THE INSIDER: Young communists beat the hell out of language
THE dictionary defines "tenderise" as the act of beating the hell out of meat and marinating it or sprinkling it with a tenderiser to make it, well, tender.Understandably, some confusion crept in when the Young Communist League of SA put out a lengthy tome ahead of May 1 to remind readers of the history of Workers’ Day (not Worker’s Day, dear author of the league statement, because there are many more workers than just one) and to argue various points about the advancement of the radical transformation of South African society."Forward to the de-tenderisation of the state forward!" it said. Now what could that possibly mean? No more warm and tender love from this caring government of ours?Fiks not one of the losersSPORT and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula took some time off for a bit of hard-earned recreation when he pitched up in Las Vegas for the supposed punch-up of the century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.Flying to the US and paying for the fight is hardly the ...
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