tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341123479682968572012-01-31T08:03:21.202+02:00an unerring focus on Ursula's earringsRKnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-27867806707395885372010-11-06T18:47:00.006+02:002010-11-06T18:55:47.375+02:00

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

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-61162666743242210392010-02-22T16:40:00.002+02:002010-02-22T16:45:24.832+02:00

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?Read further.

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Have been embarrassingly slow on the uptake, since this column was written in November, but stumbled across the following by Lev David in his Quiet Riot column for the Mail&Guardian, and was cheered to find another reference to Mahendra in popular culture.MahendraI'm not going to complain about the dorky one-liners. Or the pervy lip-twist. And, frankly, I don't see why a man in an enlightened

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-31936171660638246772008-11-29T12:53:00.005+02:002008-12-01T14:59:04.790+02:00

Following in the Spitting Image tradition, and based on Zapiro characters, a team that includes the cartoonist himself, satirist Ben Trovato, Lauren Beukes of Moxyland fame, and playwright Welcome Msomi (co-executive director), is working on a tv show called Z-news (pronounced Ze News, as in The News). Here's a clip featuring the Raghunath and former president Thabo Mbeki:The show has a lot of

RKnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-69439875821163639452008-08-28T14:11:00.006+02:002008-08-28T14:43:47.414+02:00

Famous Mahendra's Ties blog has still been unsuccessful in securing funding for a television for main writer RK. While our technicians are working on this technical problem, we bring you some photographs of our favourite reporter. On the left, Mr Raghunath as MC at some Ifa Lethu do. Top right: Raghunath, The Motivator (Motivators International).Our own Raghunath should, of course, never be

RKnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-26723772479954651582008-08-12T23:15:00.005+02:002008-08-12T23:51:45.315+02:00

What between the Raghunath´s erratic schedule and my own, I haven´t seen much of the man lately. I did, however, manage to spy him on Sunday night.After a pretty psychedelic weekend at Oppikoppi, I was anticipating being truly fully hey shoo wowed by his tie, but it was disappointingly straight for a change. Dull gold and white stripes, that didn´t play with my eyes. C´mon Mahendra - where is the

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-15081169176121529982008-06-25T13:06:00.007+02:002008-06-25T13:57:31.119+02:00

Time to confess my dirty little secret. The first time I ever thought about newsreaders and the ties they wore, it wasn´t Mahendra who was the man in question. It was Riaan. Riaan Cruywagen. I spotted a newspaper article about Riaan´s choice of tie - he had inadvertently (?) worn one in ANC colours. I don´t recall if this happened pre- or post-1994, but it was around that time. Dear Mahendra

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-87323234060464436132008-06-20T16:01:00.003+02:002008-06-20T16:04:05.299+02:00

Last night Mahendra was wearing a charcoal suit, and a golden-yellow tie with nary a stripe to be seen. His tone of voice was customarily upbeat: only the Raghunath can speak about Tendai Biti facing a possibly death penalty as if he were speaking about a picnic in the park.

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-68157498200682200112008-06-10T19:11:00.002+02:002008-06-10T19:28:10.537+02:00

Sitting here working, with my back to the telly, I thought that SABC had replaced the 7 o'clock news with WWF. But it was Mahendra looking rather dandy in his Sahara desert sand suit, Johnson & Johnson's baby pink shirt and blue tie with thin purple and pink diagonal lines announcing the headlines in true wrestling style. WATCHOUTeTV!

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-91063894211221461592008-06-05T19:25:00.000+02:002008-06-05T19:28:58.387+02:00

Watching the news isn't a fun experience Particularly not in South Africa. That's why I tend to rely on Mahendra's ties to bring some sparkle to the occasion. However, tonight Mahendra was wearing a monotone dark-blue tie, a light-blue shirt, and a grey jacket. Boring. And it certainly didn't take my mind off the xenophobia in South Africa, or the situation in Zimbabwe. Come on Mahendra, you need

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-62269677983349407342008-05-27T13:22:00.003+02:002008-05-27T13:42:39.063+02:00

Mahendra and a red tie pop up in this blog-post which, even if it shows no unerring focus on the said man's ties, does show that Mahendra and a tie perhaps are settling into the national unconscious:"And Mahendra's red tie is giving me a moer of a headache."

RKnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-83510124290412536572008-05-26T19:05:00.000+02:002008-05-26T19:07:22.245+02:00

Switch on your television right now for the shocking site of the Raghunath decked out in a deep red, orange, and pastel blue tie, "complemented" by an orange shirt. I kid you not!Have also been wondering if our man's had a haircut? But I haven't been following him regularly, so I could be wrong on this...

