the government gazette, wait for approval…all because some idiot dropped an R. I could have lived with it, but it reminded me too much of apartheid days when the authorities spelled our names any old how. The office is in a very busy part of town, close to the taxi nerve centre, Bree Street. It is somewhat bleak and back then they didn’t even have benches for people to sit on. It was just a big, empty hall with counters. And filled with the most unhelpful officials ever; I do not exaggerate. This time I was there for something more mundane. I drove there mid-morning. It was hectic as always. I worried about parking but was saved by a sign that promised public parking. The parking lot was huge, dark, filthy and full of taxis, but it was right next to the building. I parked in a corner lot and looking down on a disused lower...
Repentant Car Hijacker Explains How it is Done
It’s amazing some of the articles that get circulated around on email – thanks to Del for this one – which is supposedly an interview with a Hijacker by the Star’s Motoring Editor Dennis Droppa. After doing a little reseach, we found the second article below by Anna Crox – we have contacted Dennis to find out if he can give us some more info on the article which was published last year Ju…ly/August in The Star. A repentant car hijacker (28) stole and hijacked cars for more than 14 years before deciding to go straight. Now he is a struggling fashion designer who presents motivational talks at schools in Orange Farm, south of Joburg, discouraging youngsters from doing crime. He spoke to Denis Droppa about the murky world of vehicle crime. Q. 1: Are most cars hijacked on order by syndicates? Answer: Yes, I would get a phone call to deliver a certain type of car by a certain deadline, and then we’d go out and search for one. If they needed it quickly, I would hijack. If I had a bit more time I’d steal a parked car, as it was safer. Q. 2: Which types of vehicles are the most popular amongst hijackers? Answer: We would get orders to steal just about anything. Double-cab bakkies, any make, were in very high demand. Also, “G-strings” (BMW 3-series), Polo’s, Mercedes and Toyotas. I’d get paid a lot more for a double-cab, around R16 000, but only about R500 to R6 000 for a car. If it was an expensive car like the “Anaconda” (BMW 7-series) I could get about 15 grand, though. Q. 3: Which cars have the lowest hijack risk? Answer: There’s no such thing. There’s a demand for all sorts of cars, old and new. If the vehicle isn’t sold then it’s stripped for spares. The only thing there isn’t really an interest in is expensive exotics. I once stole a Ferrari from a garage just for fun, drove it around for a while and then left it back at the garage. Q. 4: Do most of the cars that aren’t stripped end up beyond our borders? Answer: No, a lot stay in the country. They are given new identities, re-registered and sold here Q. 5: How effective are modern anti-theft and tracking systems? Answer: When I was stealing cars three years ago, most of them were a joke. I could break into almost any car and drive it away within minutes. Some cars were very advanced and a lot of work to steal though, like Volvos. With tracking systems, it was usually very easy to...
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