Friday, October 06, 2006
Yay for Gwigwi!
It rocks, I think, that Pim Street in Newtown is now Gwigwi Mrwebi Street. In the debate over whether it's worth the money to rename streets to "correct the imbalances of the past", I say, yes, goddammit, yes.
Coz it's more than the name of a street, I think. It's an educational initiative. It's saying, rather politely, I think: "Maybe you've heard of this guy, Gwigwi Mrwebi. He was cool, yes? But just in case you didn't, he's worth knowing about and we just thought we'd suggest that you find out a bit about him?"
Of course, a street name is hardly enough. But I embrace it as a start. How about this for an idea --
Put a prominent plaque up somewhere on Gwigwi Mrwebi Street telling us that Gwigwi was a saxophonist. He was huge in the 60's. Well, in most parts of the world. Just not South Africa. No particular reason. Well, no reason that makes sense.
I'm bloody exhausted. Hope you've had as pleasant a night as have I. Goodnight.
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Lev David is a writer and media consultant with a startlingly fresh approach to communicating your message. With words and ideas that are lean, precise and simply unstoppable, he has been smacking the mainstream media about the arse since he was 15. Good enough is never good enough. Ordinary gets a bullet in the head. The world is a mess of messages. Cut through.