Hearing Aids: Cookie can kill you!! (Just ask Ramesh Hassan)

FOLK Ramesh Hassan is more know for his fun tunes - 'like My Wife Caught Me Talking To Another Girl'!

He also sings songs about social awareness, alcoholism and family heartbreak.

Now the singer is releasing a hard-hitting track about men getting their rocks off.

In real nasty places.

"M tune is about men leaving their wives at home to hit the town searching for a 'good time girl'. It's called 'Aids Laga Jayenge'.

"The song is simple, the lyrics self-explanatory. It talks about the evil that men do and the perpetuation of the world's oldest profession.

"Apart from keeping women exploited, the profession is also the breeding ground for HIV-Aids which the men then bring back into their home," said Hassan.

The wordsmith and singer gave up his lucrative fast food joint selling grilled chickens and boiled egg bunny chows in Victoria Street to get back to the studio.

"Music's in my blood what can I say. And I had a message to deliver ..."

His lyrics speak of: "Where desire is felt, disaster is spelt/dirty words are spoken/another home is broken. Has the world become bad/or is everyone mad/for trading in your life/just to escape your wife".

It goes on to speak about men on the hunt for dirty Cookie.

"Like dogs they're just the same/married or not always looking for a game/To go outside 4 passion is today's hottest fashion... where a man would give a lump 2 stake a rubbish dump".

Hassan said he aimed to make a "spectacular video" for the track he hopes can be played for Africa via Channel O, MTV base, East Coast Radio, Lotus, Metro and 5fm.

"However I need an Aids NGO to come on board with some backing. Should the track make money, I am always willing to donate part proceeds to such a charity," he said.

Organisations interested in getting involved can call him on 031 407 7086.

Launch My Line - SA premiere launch

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NEVILLE PILLAY ARRESTED IN UNIVERSAL STING!

RADIO man Neville Pillay  was temporarily arrested over "an animal-related charge"  at a radio station in Umhlanga this week.

A man with a doughnut straight out of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Mazwi Mgobhozi, put it to Pillay his "ugly" impersonation of the "beautiful" werewolf in a Masood Boomgard movie opening on Sunday would bring disrepute to the oft misunderstood creature.

Said Mgobhozi: "A second cousin, twice removed, of the creature, a Mr Itaint F. Unny laid a charge of crimen injuria against the DJ. He claimed werewolves were handsome creatures. In the movie stills for Attack of the Indian Werewolf, he has claimed Pillay had made them look uglier.

"He told us this was abominable. He added even the abominable snowman looked better than Pillay's representation."

Thankfully for his radio fans, Pillay wrangled his way out by calling F. Unny Smythe and advising him his werewolf would have a shave.

He opted for self-imposed House arrest when he would watch Law and Order: SVU Season 8 premiere on Universal Channel (DStv 108) on Sunday at 10.25pm, immediately after his Attack of the Indian Werewolf 8.30pm premiere at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre as "penance".

"Actually it's a joy to watch, really incredible viewing," howled Pillay.

"Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay, the daughter of screen bombshelle Jane Mansfield, is a favourite of mine on Law and Order: SVU," he said looking up to the moon.

Mgobhozi, the actor, who stormed the studio to remind Pillay to catch the show after the Universal Channel's announcement of the season's SA premiere, presented him with a donut and hot coffee in true cop New York style.

"Ahooo! Now he's one of us," said Mgobhozi.

He left the radio station to promise arresting viewing on Universal Channel to other A-grade entertainment media in Durban. 

WEEKEND OUT
1. NANDO'S COMEDY FESTIVAL
Our resident theatre critic Zwizwi loved the Nando's Comedy Festival at the Albert Inkosi Durban ICC on Friday.
 "Pablo's the hottest. I can see why the ladies love him. Oh ... and he's funny too."
He caught the early show on Friday at 7pm and there was a repeat at 9pm.
It also plays on Saturday and Sunday. So catch global comedy if you ain't sick of belly-aches yet.

