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Johannesburg - South Africa's most famous cartoon character, Eve, has made it onto the cover of Playboy South Africa.
A tongue-in-the-cheek headline announces that she has been chosen as "Playmaid of the Year." On the cover with Eve are Madam, Gwen Anderson, as well as the tough old gin-sipping Mother Anderson, both household names in South Africa.
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Playboy announced recently that its October edition would feature three female South African characters, of different ages, races and ideologies, which gave rise to speculation in the press and especially in the social media space that the cover might include Helen Zille, Patricia de Lille or perhaps even Winnie Mandela. But it was Eve who kicked dust in these politicians' faces by landing this very sought-after slot.
Why Eve?
When asked why Eve was chosen for the cover, Playboy South Africa's Editor-in-Chief, Charl du Plessis responded: "It is all part of a highly secretive government programme, called Bread and Circus, which is intended to divert the public's attention away from the state of the nation and our potholes.
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"We would have liked to tell you more about that, but it would be too dangerous under the new Protection of Information Bill. More seriously, we chose Eve in order to demonstrate to the South African public that Playboy is a very local magazine, one that deals with important domestic issues and yet is also witty in ways only South Africans can be.
"There are very good reasons why Playboy is the world's best known magazine brand, and its sense of irreverence plus a variety of intelligent features and its willingness to make fun of anyone who takes themselves too seriously are all very much part of our winning recipe."
In the same edition, and apart from a hilarious "interview" with Eve, readers can meet the creators of Madam & Eve, Stephen Francis and Rico.
A tongue-in-the-cheek headline announces that she has been chosen as "Playmaid of the Year." On the cover with Eve are Madam, Gwen Anderson, as well as the tough old gin-sipping Mother Anderson, both household names in South Africa.
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Playboy announced recently that its October edition would feature three female South African characters, of different ages, races and ideologies, which gave rise to speculation in the press and especially in the social media space that the cover might include Helen Zille, Patricia de Lille or perhaps even Winnie Mandela. But it was Eve who kicked dust in these politicians' faces by landing this very sought-after slot.
Why Eve?
When asked why Eve was chosen for the cover, Playboy South Africa's Editor-in-Chief, Charl du Plessis responded: "It is all part of a highly secretive government programme, called Bread and Circus, which is intended to divert the public's attention away from the state of the nation and our potholes.
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"We would have liked to tell you more about that, but it would be too dangerous under the new Protection of Information Bill. More seriously, we chose Eve in order to demonstrate to the South African public that Playboy is a very local magazine, one that deals with important domestic issues and yet is also witty in ways only South Africans can be.
"There are very good reasons why Playboy is the world's best known magazine brand, and its sense of irreverence plus a variety of intelligent features and its willingness to make fun of anyone who takes themselves too seriously are all very much part of our winning recipe."
In the same edition, and apart from a hilarious "interview" with Eve, readers can meet the creators of Madam & Eve, Stephen Francis and Rico.
