Saturday, November 6

Wherefore art thou Mahendra?

Just before the rugby starts this evening - click here for The Daily Maverick rugby correspondent's preview - a viewer has called in to the studio and asked whether the presenters are wearing ties in Springbok green or Irish green. Given that it's the SuperSport studio, I think the answer is pretty obvious...

A more pressing concern is just what has happened to our Mahendra? The outrage over his suspension in February seems to have died down, but he is still absent from the SABC3 news. When will the king of ties return to his rightful throne?

Monday, February 22

Mahendra in spat at SABC?

Our favourite newsreader is making the news:

"The SABC was on Sunday tight-lipped over a newspaper report that it has suspended its popular 19:00 newsreader, Mahendra Raghunath..."

This is quite troubling. What can be done to save our cultural icon and natural successor to the Cruywagen throne?

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