RUTV 3

Repetition  

 “Repetition” is S.C.A.M’s view on contemporary South African politics. The song encompasses the hardships of  the apartheid era, and then the transition period and then finally ends with the good Mandela did for South Africa. The third verse shows how the ANC have literally reversed apartheid and do not respect the people’s wishes; they only care about  being in power. This song was written to raise political awareness for the up coming elections in April.

Follow the Lyrics here!!

Track 5-Repetition
S.C.A.M Produced by Ash P

LYRICS

Intro: History repeats itself once again/completely against the constitution the supreme law of our nation/hell if I spit it/I’ll probably be like Skwatta Kamp and have my song banned on every radio station/ah fuck it/I’m just raising awareness

1st Verse: The history of South Africa was devastated by apartheid/heartache suffered fro the regimes mistake/laws made up for the Afrikaner race blacks coloureds and Indians spaced out/to limit their power/this caused a sour relationship still present today/the NP doesn’t mean much to me/that’s how history goes he who is evil is hated by the world/the world sat back and watched shit unfold/they didn’t give a fuck cause they already had our gold/it was up to the young and the old to bring the regime down/team work was needed and that’s why the ANC succeeded it took lot’s of bleeding and various leaders/but they did what was needed/and so came Madiba and things were looking up/

Chorus:
But as history repeats itself
It all comes down to power and wealth
Nobody cares about the people’s health
It’s just more lies coming out their mouths

2nd Verse:Mandela was deemed an offender/a terrorist/his followers had to pretend he didn’t exist/upon his release he ordered peace/he went on to receive the Nobel peace prize/and bought about the rise of a new South Africa/inspired Pienaar and his team to lift the Webb Ellis trophy/our economy was rising the sun was shining on our country/we were free and alive with prosperity/Madiba exhibited the way to rule prohibiting racial and violent actions to correct previous fractions/divisions/the rainbow nation incorporated blacks white’s and Asians all as one/previously prohibited our lives weren’t limited/controlled/we were able to role as we pleased/he built it up now look at the ANC

Chorus:
Let’s how history repeats itself
It’s all about power and wealth
Nobody cares about the people’s health
It’s just lies coming out their mouths

3rd Verse:This is the ultimate verse where I try make sure South Africa doesn’t get worse/the ANC is lead by a dimwit a twit whatever it describes Julius Malema/take up arms and fight/get rid of the white opposition/what happened to human rights/Mandela’s sight didn’t see light being taken out of SA/Jacobs got his own way of leading many MP’s leaving the ANC/JZ needs to lead properly/don’t stop what I’m going to say/the way things are going down sounds familiar/that’s the shit you heard in the 1st verse/don’t let the curse of apartheid destroy the new South Africa and make it worse/innocent until proven guilty has been abused/at the end of the day it’s those who abide by the rules who lose/misuse of power excuses for failure/continue this behaviour to disrespect our saviour/Madiba why’d you waste your time in jail to see JZ become president on bail
Chorus:
History repeated itself
It’s all about power and wealth
Nobody cares about the people’s health
It’s just more lies coming out their mouths
Bridge:
It’s just more lies coming out their mouths
Coming out their mouths
I hereby declare the victor of this struggle
It has returned
And therefore
History has earned the respect
Watch out it will get you

Die Bannelinge is the Rhodes Drama Department’s latest production and a brand new creation from new writer Bauke Snyman. After it’s first unofficial closed showing last night, Audience feedback was extremely excited. Some members of the audience however were left feeling sick and dazed. So much blood, so much violence, and so much of a mess left to deal with.  What is the play all about? Where did the idea’s come from? Who is responsible for these vicious acts of bloodshed?

Well it all started long, long ago, in Greece. Die Bannelinge is loosely based on the Oedipus targedy. Ani, the lead character is based on the greek tragic heroine Antigone. Greek Tragedy’s have always dealt with issues of Violence, poverty, land ownership, love and power. These themes seems to be a perfect platform on which to base a modern day contemporary play based right here in South africa.

As Snyman puts it, ” In our country many people are the living characters of a South African tragedy ( Crime and poverty)  but what is the issue on which our play is based? Well, it begins with the question of ‘Who does the land belong to’?  I have been inspired by the intense love that South Africa exudes through its land, earth and dust.”  

This play is rated 16 for violence, Language and Nudity.

Things to watch out for…

For more on the KKNK festival: http://www.kknk.co.za/ check out this link.

Coming attractions at the Rhodes Drama Department:

May 19-23               Moments with Minghella Co-Ordinated by Acty Tang/ A Tribute to Anthony Minghella

June                          National Arts Festival Student festival

August- September  Young Directors Season 09′ Annual showcase of young directorial talent. Honours and Masters students select cutting edge productions which examine, expose and entertain.

Die Banelinge, an Afrikaans plat written by Bouke Snymanm, will be appearing in the KKNK festival in Outshoorn in April. This is the first time that Rhodes University will be represented in the festival

By Shanel Pillay

You running from the AMM carrying the tripod in one hand the camera box in another… wait… that would be a lie, I can barely walk carrying both, who am I kidding? Team work is definitely the name of the game, having a partner to help with all the lugging about and capturing makes your job well… oh so much easier… having a partner with a car, well that would be the cherry on the top.

