Puppets on the web

On October 2nd I mentioned Archbishop Emeritus Tutu’s birthday (TODAY!!!) and the launch of his lovely children’s book God’s Dream.

The Star newspaper has a nice supplement today on the Archbishop’s book and his amazing life so far. Let me repeat what I said on October 2nd: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! And thanks for being a beacon of sense and hope throughout and against the world’s madly spin.

Moving on.

Finally after 10 years in the making internationally acclaimed cartoonist Zapiro’s TV show is on air. At least on the web.

Influenced by the famous 70s, British TV show Spitting Image, Zapiro (with the help of friends) has put together the ZA News Show.

After controversies and failed deals with local broadcasters SABC, M-Net and e-TV, the puppet satire is finally alive and kicking on the web under the slogan “Because here we can”. Watch it on www.zanews.co.za

It will have 3 minute clips from Tuesday till Friday and a longer version on Saturday. The show is sponsored by Kulula and the Mail & Guardian . You can also watch the show via their sites. SA political, TV satire finally has arrived.

The dream

If you are in Cape Town on October 7th this would be a great one to attend.

Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Peace Prize winner (1984) Desmond Tutu will launch his wonderful children’s book God’s Dream. And the moral voice of our nation will read from his book in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa.

And on top of that the Archbishop will be exactly 78 years young that day. Happy birthday already from me in advance of it all!!

Just had a lovely Tutu-memory popping up in my head. In December 2006 I met the Archbishop in his office near Cape Town. I remember specifically 1 line from that moment. “I am happy I am not God”, he said, “because God created Osama Bin Laden as well as George Bush Jr.”. And then his oh so lovable laugh followed. What a man! Much respect!

So God’s Dream is published by Jacana Media in all of our 11 official languages. How nice! It will make it accessible to all of the children of the rainbow nation.

For details about the book and the launch, contact the Centre of the Book in Cape Town, or I guess the publisher.