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-33834193101647507072008-05-24T11:05:00.001+02:002008-05-24T11:10:31.234+02:00

It's hard to keep my eagle eye focused on the more frivolous aspects of the news, when the actual news stories are so horrifying...Tsepiso did give me a laugh last night though, when she referred to "South Africa's biggest mineworkers' union, the National Union of MIneworkers...". Like, duh!She was wearing a shirt that I'm sure was one of Mahendra's ties in a previous life. The shiny fabric had a

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-51454062870510954762008-05-21T22:35:00.001+02:002008-05-21T22:38:47.677+02:00

Missed the news again tonight. Sorry, I know this is getting boring and repetitive for my readers. So, tomorrow, I shall endevour to find out how to use the parentals' PVR. Actually, make that the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow, I am going to help collect and sort clothes and food for the victims of the xenophobic attacks in Jozi. Perhaps our efforts shall make the news... I wonder if Mahendra will

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-27768354949759403282008-05-20T19:26:00.000+02:002008-05-20T19:29:43.601+02:00

Finally spotted Mahendra. I didn't notice that he's put on weight, perhaps he's been hitting the gym?He seemed rather up-beat, especially at the beginning of the bulletin, which provided a strange contrast to the subject matter of the news (xenophobic attacks). I really liked his tie - a glossy red - and sober grey jacket. This is my first attempt at live blogging, and Mahendra has just wished us

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-55224479184111215742008-05-20T11:18:00.000+02:002008-05-20T11:20:22.617+02:00

Damnit, I missed the news again last night. Being back in a country that has a social life means I get to see Mahendra as rarely as when I was in Liechtenstein! I am going to see if he ever reads the lunch-time news. Such a pity he doesn't work for e.tv or we would have 24-hour access come June.

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-87190296327900090672008-05-18T15:45:00.002+02:002008-05-18T16:51:20.089+02:00

I must confess, missed the news last night, and will be out again tonight. Places to see and people to do, etc. But I hope RK, AT, or CM (when she returns from Cannes!) will pick up the slack, now that I've started to post more regularly again.

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-29902573487614786182008-05-17T10:28:00.002+02:002008-05-17T10:30:34.164+02:00

So, last night Tsepiso was reading the news. She seems to have put on weight since I left, or perhaps it's just the softer hairstyle that doesn't make her eyes look so squinty. She was wearing a dull pink/lilac (can't remember it was that boring) jacket. Still no Mahendra. I cannot believe that my devotion is unrequited, so I hope he will reward us with an appearance this evening.

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-66171195525801762062008-05-16T11:15:00.000+02:002008-05-16T11:18:45.843+02:00

So, I managed to convince my father to flick to the news last night, even though he was watching some cricket thing at the time. No Mahendra though - instead, a woman I haven't seen before. Could someone please enlighten me as to her name? I can't believe Mahendra wasn't reading the news to welcome me home - poor form!

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-57549561385730825772008-05-12T23:46:00.004+02:002008-05-12T23:52:32.201+02:00

I´m kind of cheating, cos I already posted this on my personal blog. But hey, I got all misty eyed when I remembered my former life as a Mahendra-spotter, and it was personal. Nevereless, I thought the wider Mahendra-spotting community might also enjoy reading it, so here goes:"During my time over the seas there have been many people, places, and weather patterns that I´ve missed. One of these

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-68818362827569350742008-04-03T13:41:00.002+02:002008-04-03T14:05:03.587+02:00

Mahendra's Ties made a clean sweep in all two categories of the 2008 South African Mahendra's Ties Blog Awards. It took gold in the "Best Mahendra's Ties Blog" and the "Best Mahendra's Ties Blog At This I.P. Address" categories. Organisers of the young but rapidly popular SAMTBlog Award said that the competition was no contest and that Mahendra's Ties was always going to win, given its focus on

RKnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-86430561490299963652008-03-11T07:04:00.005+02:002008-03-20T17:33:41.973+02:00

Recent stressful events for this tv-blogger without a tv include a weeklong operation to kill a monster bougainvillea. Not that I was wielding the chainsaw, but, as there is no service alley to the backyard... well, actually, this is how it goes:1. Tree-feller arrives. As he walks through the house, he looks around and says: "Shame, how are you. Are you happy here? Are you happy in this house?

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Here's your chance, vote for this blog-------------------------------------------------------->>>and vote for the Raghunath.

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The organisers of the SA Blog Awards 2008 have yet to announce the "celebrity" non-blogging judges of the competition. I wonder if the Raghunath will crack the nod? We all know that at least he reads blogs, which, I assume, is more qualification than most SA B-List celebs. And imagine what a spiffing tie he would wear to the awards ceremony!

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-30327320028356755042008-03-03T10:21:00.002+02:002008-03-03T10:29:24.788+02:00

I see the Sunday Times carried a small little post about Mahendra's ties and Facebook groups, and the rigorous Mahendra Tie-Watch Project received a big fillip. However, they failed to mention this blog. They do quote Mahendra, though, and he refers to the blog, but doesn't mention it by name:The dressing is part of my personality, and the bloggers and Facebook crew have picked on my little

RKnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-2381074046626753202008-02-12T10:41:00.000+02:002008-02-12T11:18:29.210+02:00

No, seriously, this blog needs an injection of [chemical] or [propellant]. It is true that I espy Mahendra and miscellaneous newsreaders on occasion, but it's often by chance. [I caught a glimpse of him on Saturday evening: dark jacket, dark red/maroon shirt, stripy tie of dark hues.] But since the loss of my very own idiot-box, I haven't been in watch-mode and therefore was overcome more with a