But I’m not here to get into the joys and pains of lugging around camera equipment but rather to share my experience of being a reporter, on the scene (lol). It felt amazing going out to cover a story, knowing that you, and you alone, have the opportunity and power to make or break the story. Being the only TV journalist on the scene made me feel important, especially when everyone was so willing to be filmed and have their fifteen minutes of fame.

Editing proved to be a real challenge. TIME was the main issue. We didn’t have enough TIME. There was so much to say and very little time to say it in. I had to chop and change my transcript a number of times because it just did not fit. I also found choosing the most important visuals very tricky, what do you use, what do you leave out? There were many things I wanted to include, some of which you can view right here, thank goodness for blogging.

Guili’s interview was quite interesting; especially at the end… watch this clip to see what I mean.

Other bits that we couldn’t include was grade 11 comments, they were so overwhelmed by the camera’s they were not sure what to say unlike their mentor for the day, so don’t miss out, listen to this:

[podcast]http://rutv3.ru.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/learners.mp3[/podcast]

And lastly, the Lillian Ngoyi Hall community engagement reps were such troopers. They managed to stay for the entire morning while other halls slowly got away. Find out what they were up… and why they stayed…

Other aspects that we wanted to put in, unfortunately, got lost between capturing it (or not capturing it on film and on the PC), we blame the Bermuda tripod. Shots really didn’t come out the way we planned.

All in all it was a wonderful experience and I had a great time. We have made a few mistakes but I think that will only make us stronger in the future. So look out world, here we come, because as Paddy says… “The world is a tripod” and I have the camera.

Don’t forget to see the completed news package… the final result 🙂

Digs Formals are a relatively hidden part of life at Rhodes, despite the fact that many students do participate in them. When you breathlessly tell people that you’re going to a ‘digs formal’, the reception in often decidedly less excited, often met with uncomprehending blank stares.  However those that know about them either warn you off or give you a knowing smile. Let me attempt to explain what ‘digs formals’ are.

At some point during the year, a digs will decide to have a party, where each person living in the house gets a date (either someone they know or a blind date). It is the responsibility of each digs mate to ensure they all have dates, even if this means asking a random person in the photocopy room to attend a few hours before. With the dates secured, a theme must be chosen, i.e. ‘Dress to get laid’ (one of the more controversial ones). More alcohol than is humanly possible to consume (except in a Rhodes context) is bought and the stage is set. Everyone nervously arrives, drinks some punch to settle the nerves and ‘let the games begin’ so to speak. It is these games that give ‘digs formals’ their notoriety and often cause those participating (especially female students) to feel highly uncomfortable the morning after. These games include ‘group lunge’, where you are expected to kiss your partner (who you must likely won’t even know), body shots, and lap dances et cetera. Click here to read a student’s perspective on digs parties.

While this may be to most the most interesting aspect of ‘digs formals’ (especially since we’re all so sex obsessed), we identified another aspect as noteworthy: race. The trend seems to be that mostly white students attend these parties, with black students being mostly among those unaware of the tradition. At first we thought this may be because more white students live in digs. However, statistics compiled especially for us by the university said otherwise.

Interestingly, digs life is more popular amongst women at Rhodes, with more women than men in digs across each race group.

Warden Gordon Barker, who oversees students living in digs thought it might be due to the fact that economically black students rent rooms, instead of a digs with friends for the year. Therefore, the vibe needed for a digs tradition might not be present.

[podcast]http://rutv3.ru.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/gordon-filled.mp3[/podcast]

The issue needs more research for a conclusive answer. Until then students will continue to get drunk and debaucherous at ‘digs formals’.

The ANCYL President Julius Malema is making headlines all-over the country lately. His ‘controversial’ statements put him in the spotlight. This time around he was said to come and address Rhodes students, staff and Grahamstown community at large. People came in droves and we were there too to listen to ANCYL president delivering his talk. He never showed up and SASCO representatives cited Rhodes Management as the ones who did not allow Malema to come. This sparked an angery response from Student Services Officer Larissa Klazinga who said that SASCO was lying that Rhodes did not allow Malema to come. There was an exchange of rather harsh words between Klazinga and the ANC Loyalists due to the fact that after the talk by Bhuti Manamela there was no question and answer session as expected.

 The Gender Action Project (GAP) representatives attended the rally with clear intentions that they would challenge everything to be said in the rally. And at some stage there was a clash between ANC loyalists and those who stand for women right issues in conjuction with GAP. The activists were also not happy with the way they were treated at this rally. These activists were holding up placards with statements that have been said by ANC President Jacob Zuma and ANCYL President Julius Malema.

However, the rally continued with Bhuti Manamela Young Communist League Secretary-General addressing the crowd [podcast][\podcast]. Before Manamela could begin his talk the crowd was kept entertained by a group performing on stage. The hall was full to capacity and also outside the hall there were people in large numbers anticipating the arrival of Malema.

As reperters we could have taken any angle  for the story as there was so much happening in there. And due to time constraints we could not include all that happened in the rally. However, you can have a look at some inserts that were filmed during this ANC rally bellow…

Click bellow for the story

 Click bellow for more on GAPs President views

 Click bellow to view the performance…

 Bellow is the discontent activist…