ANALYSIS: My f*k Lesufi! A zone that wide and you still run into a bad policy

14 March 2019 - 08:00
By jonathan jansen AND Jonathan Jansen
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi
Image: Vathiswa Ruselo/Sowetan Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi

How and why does a clumsy 19-year-old who rides her bike into a rugby post become an instant celebrity?

Ever since Vernon Koekemoer (actually, Cassie Booyse) became an internet sensation in 2008, the question of overnight celebrity has fascinated me.

I have a theory about why the  ridiculous "My f*k, Marelize" video went viral – the mother’s reaction.