#ProudlySouthAfrican

Besides the obvious breaking of the 400m world record by Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya kicking stof into (and bringing tears to) Lynsey Sharp and the rest of the 800m field’s eyes, our Olympic team have given us another reason to feel proudly South Africa. 

When they arrived at OR Tambo, they were welcomed by screaming fans (move over, Justin Bieber) and the Minister of Sport, Fikile Mbalula, who congratulated them and handed out the prizes and medals to those who earned them. 

If you're feeling guilty (like us) about not getting off the couch the entire time the Olympics was broadcasted, these Olympic fails might make you feel better. 

Change is coming to Johannesburg

During the local elections, it felt like South Africa had entered an alternate universe as the ANC was no longer winning the majority of votes, and the opposition, including the EFF, were on their heels, if not in the lead. 

Johannesburg saw a change in structure as Herman Mashaba of the DA was elected the new mayor and Vasco da Gama the speaker of the city. While a lot of people were filled with excitement at the possibility of not having to pay e-tolls anymore (one of Mashaba’s many promises to the people), the comedians of the country were fixated on Vasco da Gama and his parody account on Twitter. 

We’re sure his successor, Francisco, would’ve been very proud of his achievement.   

ANC sinking faster than the Titanic

Besides the DA taking over a number of major metros, and the Pravin Gordhan saga once again placing the ANC in a negative light, the party is having a tough time (When is it not?) 

This past week, another member has been accused of corruption. ANC councillor Dan Bovu has come under fire for allegedly bribing the EFF to vote for the ANC during local elections. The EFF disrupted (another) council meeting to expose the ANC member, following Bovu’s denial of the deed, which does not come as a surprise. The party even took a punch from the hashtag #ANCIsOverParty, where the public revelled in the ANC’s humiliation. Talk about a sinking ship. 

Here’s hoping Zuma has a great masseuse at Nkandla that council members can make use of, they’re going to need it. Then again, will he allow them in if things go bad?

How funny life would be #IfAfricaWasASchool 

It’s hard to laugh at serious matters like corruption, murder, racism etc. but that’s unfortunately how we cope in South Africa. All of Africa it seems because we can’t really run away from it (we’re not investors or Wayde van Niekerk). Having said that, this week we marvelled at the creation that was #IfAfricawasASchool. It kept some of us from work, so why not take a peek at the comedy yourself:

@khanyafunde: #ifAfricaWasAschool South Africa would be the cool kid who doesn't think they should be in school

@ImranGarda: #IfAfricawasaschool Egypt would be the kid who only comes to school on sports day.

@AhmedtheNasir: #IfAfricaWasASchool Nigeria would be that kid that tries to scam everyone.

@dana1t: #IfAfricaWasASchool East Africa would be the unfriendly black hotties

And thank you to @AfrikanJeanyus for giving us this gem: #ifAfricaWasASchool all the Grades would be in one class according to America...

That’s all we can handle from South Africa for the week. See you next time for more gossip and entertainment!