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A Mahendra fridge magnet to the first person who can tell us who the new cat reading the news is.a) Gusb) McFarlane

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-64604056749943158242007-11-22T19:34:00.000+02:002007-11-23T06:51:22.336+02:00

Indeed, I know Mahendra is the main man but JC stole the limelight tonight. This photograph does not do his tie justice, but let it be noted that his coal black jacket, white shirt and kinda silver white tie with pomegranate diagonal stripes was the picture of a gentleman. If a man showed up on my doorstep for a date dressed like that he could be sure to be invited in for a little Di and

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-43601206556633197952007-11-20T07:40:00.000+02:002007-11-20T07:54:33.522+02:00

Yep, for weeks now I am at a loss at 7 p.m. Without a television, my nights are not entirely empty - I've got books, you know - but they are quiet. No news, no Mahendra, no Johendra. There is no Tsepiso, no newsbie perhaps. No longer is my screen suddenly dominated by an ill-chosen necklace that could have been a chandelier at a shabby-chic, quasi-Eastern-European tearoom. There are no longer the

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After a weekend of good dining and feeling a little tired of Cape Town's faux summer I decided to peruse some restaurant menus on the web (really inspired by the "Dine 2008...where to dine" booklet).I heard an old familiar voice emanating from my telly and spun around in my blue chair to come face to face with a blue knot, a super sized samoosa obscuring everything on the telly screen. Trying to

RKnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-50799490575084785492007-11-17T20:04:00.000+02:002007-11-17T20:44:48.969+02:00

Saturday, some chilli con carne bubbling on the stove, a lazy day at an end. Well, only got to bed at six this morning, after dinner at a decent Italian jobbie where the chef had no problem with me asking to convert the arrabbiata into puttanesca. Yum. My companion's artichoke and ricotta panzotti in sage butter was delicate in flavour, but quite rich.Well, long after-dinner conversations fueled

RKnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-68109667856685657582007-11-15T23:11:00.000+02:002007-11-15T23:16:59.731+02:00

while you thought I had grown lazy, nothing can be further from the truth. While I was away on the International Space Station, researching the effects of zero gravity on knotting ties, rogues took off with my audio-visual equipment, thus robbing me of a vital resource in reporting on the Raghunath. Thus the dearth in posts over the past few months as I spent the time in despair, robbed of the

RKnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-44207092658850225802007-08-28T16:29:00.000+02:002007-08-28T16:40:03.186+02:00

No doubt Mahendra’s TV appearance and shout out to the blog still remains a highlight and is hard to surpass, but hopefully the ensuing anti-climax will be forgotten in the cool, fresh, sweet wind of spring.Tsepiso was blossoming on our sets on the 23rd of August (please excuse the late posting I'm still figuring this out and i felt her outfit simply had to be noted) – the “spring is in the air”

CMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13180290153514633934noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-67961484964466210612007-07-16T15:59:00.001+02:002007-07-16T16:22:49.810+02:00

Jammer mense, some of us had been away eating oysters instead of watching Mahendra reporting on people eating oysters. I can now tell you about the French Oyster, Namibian Oyster and Knysna Oyster. None of them should be avoided. ‘Smul Voort’ is die lese, don’t hesitate. And while he was seemingly casual in reading the news about the Knysna Oyster Festival you could tell that the Ragunath was

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-55020395504329846492007-07-12T11:26:00.000+02:002007-07-12T12:02:33.306+02:00

Last night Mahendra wore a tie of purple, white, and pink stripes. It was complemented by a pastel pink shirt, and his trusty navy suit. His hair was immaculate as usual - not a strand out of place.However, I detected a certain hesitancy in his manner during his usual parting quip: "And that's a wrap for the English news [lengthy pause] tonight!"Am glad the Raghunath managed to end off with that

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-4832902158461717872007-07-09T21:10:00.001+02:002007-07-09T21:14:47.527+02:00

Have been watching the news sporadically recently. Nothing seemes to hold my attention: there was Joanne's cleavage on Saturday, and Tsepiso's purple-striped shirt this evening, but I'm missing that Mahendra magic. I wonder when his next outing will be?A couple of other musings: where, oh where is the newsbie, was she really only temporary? Also, I'm very much looking forward to CM's virgin

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-69143612963974679932007-07-06T07:53:00.000+02:002007-07-06T08:30:21.730+02:00

So, in an idle moment during the news of last night* - i.e. when they show footage and not Mahendra - I switched to Channel 2 and, by god, there was Riaan going all stripy and channelling near-revolutionary waves: charcoal chalk-stripe jacket, white shirt and stripy tie. I identified pink, light blue, powder blue, orange, white and dark grey stripes. It's a tie you wear when you want to be

RKnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-68681845584412872202007-07-05T19:34:00.000+02:002007-07-06T17:47:08.225+02:00

