I’m convinced that I am scratching
the tip of an iceberg here, but there are hidden
meanings in names.
Because we have eleven official
languages, it is sometimes extremely difficult to
recognise those meanings.
Madiba already had a basic knowledge
of African languages, so it was easy for him to
master this art.
For example.
He knew that whites would be far more accepting of South
Africa’s first democratically elected government
if a white person was one of the leaders.
He also knew that by choosing a white person as his deputy,
he would be risking the wrath of blacks. So he made a
deal.
If Trouble You The Clerk.
(F W De Klerk)
The ANC and IFP were at loggerheads at
the time, and excluding the Zulus completely would have
been a bad move.
When he appointed a Zulu Chief as Home Affairs Minister,
he knew that he would be appeasing the Zulus, without
said minister constituting much of a threat.
Gotcha But Your Lazy. (Gatsha Buthelezi)
By declaring all eleven languages
official, Madiba hoped that we too would soon be able
to recognise the hidden meanings.
But we did not learn those languages, and because of this
we make terrible mistakes today.
The name of former Heath Minister, and
today, God forbid, African Union goodwill Ambassador and
Champion for Africa's Movement to improve Maternal Health
and Promote Child Survival and Development in Africa,
beyond 2015, has been screaming at us to no avail. It
spells out her aspirations….
Wanto Tswala-lala AndSingMan. (Manto Tshabalala-Msimang)
How could on earth could we trust a communist
with a name like..
Blade EarnZimoni (Blade Nzimande)
What’s even worse is that we are
passing this heritage of ignorance on to our children.
Can we blame them for electing as their leader……
Juliass Dilemna. (Julius Malema)