2. MARRIAGE ON LINE
Theatre side of things again, Khan and Alli play in Marriage On Line at the eThekwini College (ex Springfield College of Education) this weekend with the final show at R40 playing on Sunday night. Marriage On LIne is billed as great fun for the entire family. It features the senior generation finding love on the 'net much to the trepidation of the younger 'uns. E-mail goldencityvoice@gmail.com if you wanna grab a pair of tickets for free. Simply tells us what' you'd love to see more of on this blog.

3. THE HOUSE AND GARDEN SHOW
The House and Garden Show plays at the Durban Exhibition Centre. Don't forget to grab your wallet ...


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Hmm green with envy are we!!

CORNER SHOP CLOSED TILL LOGIE RETURNS WITH FINAL KICK TO PEOPLE- JABULANI!

THIS SITE IS CLOSED UNTIL THE 1860 CELEBRATORY COMMITTEES RETURN FROM PROMOTING THE 150 YEARS' SIGHTING OF INDIANS TO THESE SA SHORES TO WORLD CUP VISITORS! I.E. 12 JULY 2010!

SONG 4 MAHALA - INDIAN COCONUT MAN

KINKS Rajdev Nundkumar sings about Indian Coconut Man off his new CD releasing in a few week's time. To get a free copy of the MP3 track, e-mail us at GoldenCityVoice @gmail.com and give us the names of five friends and their email addresses you will share the track with.
Simply put we want you to be a pirate for free music. Unsold. Totally shared.
Indian Coconut Man is Kink's gift to you to celebrate the coming of the 1860 Indentured laboureres from India to land in South Africa. Midweek we will post, exclusively, the youtube version of the song, so do keep reading.

FIFA-kd and lovin' it!

So you've got your FIFA World Cup tickets?
Then shut up and diski!
The Brazil and Portugal samba  awaits this writer. As does the semi-finals, match 53 (we'll have to wait and see who plays) and Durban's opening match featuring Germany versus Australia on Sunday the next.
Tickets to the finals at R4 200 a pop were also available.
But that's the game I planned to catch on TV.
Soccer City's grande finale would have been a tad too crowded for me - oh and did I mention the  category two ticket was going for a song, ahem!
A senior citizen uncle tried to illegally purchase my semi-finals' tickets at the FIFA ticketing centre at Suncoast yesterday. (Illegal as FIFA and our government deems it so.)
I told him FIFA wouldn't permit that. He could be arrested and watch the match with inmates who have been given TV screens on this special occasion. And I don't think his wife would've appreciated him dropping the soap.
If I were willing to part with the set though it would have been at a donation of three times the price. Standing in a line from midnight till 11.30am did result in some wear and tear and someone would have had to compensate for that. (By the way re-selling of tickets is strictly forbidden - so best you suppport the FIFA mafia the way our government does.)
A MATCH IN A BILLION
At R3, 5 billion for the stadium it appears we are paying FIFA around half a billion rand to stage each game in Durban. A scary thought, especially considering the powers that be aren't really paying a heck of a lot of attention to see that we, the citizens, are safe in our own towns and our own homes in this a-spiralling crime wave period.
SHOT 'CLIFFE!
Then again one can't have fartish attitudes. Our city fathers, especially that awesum dude Mike Sutcliffe whom everyone loves to hate cos it's fashionable to hate whiteys who are actually doing SOMETHING for the city, must have an awesome plan for the Moses Mabhida Stadium post World Cup 2010.
The whingers whom are closet DA supporters and reactionaries (please come out, there's a place for all God's children in the sun) should take pride in their bread-basket resembling stadium.
I am certain Sunday picnics will be the order of the day as will Bollywood concerts and such. Our honourable deputy mayor Logie Naidoo is also planning an India/SA series with a Bolly twist come January 2011. This to celebrate the arrival of the 1860 Indentured labourers to Durban.
Coming back to the FIFA World Cup 2010 - those who scored tickets are damn lucky.
Or damn lahnees. Or maybe you have a kind mistress with a fat wallet or a fat mistress with a kind wallet - whichever, whatever. You've won.
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P.S. COVER Girl Rizelle J (up above) is a child of the soil. But will this KZN FaceBook sensation win the Miss Earth SA in association with Consol challenge? We'll just have to wait ...