Tonight the Raghunath was sporting a pale pink shirt, and the very same tie he wore for his Top Billing shoot: pink with criss-crossing purple and white stripes. Shame, perhaps he is nostalgic for his 15 minutes of fame (more like three minutes, really!) on a magazine programme, but don't worry Mahendra, you still have your regular news-watching fans to keep you company (albeit of a virtual kind)

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-89245786957858120922007-07-04T19:44:00.000+02:002007-07-06T09:18:07.751+02:00

It was a beautiful day in Cape Town. The sun shone and people went about in t-shirts and shorts. I was in a black mood because I was stuck indoors with the flu. The only thing I had to look forward to to cheer me up was Mahendra.Alas, it was not to be. He looked suitably sombre in grey and black kicking off the news with the grim Taliep Peterson story. My mood sank. I thought he was going to

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-20967533333320966692007-07-04T09:36:00.000+02:002007-07-06T08:27:15.774+02:00

Icons, as they grow, typically present with the potential for conspiracy. Notice, for instance, the widespread myths that Riaan Cruywagen is either Chuck Norris, better than Chuck Norris, Norris' father, or (and therefore?) an alien entity.To nip any such potential nonsense concerning Mahendra in the bud, I here present a list of things completely unconnected to our Mahendra:1. Dashing as our

RKnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-87603232955007055922007-07-03T20:54:00.000+02:002007-07-04T11:02:36.864+02:00

Tonight Ms Makwetla was wearing a light gold shirt that was way too shiny. Over it she wore a jacket of a plummy brown tone.Overall, the effect was dull and uninspired, despite the glitz factor she attempted to introduce with the shirt.It was left to Miranda Strydom, reporting on the AU summit, to provide me with a laugh, which she did when she mentioned a certain 'gradualistic approach'.

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-33708335786297657032007-07-02T22:27:00.000+02:002007-07-02T22:47:22.608+02:00

So I spotted Mahendra again on Top Billing yesterday, and was struck by two points that had hitherto escaped my attention:1. Apparently The Raghunath is "co-authouring a book on black African dramatists". In all seriousness, I can't wait to have a read. I wonder when it will be published and, also, who the co-author is?2. His hair. I must say I found Mahendra's helmut hair after his race much

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-86772393181287244522007-07-02T22:18:00.000+02:002007-07-02T22:27:09.799+02:00

Joanne clearly has some shifts to make up after her extended vacation, as she was on again tonight.I wasn't quite sure about the overall affect of her outfit. A blue jacket, fairly standard, but underneath she wore what looked pretty much like a vest. In fact, it looked like the sort of vest that is the top half of thermal underwear. Perhaps she was more adventurous than we supposed, and went to

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-40428764963990215772007-07-01T19:35:00.000+02:002007-07-03T10:51:50.399+02:00

Joanne is back from, my guess, holiday. It must have been a good one since her hair was still dishevelled from the experience. I think she might have been in Europe since she wore something that resembled a Victorian chandelier around her neck. I suspect not a bad piece of jewellery if accompanied by a simple black number with a plunging neckline in a restaurant where you can order

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-23905648270701724322007-07-01T13:37:00.001+02:002007-07-02T09:24:32.909+02:00

"Tumisho Masha interrupts Mahendra and he does one of those over-dramatised scary faces they learn you at drama school." RKRaghunath does some gangster fingerpointing at the camera, showing off his rebellious schoolboy side:"Ja, see you lader."Mahendra on his favourite tie:"[]...generally I wear it with a blue shirt, or a light, ya know, creamy coloured shirt, and it gives you that very neat

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-33781284257428585612007-06-29T13:24:00.000+02:002007-06-29T14:29:50.690+02:00

Those of you with a penchant for spotting the non sequitur in South African performance poetry will recognise the title of this post: it is by none other than South Africa's de/famed 'People's Poet', Mzwakhe Mbuli. Now what, you will ask, has this got to do with Mahendra? Is it a matter of 'Triple M', a la another Mbuli poem, this time Mansell, Michael, Mzwakhe?Last night, when TM called me, she

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Yes, that's right. As TM pointed out in the previous post, Top Billing last night had an insert on Mahendra's racing talents (Please vote for Mahendra as your favourite insert; the poll is low on the left-hand column on the Top Billing site). Although Mahendra's Ties was not named, the blog received a Shout Out from the Raghunath himself. When Top Billing presenter Tumisho Masha mentioned that

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I don't really watch much television, aside of course for the news. But this evening, just after I'd flicked the set off, I received a phone call from a very excited fellow Mahendra spotter."Mahendra's going to be on Top Billing tonight," she said. After phoning various other Mahendra addicts, I had a moment or two to calm down, and there he was, not Mahendra the newsreader, but Mahendra the

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-12300800546206280912007-06-28T20:47:00.000+02:002007-06-28T21:44:57.321+02:00

Apologies for lack of recent updates: been out and about this week, which had me landed in bed today with a nasty stomach bug. Just before before seven, I dragged myself from bedroom to lounge, determined to undertake at least one productive action in an otherwise lacklustre day.I was greeted by Tsepiso, dressed in a lilac jacket with '80s shoulder pads. Her fascination with pastels, in winter

