He's Back!

Live! Live! Live! Mahendra spotted on the evening news, Sunday, 29 April 2007. And he looks like he had a haircut!

Wearing: a black jacket, that amasi coloured shirt and a tie that is either salmon, terra cotta or apricot. Mmm, not quite sure about the tie with that shirt. What do you think?

Damn... I need some technology - so I can grab images of Mr Mahendra and post it here.

Saturday

There was no Mahendra, no TV, as Australia took the cricket World Cup.

Still no Mahendra

I am really getting worried about Mahendra. Is there a putsch coming to fruition among newsreaders at the SABC? Is he sick?

So, in the colourful one's place tonight was Tsepiso Makwetla in something grey I think. I really don't care... All I care about is Mahendra.

A miss and a miss, again and again

There was no TV on Wednesday, so no Mahendra was spotted. Did Mahendra appear? I don't know, and where are the other field agents who are supposed to be on the lookout? Were they all out, eating, drinking, living it up, letting the colourful one slip by?

Thursday evening, Mr Mahendra was elusive. What is up with Mahendra? Is all this scrutiny getting to him? I must say, I am getting tired of describing all the wannabe Mahendras and Mahendrases, like Joanne Joseph in her new Madonna haircut and sloppy blue (nice colour though) jacket that looks quite cheap with the one collar curling up and that ribbon or whatnot used to tie the jacket at her stomach. I mean, I like her, she's a good newsreader, she generally dresses well and sober, but, she IS NOT MAHENDRA.

Television abandoned...

in favour of a friend's birthday party where ages ranged from early-mid twenties to late seventies. Dress codes were informal and understated and not a Pratt- nor Windsor-knot in sight. We were regaled with tales of romance on the high seas by perhaps the eldest guest at the table. What a storyteller! Her flow and cadence and narrative goals never once suffered from countless interruptions by parties both who had interest as characters and parties interested in hearing a tale well told.

Alas, no Mahendra.

Sunday comes, Sunday goes...

and now it's Monday but still no Mahendra.

No Mahendra

Matinee Mahendra

It looks like Mr Mahendra may after all have gone off to a matinee disco because he was back reading the evening news last night in the same aluminium and plum combination. What AT calls his ringmaster's outfit.

Fellow-watcher AT also pointed to a slight discoloration under Mr Mahendra's left eye and what looked like swelling on his cheeks. Is it bad make-up, too little sleep? What's up with the puffy face? He has been away from the box for a few days... was it plastic surgery?

Goeie genugtig! Is dit aloemenum?

[Good Lord! Is this aluminium?]

That's the colour of his jacket, people, Live! at lunch. With that deep plummy shirt and plummy striped tie. My gawd! It's lunchtime Mahendra, not disco-time!

A fleeting glimpse...

...that lasted about 15 seconds. Mahendra looked good, as if he was glad to see us. His tie, however, was disappointing. In my consternation I managed to make out something in red and black diagonal stripes. Could he be going to the tote after work tonight? A tie like that can only lead to betting on horses.