P.P.S. 
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LOGIE???
E-mail us a picture of you and him if you track him down this weekend - Friday, June 4 till Sunday, June 6 - to GoldenCityVoice@gmail.com or upload pic on Golden City Voice group on FB and win a bunny chow date with His Worship!

The World is 2 Much With Us

World Cup cometh

GREEN EDITION (MON - THURS)

DANSHEEL KICKS ASS!!

THERE was Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince, Lenny Kravitz ... all needing low angle shots to make them look large. Or subjects bowing down to them. Dansheel Moodley (looking like an 1860 relic in that fine mod pic above) fits in easy with this top league. When not studying Sports Science at UKZN the young man is busy kicking butt in training as part of Sonny Pillay's karate school.

His dream of traveling the world and meeting hot chicks notwithstanding, the buff Dansheel has a driving ambition to succeed in life.

"I have a driving ambition to succeed in life," said Dansheel. (Ha ha, see we told you!! *btw, writing in the above style is highly recommended for journalism students loving a kick up their jacks by editors of serious newspapers for which trees are felled.)

As for you Dansheel, if we don't see you through the window we'll see you on a tree. Good luck dodging those girls falling over your feet!

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LOGIE?

So a busy weekend was held by all - well a good sum of the all. Especially eThekwini Whitney Houston stand-in (they share a singing voice) Deputy Mayor Logie Naidoo.

If you've been reading, all three of you, you'd have gathered our Where in the World is Logie? campaign is gathering some steam. (Not to be confused with hot air, that's the city manager's department. If the DA-aligned press is to believed!)

Our intrepid Deputy Mayor was finally found at the tail-end of our Weekend Green edition at the East Coast Radio Big Walk on Sunday. 

This proletariat parked with family-in-tow in the public parking area of South Beach and warmed up with the masses - under 20 000 of them much to public delight.

It's nice to see the city fathers walking tall with the people of the city and surrounds. Since former Indian President Amichand Rajbansi prefers TV, there's more room for Logie on the social scene.

A resounding success nogal, that ECR Big Walk. Avid Face Book-er Deon Govender clicked pics on his Blackberry and posted them on to his FB page giving couch potatoes like Rajbansi a bird's eye view of the day's proceedings. Durban's favourite Ravi R was behind the mic on the station's dial broadcast regionally on the airwaves, globally online.

It seems that much of the overtime on construction of the walkway extending from uShaka Marine World in the Addington area down to the Blue Lagoon and off to the Moses Mabhida Stadium - home to seven FIFA 2010 World Cup matches - was not in vain.

People could not stop admiring its beauty.

One hopes the rest of the beachfront area will be ready soon too.

The more clearer the path (to Logie, not FIFA 2010, where's my tickets), the  easier it will be to find out Where in the World is Logie? (Don't forget to photograph him with yourself if you dare and upload pics on the Golden City Voice group on Face Book or e-mail goldencityvoice@gmail.com

BONELLA BURNING

A MAN burnt to death at Bonella Park on Friday, the Muslim holy day for prayer.

Not a nice weekend for his family and the community members ...  some young men, it is believed, witnessed the incident of the blazing man.

It is unclear as to whether the incident was suicide or murder-related. Family believe the man spent Friday morning looking for Thinners.

The fact that the incident happened on Friday, when the Muslim community attends compulsory prayers (in Durban the women mainly pray at home) is also painful for many in the community.

Just days before the incident a huge khatham was held at an open-air field in Bonella, close to Sherwood's 45th Cutting and the Westwood Mall.

In depressed times, who knows, and who dare judge the stresses an individual feels and goes through. Many in the medical fraternity will attest to depression being an illness.