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-38769667427424493042007-06-26T17:32:00.000+02:002007-06-26T17:45:15.304+02:00

I have a suspicion I may miss the news tonight, so let me quickly fill you in on yesterday's broadcast, so no one can accuse me of shirking my duties. Mahendra was in top form. His red tie was seemingly tame, if fairly bright. But that was before I noticed the little white diamond motifs that graced said tie. And then I realised: it was a Christmas cracker of a tie. Sorry mate, wrong season...He

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-51296332067542816892007-06-24T20:38:00.000+02:002007-06-24T21:17:35.215+02:00

Tonight, as per usual, I missed the beginning of the news. And what a grave error this turned out to be.No Mahendra. No Tsepiso. No Joanne. But instead, there was a bright young thing, cute as a button, and I wondered if perhaps she'd wandered into the news studio by mistake, on her way to a casting for Generations. Obviously highly implausible that Generations would be casting at seven on a

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In between various weekend engagements, I remembered to flick on the television early Saturday evening. Alas, I was disappointed, for the Raghunath was not reading, and instead I was presented with Ms Makwetla, who seemed to be attempting to revisit her school days.Her light blue, open-collar shirt sat oddly, as the large collar simply enveloped the jacket (or should I say ' blazer?) that she

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-65083613931479703522007-06-24T14:53:00.000+02:002007-06-27T09:29:10.444+02:00

Although it's taken me a while to update my readers, I'll have you know last Friday night I managed to catch Mahendra repeating his tie, as he does on occasion. The repetition had its educational value: previously I had classified this tie as cucurbita moschata, or butternut if you will, but on a friend's television screen, the tie had lost all its vibrancy, and looked but a pale version of its

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-16217824783380001002007-06-21T09:37:00.000+02:002007-06-21T10:11:26.252+02:00

Only spotted Mahendra briefly last night, as was on my way out...His tie was a winner though. It featured:1. broad grey and maroon stripes, 2. a medium-sized gold (his new favourite colour?) stripe, and3. thin white stripes. But then there was also a single, lonely, thin white stripe crossing over the other stripes. Check out the picture to see what I mean. All in all, the tie seemed to be making

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-66523242432793470872007-06-20T19:40:00.000+02:002007-06-20T19:45:53.634+02:00

The camera does not do it justice but believe me, this tie blazed a soft gold.

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-36101321207609818532007-06-19T23:18:00.000+02:002007-06-28T22:21:47.160+02:00

Mahendra was wearing a new tie - a creature I have not spied before. It shone. The knot was proud, big and proud. Egoli came to mind... man... the gold shimmered. Certainly not Isidingo 'The Need'. If the big M needed anything it might have been a little restraint. Tad lavish for the news - I thought I hit on a new wedding channel. I might even venture so far as to speculate that RK's

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-4221135977335632512007-06-18T20:37:00.000+02:002007-06-18T20:46:08.504+02:00

Scuse the lack of posts recently - the weekend was all about books and balkan beats, with precious little time for TV.Did manage to catch Tsepiso last night though, dressed in a melon sorbet confection: a light-green jacket and matching top. It also looked like there were two of her, although that was due to my friend's dodgy TV rather than quantity of wine I drank at book launch - I only had one

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-53622216759006749562007-06-13T21:42:00.000+02:002007-06-13T22:02:42.032+02:00

Irene Bester was the continuity presenter before the news.I've always wondered where she picked up that hideous Australian accent; am no closer to solving this mystery, but she clearly received the equally hideous ribbed, lime-green, V-neck top and side-parting hairdo in the same bargain lot. Who would've thought Kath & Kim have South African competition?And what was that large golden disk strung

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-68477800798370384392007-06-12T20:26:00.000+02:002007-06-12T20:38:43.680+02:00

Tonight Tsepiso was wearing a grey pinstripe jacket with a masculine cut. I can just tell she's going to be wearing a tie soon: Mahendra's influence is pervasive (and persuasive).Admittedly, underneath said jacket she was wearing a rather feminine camisole (white lace), so I could be wrong.Her outfit was completed with a double strand of silver-grey beads, possibly haematite, although I am not

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-64834782079735275492007-06-11T19:28:00.001+02:002007-06-11T19:44:02.818+02:00

My, my, my, but wasn't she radiant tonight. Ms. Makwetla just beamed into my lounge all smiles and bushy-tailed and bright and all. Little technical glitches were side-stepped with aplomb and my dear Tsepiso just kept on smiling and reading, reading and smiling. And she lit up with several more megawatts as she introduced the story of the 2010 countdown clock at OR International - so bright was

RKnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-86520458382203876382007-06-10T19:59:00.000+02:002007-06-10T20:21:23.201+02:00

Mahendra went humbug tonight in his dark jacket with the crimson buttonhole. If I am correct this is the third appearance of that tie since the inception of this blog. It went beautifully with his black and gold pen (is it a Mont Blanc?) that he caresses so fondly while reading the news.I had a flashback to his merry goodbye that I forgot to report on on Saturday night. "Have a marvellous weekend

