Although it’s merely a regional award, it’s the first one I’ve ever received. So, you’ll forgive me for being somewhat chuffed, as is very clearly evident in the photo.

The good news is that Vodacom’s representative (whose name I’ve forgotten) is smiling for both Max du Preez and I.

Update

Much to my surprise, two nights ago, I won the national – and overall – cartoon award in the 2011 Vodacom Journalist Of The Year. Here is the cartoon and here is the blog post about the event.

It’s time for a downgrade.

The ANC Youth League is almost half the size its spokesperson Floyd Shivambu claims it to be, suggesting he has lied publicly and to its members to artificially boost the league’s power. The revelation comes as Shivambu and league president Julius Malema plan on Sunday to disband the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee, which is resisting efforts to purge Jacob Zuma as ANC president in Mangaung next year. [News24]

I remember seeing breasts in animated cartoons. But I don’t remember which animated cartoons because, ironically, I was very young. And I certainly don’t remember seeing breasts in Where’s Wally? books. (Then again, it’s remarkably difficult to see anything in Where’s Wally? books, including Wally.)

Here’s something I didn’t know.

This edition (above) was banned, in the early 90s, by the American Library Association who received a few complaints by offended mothers who, not only found Wally, but also found a tiny bare breast on a tiny tanning woman. In a later re-released edition, the disgustingly pornographic side-boob was edited so that onlooking kids (and moms) won’t feel violated by such filth.

If this sort of thing isn’t nipped in the bud, then who knows the kind of cesspool in which our children might end up.

Today, Where’s Wally?
Tomorrow, Where’s Willy?

With Jacob Zuma being puppeteered by his master, China, and Barack Obama being puppeteered by his master, Israel, we’ve seen some expected performances, thus far.