Home Affairs have apparently said these are some of the names:
Network Madondo
Nokia Khumalo
Motorola Buthelezi
Call Me Later Ndlovu
Simcard Makathini
Talktime Luthuli
Ringtone Khoza
Prepaid Zwane
Handsfree Tshabalala
3G Nkambule.
There was also a picture of an ID Book with the name " Matric Examsion Phelephe."
2007-02-22 18:30:14 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
Timsdad - Haven't you got dishes to wash or beds to make?
2007-02-22 18:36:01 · update #1
LRF - Thanks. So there seems to be truth in it but isn't it ridiculous for the poor kid who has to go through life with that mantle?
2007-02-22 20:42:10 · update #2
Tsepo - I hope you read the answer 2 below you. Maybe you can answer your own question.
2007-02-22 20:57:44 · update #3
Innocentia - Every time one of you do it I will remind you of ANC (communist ) strategy - If you cannot answer or explain the situation then attack the person. Look at the Answer from Loving Resistance Fighter - it has already made the news. As for my pseudonym go and Google Alf Garnett instead of repeating what they taught you in Grade 4. Remember they taught lots of tripe at the ANC schools.
2007-02-23 04:27:41 · update #4
It was an article taken from Reporter.co.za:
Would you name your child Nokia?
By Sipho Nhlapo
Find out how the cell phone era has influenced names
Ever since mobile phone services were introduced in KwaZulu-Natal some parents have named their children after some of the terms used by mobile services providers.
According to Home Affairs statistics some of the children born from 1993 when mobile services were introduced in the province (and the rest of SA) have the following names:
1. Network Madondo
2. Subscriber Zulu
3. Nokia Khumalo
4. Siemens Mdlalose
5. Motorola Buthelezi
6. Dial Magubane
7. Vodacom Mkhize
8. Call Later Ndlovu
9. Voicemail Ngobese
10 Simcard Makhathini
11 Scratchcard Mlaba
12 Talktime Luthuli
13 Send Ndebele
14 Paging Nyawose
15 Cellphone Mpungose
16 Message Gumede
17 SMS Mabaso
18 Phonebook Dlamini
19 Ringtone Khoza
20 MTN Shezi
21 Prepaid Zwane
22 Pay as you go Mfeka
23 Please Call Me Cetshwayo
24 Contract Mabaso
25 Charger Ngobese
26 Hands Free Tshabalala
27 Unavailable Masondo
28 Switchoff Mabuza
29 Sim-Rejected Hlongwane
30 Airtime Zwelithini
31 Internet Mthethwa
32 Server Mkhize
True that. What has happened to normal names?
2007-02-22 19:51:33 · answer #1 · answered by Ni Ten Ichi Ryu 4 · 8⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 16:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhm, cute and funny. But I am not sure if the Dept. Home Affairs is the most reliable source within government, to tell you the truth. I am not sure what they are doing at that dept, but instead of analysing names these folks should be handing out ID's and passports, amongst others, preferably without Typo's.
Not sure if you are from SA, but if you are you most probably know what I am talking about.
2007-02-22 18:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by MM 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Interesting, similar to what the native red indians would do when naming their children. Usually it would be the first noteworthy thing they saw while the child was birthed - running water, shooting star etc.
However the African take may be a tad less creative.
I wonder if "Sitting around doing nothing while my incompetent thieving government steal the country dry"
is too long a name?
2007-02-22 22:12:16 · answer #4 · answered by turniton5 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That prank email is still going around? And I can tell you got it a year later... There have been no such reports, the media would have sunk their teeth into it the second the first child was named. Although there have been incidents where parents "nickname" kids after certain things they react to or show interest in. You'd have to be a dim wit to be so gullible...looked in the dictionary lately or at any point of your life?
In Grade 4 i learnt that Alf means: "An uneducated and unthinkingly conservative Australian man"...wonder what your folks were hoping for. And it cant be a Yahoo name coz you are obviously very proud of it....
2007-02-23 01:12:00 · answer #5 · answered by Reb Da Rebel 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Just why exactly are you so interested in South African politics? Are you from south Africa old man? Oh- and the reason why these people name their kids after mobiles operators is because they are stupid and uneducated idiots that can't think of anything better! They will even name them after a bloody tree if you ask me- just look at the last name and you will get a hint of why they are so stupid- not very bright 'people'!!
2007-02-23 06:40:27 · answer #6 · answered by Yollie 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Interesting that it is now mobile phones - it used to be biblical names or everyday things and then the girls names that I like most like - precious, or sunshine etc
Names have always been unusual
2007-02-23 03:21:27 · answer #7 · answered by london.oval 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quite believe it....as it was at one time the following names:
Beauty...whatever..
Pretty
Prettyboy
Fancy
Promise
Lucky
Happy
Amazing
Precious
2007-02-23 06:19:03 · answer #8 · answered by §§ André §§ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol! That's a good one! I don't know if there's any truth in the story but I must admit that it's quite hilarious. They are one big joke.
2007-02-22 18:46:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Sorry, first time I hear of it. Logically I'd say it's is a story made up by a baboon.....
2007-02-22 18:42:07 · answer #10 · answered by poepies 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