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-38454230747573003342007-06-09T19:40:00.000+02:002007-06-10T19:44:44.048+02:00

Mahendra in a charcoal grey suit and an Orinoco's superb orchid tie. Was it a white shirt? My memory fails me.What I do remember is RK saying Fiona Coyne has the weakest wink - just then the news broke that there is an eight hour hostage drama unfolding at some unnamed Long Street Restaurant. Our sources tell us that it may be at Nyoni's Kraal. Looking at the motif on Mahendra's tie, I would not

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all in all you're just another thread in the tie. Sorry.Last night I faced the full majesty of the Aurora Borealis, although differences of opinion exist as to whether it contains red, whether it ever contained red, and why is there an entry with the keyword but a tie with red? We don't have an earlier pic of this, the original, aurora tie, but the first post about the northern lights contains no

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Mahendra's Ties has a face: The Mahendra Tie Watch Project. This is the wheat.There's a second group, the chaff, which has pinched a picture from this blog, with no acknowledgement. I won't link to them.

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Well now, what in Mourinho's name are those big fat baby-blue beads doing around Tsepiso's neck. Nee, regtig, man!And motorists in Cape Town today had to avoid fish on the freeway after a truck full of these pesky pisces overturned.A warm welcome to readers from all over, from Hana (Maui) to New York, Americana (Brazil) to Kingston (Jamaica) to Calgary, Edmonton and Prince Albert in Canada.

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Mahendra was in top form last night. But RK told you all about that.Tonight I sat down in front of the telly a little earlier than usual, De Waal Drive effectively being blocked by a load of fish dumped by a truck not allowing anyone to go anywhere. I spotted some other newsreaders. It was an interesting experience filled with feelings of consternation, amusement, disbelief, admiration and a

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That is correct. (Oh my god, did Mahendra just say 'clamour change' instead of 'climate change'?)Anyway, back to Mahendra. It wasn't live. AT and I thought we'd be hip and go to the Hipper opening. Two other hip Mahendra Project members were spotted there.The gallery was, erm, white, very white, and the Hipper stuff uses lots of grey. It was as bright as a summer's day in there. Not quite

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What was it about Mahendra's tie tonight? It was, dare I say it, subtle. Well almost.The tie was a light orange - lets call it butternut - and its stripes were of a different texture, while remaining the same colour. It had the unfortunate tendency of making his shirt appear cream, but then, a dash of cream in butternut soup can be delicious, if fattening. Mahendra was not the only object of

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-9763459206743212572007-06-05T07:07:00.000+02:002007-06-05T14:27:07.255+02:00

(My apologies if anyone perhaps had trouble with pop-ups or ads with the previous quiz format. I have deleted the link and will do better research for future automated quizzes.)Question: Who is wearing this tie?Answer:a) Thabo Mbkeib) Mahendra Raghunathc) George W. Bushd) Tony BlairNote: Answer each question in a separate blue book.

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Suspicions confirmed then. I did entertain the idea that it was my low tech television set that was not doing his tie justice, but clearly the hardware is blameless. And that contrast collar shirt! I always thought that type of shirt to be the epitome of bad taste and that only 40+ year old men whose fashion sense got stuck in the eighties wore them…oh yes, and middle aged academics. Mahendra

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-68556429499219685122007-06-04T19:48:00.000+02:002007-06-05T06:46:43.054+02:00

Shortly before the news, I spotted Graeme Richards, sporting a golden brown waistcoat with matching tie, and a burgundy shirt. Almost dapper, old fellow, but dapper doesn't cut it in today's modern world.On to the main event: yes, Mahendra was on duty tonight. But what had happened to his tie? The bold stripes of his former ties had disappeared, all but merged into his shirt...Let me start from

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-43297408372693663362007-06-04T18:23:00.000+02:002007-06-05T06:43:25.712+02:00

Apologies for a weekend of no TV. I was attending a school reunion, where in between bunking chapel, sneaking off for a smoke break, and quelling the return of teenage angst by drinking a fair amount of whiskey, I also kept my eye out for any Mahendra-worthy ties.There was a valiant attempt by a friend of mine, who sported a tie with a geometric design in black, white and green, but it just

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-29160143606029635762007-06-02T19:14:00.000+02:002007-06-02T19:17:53.127+02:00

My apologies, or our apologies: No report, no tv on Friday evening. And tonight there's no Mahendra. Instead, someone I think I may have seen reading the ten o'clock news, dressed in what would be a suitable pattern for a housecoat.

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TM is well informed. Mahendra was wearing one of his more spectacular creations last night. Since it was mentioned…I am feeling a little uncomfortable in my seat right now. I have a confession to make. This tie, which I think a rather strange tie, which elicited several chuckles from me on the first spotting, is growing on me. I can almost say that I like it but the words don’t roll off my

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Must confess I missed the news last night: was having a post-work kip to counter the effects of a boozy lunch...However, have had several reports from fellow Mahendra addicts that the man was sporting a truly spectacular tie. Will readers please share their reflections with us by posting comments - I am dying to know more details!

