Tag: posters

Sholoza, Msholozi

I couldn’t help but see you, on my drive home. There, the size of a building, is the message in yellow and black and green. And there you are, your face many times its actual size, staring out. I could see you, but I presume that you couldn’t see me. Unlike many political adverts, such […]

Tags ANC, aptronym, deus ex machina, Electioneering, Euripides, isiNguni, isiZulu, Johannesburg, linguistic hegemony, Medea, Msholozi, posters, ukusholoza, Zuma

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“Sishoda ngawe”

I recently wrote a post on the DA’s election posters, looking specifically at their choice of imifakela (borrowed words) in their Zulu campaign. I was rather disparaging of the ANC’s efforts, as I had not yet seen anything from them in any vernacular. The other day, I went for a walk in my neighbourhood. As […]

Tags ANC, borrowing, Electioneering, elections, imifakela, isiZulu, politics, posters, sishoda ngawe, slogans, ukhetho, ukhongolose, ukushoda