If not treated timeously, the situation is like a timebomb waiting to explode.

The victim of this devastating tragedy is believed to be in his early 40s, of the Muslim faith and has a child in matric.

One cannot comprehend the anguish the family will suffer. Counseling is needed and we at Golden City Voice urge the greater community to look out for tell-tale signs of depression and find ways of confronting it rather than hiding and pretending that all is okay. If foul play is suspected, we urge police to bring some closure to this devastating case.

* The man, a husband, father, son, was buried according to Muslim rites on Saturday after a post mortem was held.

VOICE OUT

"THE shyte you hear ... about me might be true but then again, it could be as fake as the *itch who told you" - Guy Monday  Dansheel Moodley on FB

**COMING UP

YOUR nytINN (TV, radio, etc) and nytOUT (theatre, movies etc.) guide will be posted here midweek!!

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ON TOP DOWN UNDER

COVER STORY

KAMANTHA Naidoo is on top Down Under!

A DURBAN-born Australian with a Canadian accent believes she was created to perform.
Kamantha Naidoo's already  appeared in bit parts with Hollywood heartthrob Ethan Hawke and Brit footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones.

Kamantha's on top of her game, living the dream. Going everywhere slowly.
A psychology graduate, Kamantha wants to read for bigger roles as and when they come up.

The 24-year-old was born in Mobeni Heights, Durban and raised in Canada with sibling Julian, by their parents Allen (ex Mobeni Heights) and Raganie (A.K.A Chilka,ex Pelican Drive, Bayview, Chatsworth). She was later to leave with her family to the land Down Under aka Australia.

"I left Durbs at 18months (lil baby). I miss the culture, the people - especially my wonderful family. It feels like home even though I didn't grow up there," said Kamantha who holidays here often.

She caused a stir when she entered a Sari Queen contest at a KZN casino in 2007. When she beat the locals, including a drag queen, to don the tiara, her nationality was questioned by the sour grapes brigade.

In 2010, Kamantha's taking to the world's stages — Hollywood, Aussiewood and, judging by her well-shot Face Book pics, Saucywood too,

"I generally describe myself as a very talented and outgoing 'multi-tasker'. If there's anything I love it's being a performer! I absolutely love acting, modelling, presenting, and public speaking. My dream is to land myself in a career where I can make use of these skills," said Kamantha, a qualified Relationship and Family Therapist. 
(At present she is a Student Counsellor for international students at an Aussie University.)
After a hard day's work though, it's all about performance.

"I started acting as a child in school plays, and started modelling in primary school after my debutante ball in grade five. Since then I have played numerous roles in plays, commercials, student films, and some amateur TV work. I have also done extra work on the following feature films: The Condemned with Steve Austin and Vinnie Jones,  Fool's Gold and Daybreakers with Ethan Hawke.

"I play a zombie extra in the last mentioned flick. If you don't blink you'll catch me standing near Ethan at the train station scene," giggled Kamantha, a drama and history enthusiast who sizes up a tall 1.68 metres.

She said she also shoots for television commercials.

The first was in 2009 for the Queensland Teachers Credit Union where she played the main role of the featured student.

In 2010 she played a Businesswoman in a global commercial for McDonald's.

This year she featured in the Aussie drama Spirited, an Aussie mini-series Dance Academy and was a featured extra on the Australian TV series Home and Away.

"I also played 'Kam the Beauty Queen' in a pilot tv show called Random Sillinezz which stopped production after a few episodes were filmed due to unforseen circumstances early last year."

"I have been doing more modelling than acting lately though. With regard to modelling, I have recently done shoots for clothing labels, websites, and Bridal magazines. This weekend I am doing some work on a music video for a LA production company. All in all, its going well."