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-41754434162753247822007-05-29T22:14:00.000+02:002007-05-29T22:25:00.760+02:00

Joanne was on tonight - haven't seen her for a while. Actually, I lie, I spotted her on Friday, but only ever so briefly, and not particularly worth commenting on...Tonight she was in a red jacket, and yes, it was definitely red, no puny pomegranate for Joanne.Her top was black. It was hard to distinguish the cut of its neckline, because the annoyingly large SABC3 logo obscured a great deal of it

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-26123399982763042322007-05-29T13:44:00.001+02:002007-05-29T13:56:39.410+02:00

I was bored with the news last night. It was Tsepiso. Frankly, I can’t remember what she was wearing except for a polo neck, clearly not taking TM’s good advice to heart. I however could not help thinking about Mahendra when I read this article, for two reasons. Firstly, I’d love to see Mahendra in sunglasses. Does he have one pair only, [Ray Ban? Oakley? Surely not pavement specials?] or is he a

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-4554959885254329242007-05-27T19:13:00.001+02:002007-05-28T17:07:15.831+02:00

Tonight I sighted Mahendra's new haircut for the first time; it certainly brings out his inner schoolboy, and highlights the naughty twinkle in his eye.The Raghunath was sporting a dark jarket of indeterminate hue, a white/off-white shirt, and a bold red tie. The tie was printed with white circle-like graphics, which looked like 'tribal swirls', as a fellow Mahendra watcher astutely

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-56469227203575352382007-05-26T18:09:00.000+02:002007-05-26T18:43:14.816+02:00

Friday lunchtime news: Mahendra shifts focus from his new schoolboy haircut by wearing his presidential ensemble. That's right: a sensible dark jacket (black or navy, but who knows what the colour-balance settings on the cameras were), a white shirt, and a dark blue tie with a small white motif (or was it gold or grey - see comment on balance settings):Now those of you who follow national and

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My head was somewhere in the clouds at 7 o'clock this evening, and the rest of my body too, as I was on an aeroplane, homeward bound. So I missed Mahendra, and also missed him, as it were. Earlier in the evening, I found myself involuntarily appraising the tie of the driver who was taking me to the airport. Its knot was disconcertingly modest, and I yearned for Mahendra's bulbous creations. I

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-74886439754379477982007-05-24T13:30:00.001+02:002007-05-25T13:10:34.665+02:00

...or lila as my grandmother used to say. She did not mean the Hindu lila, although it would not have been amiss today as the years fell off Mahendra's face when he read the story about Tintin's 75th birthday. He became visibly excited, his eyes sparkled, and for a moment he looked just like Tintin himself, hairstyle and all. I could (at not too much of a stretch, I might add) even imagine

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-28304879341432992792007-05-22T23:39:00.000+02:002007-05-23T05:21:08.363+02:00

"He wears nice ties, sometimes," noted an acquaintance of mine earlier today."He also has funny ones," she added, which I thought was more on the mark.I didn't ask her if she meant funny(strange) or funny(haha): Mahendra's ties switch with ease between the two categories, often occupying both simultaneously.Tonight I found not only his tie, but his entire outfit, 'funny'.His jacket was a

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-50927055967751732142007-05-21T22:45:00.000+02:002007-05-22T09:20:48.068+02:00

Missed Mahendra, but there was enough entertainment tonight without him, although it does seem slightly sacrilegious to say so.Tsepiso Makwetla was dressed in a most peculiar confection. I know that it's cold at the moment, but I have also realised that no presenter anywhere, ever, no matter the temperature, should resort to wearing a polo-neck jersey. Poor Tsepiso resembled nothing so much as Mr

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-90570842155948053912007-05-20T22:57:00.000+02:002007-05-20T23:19:29.839+02:00

Although my sojourn in the big smoke was all too brief, I did so hope I would have a real live sighting of Mahendra.No, I didn't spend the weekend hanging out at the SABC studios but, as I walked past Tie Stop in Sandton city, I thought I might be in with a chance. No Mahendra spotted though, and I had to make do with a vicarious encounter. It transpires that a fellow Mahendra connoisseur, one of

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Tsepiso Makwetla tonight, not the MAN. What a shame. Our sitting rooms were graced by a jacket coloured somewhere between Pale Dull Orange and Pale Dull Red with a Pale Dull Azure T-shirt. Out of this poked Tsepiso's head reading the news in a pleasant manner. Good to listen to but I had to turn my back on the colour combination that reminded me of the worst kind of retro wall paper. I am not

AThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060133993132290112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-22372506317821470952007-05-19T19:27:00.000+02:002007-05-19T19:37:08.044+02:00

and it was red. A red jacket shimmering on all the non-HD sets, a black camisole-like thing underneath and a choker that, erm, was hanging way too limply from her neck and resembled wattle. That was Johandra.And Graeme no-it's-life-not-coke Richards looking like a schoolbot in white shirt, thin black tie (it's a new thing), and a grey, casual waistcoat. He's got his finger on the pulse of

