The Iceberg

Then give us our f**king English-language World Cup broadcasts!!!

South Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-moon is in South Africa for a two-day visit, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.

Ki-moon arrived on Sunday and was expected to discuss matters of mutual interest with Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa.

“In this connection, Minister Ban is expected to seek South Africa’s support for his candidature,” Mamoepa said.

(Taken from IAfrica.com)

I’d say Minister Ban’s prospects aren’t looking good, if this South African has anything to say about it.

The prospects for the Uri Party can’t be too good when party chairman Chung Dong-young is quoted at a campaign rally pleaing, “I ask you to hold off a Grand National Party sweep.” According to a Reuters report (via the Washington Post) a sweep is indeed possible as the opposition Grand National Party appears headed for a landslide victory over the ruling party in local elections. Other quotes from the article:

“There seems to be a total rejection of Roh Moo-hyun style of government,” said independent political analyst Yu Chang-sun.

and

The GNP has called Wednesday “a judgment day” for Roh and Uri, calling on the voters to deliver a vote of no confidence against an “incompetent and irresponsible government.”

Bloggers commonly refer to the president and his Uri Party cronies as the “Roh nothings”. If the election goes as expected, they may soon be called the Roh mads. (Sorry Lost Nomad).