While she's pretty settled Down Under, Kamantha always has a soft spot for Durban.
The family even returned here for two years. Kamantha, then aged nine, and did grades five and six at Effingham Primary before jetting off to Australia.
"I love Durban. I always have a good time when I visit. I have family and friends in Durban. I love and miss them tremendously. Fave hangouts? I love Gateway, Pavilion, Suncoast, oh and I simply love the Bangladesh market in Chatsworth! lol.

"I think most people would squeal if they went there, but for me its all about getting the authentic experience and that means 'doing what the locals do' and not acting like you're a stuck-up visitor from overseas 24/7.
"I was in Durbs last year from May to July and am crazy about coming there again," she said.

* Golden City Voice is sure to throw her a Model bash on arrival so best watch this space ...

MALLS UNDER ATTACK! 

ARE shopping malls, the last safe haven for consumers to socialise and shop in air-conditioned luxury, fast becoming thug targets?

First three people were mowed down at  the Chatsworth Centre Tattersals last Sunday.

The joint was robbed with thieves making their getaway through ducts in the ceiling. The results were horrific. Three dead and a tenant community feeling unprotected by the Centre's management security plans, according to reports.

Not so lucky too was City Press Sub-Editor Mohau Mokoena and a bystander  who were hospitalised after being caught in crossfire at Campus Square, Mellville, Gauteng on Monday. They suffered gunshot wounds to their legs after robbers targeted a jewellery store.

Mohammed Kathrada, held up at gunpoint on his first wedding anniversary, at  HMS Jewellery, was one of the lucky ones to get away.

'Sungirl' Prativa Govender spoke about how she narrowly missed the bullets in Tuesday's edition of the country's biggest daily the Daily Sun.

The POST newspaper's fearless team of Yogas Nair, Tasnim Langry and Jolene Marriah reported on the Chatsworth Centre siege midweek.

They also examined the issue of security measures and strategies at shopping malls. Most management and PR teams claimed their malls to be safe, and well protected. One hopes so. But on a national scale, the paranoid mind doubts the gobbledegook and PR spin.

It is certainly not uncommon to hear of such daylight robberies at "well-secured" malls where guns shouldn't even be let in.

Now how in God's good name are we going to save the world from the "bad guys" with guns at malls during FIFA World Cup 2010 in June when the locals themselves are so vulnerable to attacks?

Unlike Cape Town where there is still that perception of a safe and secure City Centre, Durban Central and Gautengers have deserted town for the casino complexes and the malls. Now if these too become unsafe for shoppers and families, what are our options? To stay at home, order via Mr Delivery and consume DStv or TOP TV (when the latter gets its act together) I suppose!!

WEEKEND OUT!

Marriage On Line (Suncoast Supernova)

Friday and Saturday

1. The irrepressible duo Essop Khan and Mahomed Alli at at it again. The twosome play in Marriage On Line, about a senior couple who find love through cyberspace at the Suncoast Supernova (Cinecentre).  There's a show tonight (Friday, 21 May at 9pm) and two shows back-to-back tomorrow night at 6.15pm and 9pm. Sex and the City 2 premieres for an Xclusive audience on Sunday hence the squeeze on Saturnight. If you haven't caught a Khan and Alli show as yet, you might get smitten by this one. Young people are welcome.

See suncoastcasino.co.za for information.

2. Wayne Brady - Making It Up (DICC)

8pm, Saturday

You've seen him creating a scene on Whose Line Is It Anyway? Now catch this master of the improv on his one night stand at the Durban International Convention Centre on Saturnight. Tickets at R300 a seat are available via computicket.com. No under 13s will be allowed cos they laugh too loud.

WEEKEND IN!

(courtesy: DiStv Views on FB)

1. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (SONY MAX)

Friday, 8pm

Shah Rukh Khan in a delightful role of a middle-aged man who rekindles the flames of love.

2. Thendral (SUN TV)

Saturday, 9pm

Adultery is the theme in this series about a middle-class girl in modern society.

3. Dance India Dance: Lil Masters (ZEE TV) 

Saturday, 7pm

Watch the young 'uns bust sum awsum moves!