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Last night, Mahendra appeared in a deep-black jacket, a cloudwhite (or is it light blue?) shirt and a tie that needs to be seen to be believed. Half-inch diagonal stripes in red, gold, pink and blue-gold. As Mahendra moved, some of the stripes changed colour! Thus blue-gold, thus the northern lights tie!'Have a super weekend,' he said, 'Good night.''But not good luck,' said AT.But now, what's

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My housemate is defiantly watching the eTV news. As I'm due to leave for the airport in 15 minutes and have yet to pack, I'll leave this battle for next week. No doubt my fellow watchers will alert you to any sartorial activity by Mr Raghunath.Going away, even just for the weekend, has made me ponder Mahendra's packing habits. Do you think he wears Hawaiian ties on vacation? Does he have a

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-53525004292713533512007-05-17T22:28:00.000+02:002007-05-18T18:51:03.427+02:00

I flicked to the news just in time to hear Mahendra reading the headlines: '...while protests continued... etc.' I was excited that I had managed to spot him at last, but his tone of voice struck me as unneccessarily gleeful for the subject matter. Yes, Mahendra was back! His hair was done in his customary '50s style; his jacket had the usual sheen; his tie was a muted pink (well, truth be told,

TMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719792919316786963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-18808445501287875102007-05-17T20:48:00.000+02:002007-05-17T20:55:09.079+02:00

I have an 80 000 word thesis to write before the morning, so quickly: The Mahendra was spotted through a light snow (coldfront moving in) in his black jacket, white shirt and a not too obnoxious pink tie. AT, however, is deeply ambivalent about it, and the crimson buttonhole, AT says, clashes a bit with the tie.AT was also concerned with a certain ashened look to The Raghunath's eyebrows. I

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The Mahendra Watch Project (an underfunded non-governmental organisation) would like to extend a warm welcome to Crabmommy, who is now sorted with 'Tomu. Crabmommy specializes in 'keepin' it real' where motherhood is concerned, resisting designer-mother consumerism (well, she can't afford it) and telling it like it is. This includes facing the dangers of bears and loons in the wide open spaces of

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After a chance meeting with RK in the French countryside this weekend, my dedication to Mahendra (and, more importantly, his ties) has been renewed. But alas, the stripey one has not rewarded my commitment. Instead the news at seven was read by Tsepiso Makwetla. I watched just long enough to catch a glimpse of her bizarre beige camisole and ill-fitting jacket, cheap-looking pendant and gaudy hoop

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Yep, last night it was Joanne again and I felt my melancholic humour (black bile) swell and rise while my other humours (blood, yellow bile, phlegm) shrunk. The funk was come unto me, as the Bible says. Waar sal my hulp vandaan kom?From AT, naturally. She liked the ensemble, but I thought Joanne was looking suddenly older. Her hair was not as feathery as the night before, and now she looked older

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Bloody fool! A sneak preview of a smart Mahendra, and then he disappears. And then we get Joanne Joseph. I used to like Joanne, particularly before her new haircut. But let's hear what AT has to say about Ms. Joseph:I am giving up on Joanne. Again a t-shirt under a formal jacket. Does she think she is in Miami Vice? And cramming that necklace into that small neckline? Bad hair. Looks like 'n

RKnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834112347968296857.post-4634267645336037132007-05-14T11:07:00.000+02:002007-05-14T11:15:29.070+02:00

Mahendra was spotted last night. What a sharp-looking image he cut in his black jacket, white shirt and deep red tie. Am my eyes deceiving me or did I notice a slightly more modest knot in that tie?My own bloggocism of course wants me to believe that the Mahendra might be checking in here (who hasn't googled themselves, ey?), and perhaps one should be more supportive of his attempts at moderating

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An unconfirmed Reuters report stated that Mahendra, the MAN, was spotted in the French Corner. He does apparently like his literature, collar undone and no tie in sight. Is this the relaxing Mahendra far away from the public, we all wonder?[Posted by an anonymous watcher - ed.]

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There will be no Mahendra watching this weekend, starting today, as I whisk myself off to the French country-side for some eating and drinking, with moments of hobnobbing thrown in. If there are any avid Mahendra-watchers out there, feel free to post a comment on his dress an' ting whenever and wherever you may spot him. If the comment-post satisfies editorial policy (!), it will be placed as a

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I am afraid that I was off somewhere last night, eating and drinking with fellow watcher AT. So there was no television watching, and hence no Mahendra spotting.This morning is all a bit of a rush, with Cat Power growling in the background and a mist over the bay. But what do you care? Or I, for that matter? We must stay focussed on our quest: Mahendra.And I guess the occasional comment about

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... especially without Mahendra, the elusive little caracal. And Tsepiso Makwetla, his stand-in, is utterly boring in an off-white gee-up kinda jacket that makes me shiver. It's all so summery, a theme she continues with a white and purple striped shirt underneath that reminds me of sailors. Shiver me timbers. Is it summer up in Gauteng?

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