4. Hey Ram (B4U)

Sunday, 2am

Kamal Hassan masterfully directs himself in this piece about a man who is convinced Gandhi must die for the ills beseting his India.

Also starring Shah Rukh Khan.

5. Aawaz De Kahan (B4U)

Sunday, 7am

Catch all those evergreens from Hindi movies of yesterday. This unmissable show also serves as a marker for tracks to youtube or PVR.

6. 21st Century: Traumas

Sunday, 5.30pm (Islam Channel)

War is traumatic for children —  of both Israel and Palestine!

 VOICE OUT

*dear hindsight: you're a %itch.no lies. (SOURCE: brenwin naidu on FB)

P.S.
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LOGIE???
E-mail us a picture of you and him if you track him down this weekend - Friday, May 21 till Sunday, May 23 - to goldencityvoice@gmail.com or post pic on Golden City Voice group on FB

PHOENIX MAN PROBED!

HE may have been the butt of many jokes in his neighbourhood but having a vibrator jammed up his jack was no laughing matter for Phoenix resident *Kris Nair midweek.
Nair rushed himself to a hospital in the Mount Edgecombe area to dislodge the miscreant object which made its way north during a love game gone wrong.
It is unknown whether Nair was in the company of another or alone when the incident happened.
Reliable hospital sources who spoke to the Golden City Voice revealed though the young man was in great discomfort when he arrived on Wednesday.
The man revealed that in a love game, which he claimed involved only himself (but which medical authorities had doubts on),  the device made its way up until it disappeared into his nether region.
Doctors at the hospital became concerned when the object - size unknown - showed up in X-rays in the man's colon.
"While doctors and nurses had a medical think on what to do, the embarrassed but hurt man said he had to use the toilet. However he soon disappeared," said an inside source.
He added the man later called to thank hospital doctors and nurses "profusely" claiming that he and his amorous love toy had thankfully parted ways.
A doctor, who did not want to be quoted for fear of popularity, urged Golden City Voice adult readers to be careful when using such toys.
"Most importantly though, it is important to tell a family member and to get to a hospital as soon as is possible. Such body invasions can result in great injury if not treated timeously."
At the time of going to press it was not ascertained as to whether the object was still in vibratory mode at the hospital or at what point the battery had run out.
* To respect doctor/patient confidentiality, and out of respect to the patient, his real name has not been used.
* * If you have a Never! RearEnding Story, do share at goldencityvoice@gmail.com

I WIN MY CRABS

HAVE SA Indians become crabs in a bucket? You know, the kind that drags the other down when she's climbing up too fast?

Some argue that the biggest  baggage Indians carried to the shores of Durban, South Africa, from India 150 years ago was the caste system. A well-organised system designed by the powerful to keep the weak at the bottom. And the creme de la creme of society - themselves - at the top. The caste system therefore could ensure, in this power game, that the status quo was maintained and that the rule of the wealthy and the fabulous would be entrenched. (The system was perfected even a century before apartheid was invented.)

But if that were so, are those that are doing the dragging in the bucket trying to keep all equally in the shyte end of the bucket, thereby heralding the second phase of the revolution - the birth of a new socialist order? You know where all crabs are equal - equally poor.  Except for the tenderpreneurs carrying the bucket, owning the bucket.

Or are the crabs saying, 'Well if I couldn't make it, let the next crabby charou eat dirt too'.

I couldn't help wonder the above when the third couple to leave the East Coast Radio Live Inside Win The Ride competition was interviewed on ECR.

The outgoing couple asked ECR listeners to save their votes for the non-charous in the vehicle.

They didn't say why. What freaked me out is that the couple, stars of a new movie starring the deputy mayor Logie Naidoo, which premiered at Gateway Theatre of Shopping on Mother's Day at 3pm, spoke lovingly to Shiksha Bhogal and her Beau minutes before leaving the VW van.

They explained their reasons (medical) for leaving the ride on day number eight.

It was a poignant moment which, if you read correctly, appeared to be saying: "OK keep the charou flag flying high hah, and make amma proud!"

The non-Indian couple won the Mother's Day prize and were treated to hairdos and lunch and had left the vehicle for an hour or so at the time. Inside, the departing couple, SA Indians from PMB, spoke lovingly to Bhogal and her Beau.

Perhaps it makes sense if they requested voters to cast their vote for the non-Indians as they found them to be worthy of the win.

If not the case, and if they cannot not justify their public persuasion would that not constitute racism?

Would someone please call Jody Kollapen of the Human Rights Commission and find out what on earth's going down in Bunnychowland! And can we charge the 150 or so committees on the 1860 bandwagon commemorating the Indian arrival all those years ago, of sectarianism while we're at it?

TopTV where4 art thou?

TopTV don't want my bottom dollar.

And all I wanted was ZEE Classic and everything else.

After two days trying to dial their call centre (with calls not going through) and my e-mail queries receiving no response, I've lost faith in TopTV.

All I needed to know was whether the most expensive (R249) bouquet had  ZEE Classic. (Cos I know the cheapest one at R99 did).

I also wanted to enquire as to whether the R249 bouquet was (like DStv Premium at R519) a collection of programming from all their primary bouquets offerings.

If it were, this would've been awesome and I would have signed up with the new TV content provider immediately.

However, answers were in the ether.  

They'd staged a huge media launch with nothing to show for it and with DStv hijacking the process with their competitive offerings announcement.
So for the moment I'll just have to do with DStv Premium, the North Indian and Portuguse bouquets.

I could have had a TopTV weekend ... instead a night on the town beckons. All is well Not!

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Kevin Singh is a white man - 4 Reel

 

Can a SA Indian who becomes white get away with bloody murder?

Such forms the basis of Kevin Singh's third movie.

In The Chameleon Kevin plays Dr Sunil Singh a good doctor gone bad.

All in the name of revenge.

AWB-styled thugs killed his wife Eileen just because she was black.

Karmically, on the same night the brazen attack took place, our good doctor just happens to be shagging a patient. An aging Caucasian Sandton hooker. (Well that's what she looked like in the quick cuts which juxtaposed their sexcapade with the violent attack on Mrs Singh).

All in all, Kevin has succeeded in making a movie that sends the middle finger to the Broken Promises and its ilk out there.

Not to say such were awful movies. But Kevin took the serious drama route as opposed to a hammy comedy as his genre of choice.

The Chameleon was inspired by Barend Strydom racist killings.

 The Strydom incident, twenty two years ago on November 15, 1988, was, arguably, a turning point for South Africa.  

Fifteen innocent people were gunned down by Strydom, the leader of the Wit Wolve, on that tragic day.The world fixed its gaze on apartheid SA once more.

The leader of what he called Wit Wolve (White Wolves) was sentenced to death for his crimes but set free by Nobel Laureate FW de Klerk four years later.

"The incident threw racist SA into the spotlight - once more - forcing the hand of De Klerk and his apartheid cronies to set the ball rolling and release anti-apartheid figurehead Nelson Mandela and others. Unlike Sharpeville or Soweto, where active resistance against the regime saw innocents slaughtered, the Strydom killings gave the naked racism of apartheid a face. Fifteen people were gunned down senselessly," said Kevin.

"The movie uses the Strydom incident as a catalyst for Dr Sunil who seeks revenge for the murder of his wife Eileen. While the film is not prescriptive it opens the door for discussion. The black anti-hero must go through surgery to become a white man so he can kill freely. However, like the case with Stockholm Syndrome, the black man begins to fall for his white enslaver - his face!"

The flick, at 100 minutes, played at The Labia, on Kloof, and at a Ster Kinelor cinema in Gauteng - both for one night each. For more news on its screening e-mail queries to goldencityvoice@gmail.com

Mervyn's on the Ball - Sepp Blatter's to be Specific!

He's had his eye firmly on balls from a young age - not very long ago.

"Ï grew up munching mince samoosas and drinking copious amounts of tea watching nailbiting Manchester United matches at home. Öff course I spent more time biting my nails when their ball missed its mark,"said soccer supremo journalist Mervyn Naidoo.

A man of great modesty, Mervyn's also had "ä long standing history with football".

"Having played various codes from an early age and later moved into senior administrative positions, I must say I'm crazy 'bout dem balls," said Mervyn. 

And it got him far. Tickets to all the FIFA World Cup 2010 games in Durban. (Bloody showoff!)

He justifies: "Notably I was the Vice President of the Safa Chatsworth Football Association until 2008. And I've also been writing quite a bit on football. So I guess I was a natural choice to be chosen as soccer scribe for SAFA." (Ja, he deserves a medal).

The man of the moment is hot on the heels of global footballers.

What with been given FIFA accreditation to cover their beautiful game in South Africa. (While we'll have to make do with a billion of fellow plebs across the globe and watch it on the idiot box!)

The intrepid soccer writer is relentless in his pursuit of that ultimate story.

And he has pages to prove it. Many.

He writes for Sunday Tribune in KwaZulu Natal, POST and a soccer rag.

 "A lot of my energy goes towards covering Premier Soccer League (PSL) activities as well as Bafana Bafana's fortunes."

(Bastard gets to watch the games for free).

Much of this modest showoff's work is published in SA's largest football read - Kickoff Magazine and its popular website. 

"I also do similar work for Soccer Laduma and it website. Soccer Laduma is the largest football publication in Africa. Often, Ï provide breaking match reports to the South African Press Agency (SAPA) on all PSL matches played in KZN."

(OK you got the tickets! You made your point).

 "As a result of my extensive PSL coverage, I was one of fifteen football journalists from around the country chosen by ABSA (sponsors of the PSL) to adjudicate this season's 'Player and Coach' of the year awards," he droned on.

"Sapa have enlisted me as their correspondent for all FIFA World Cup matches to be staged in Durban. I have a long standing history with sport, having played various codes from an early age and later moved into senior administrative positions. Notably I was the Vice President of the Safa Chatsworth Football Association until 2008," he repeats himself.

*** Seriously though, the entire team (of one man and an email address for now) at Golden City Voice wishes Mervyn Naidoo well over the FIFA World Cup 2010. We know it's gonna be hard work, frigging hard work, keeping track of all those calories he'll pick up at the buffet at the Presidential Suite at Moses Mahbida Stadium. Good luck!!

Page 3 girl: Rizelle J - Salt of the Earth!

CUT OUT for stardom. Our page three girl, Rizelle Januk is a talent to croak about!

Cut from the cloth of third generation performers (maybe even four) she's proved to be a natural born performer and new beauty queen hopeful on a quest to Save The Frogs. (They protest they've been kissed too much).

The Westville-based dancer was recently selected to represent Durban in the Miss Earth SA in association with Consol finals to take place shortly.

Blessed with fab moves, the energetic Hrithik Roshan fan is sure having a grand time with her beauty-with-a-purpose pursuits.

Rizelle J recently highlighted Save The Frogs day on Saturday. The Citizen newspaper featured her on page one while the Mercury on page five - both on Friday.

With all the May Day prioritising and what with the 150 year Indian Arrivals celebrations backstabbings by the rival committees claiming to represent SA Indians, Rizelle J got it right and stayed out of the debate.

The 1860 Foundations could take a hop or a few with their "save our committee" games as they picked out the knives from each others' backs.

Bravo Rizelle J, dancer, singer, actor extraordinaire!

She chose to save a species more endangered than the kosher Sudan Red (manja/hurdee/turmeric) that tattoos your hand for a week after indulging in an Orientals' bunny at the Workshop. More endangered than locals lured to extinction by India's Green Card scheme.

So as we wish Miss Rizelle J all the best for the finals, let's, like her, spare a thought for the frogs.

For if it were not for them, whom would we have had to kiss to find our elusive prince/ess?