Cybervaseline
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Cybervaseline is the name of a punk-style
Punk subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse array of ideologies, and forms of expression, including fashion, visual art, dance, literature, and film, which grew out of punk rock.-History:...

 fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...

 brought forth by the performance artist and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

 Sjaka Septembir
Sjaka Septembir
Sjaka Septembir is a South African poet, writer, performer and director.He is the married to the vocalist Melanie Basson.His work is influenced by Punk, Dada, Abject Art and the Beats...

, which circulated mainly in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

.

With contributions in both English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 and Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...

, the first edition of 300 copies was brought out in June 1999, and spanned 16 editions up to December 2002. Contributions were made by writers and artists from all over South Africa, and includes work by Alex Omega, Margot Saffer, Petula Sutherland, Chlorofil Posman, Asha Zero
Asha Zero
Asha Zero is a South African artist.Asha Zero is a pseudonym, intended to draw attention to identity as a shifting, unstable concept, while deflecting attention from the so-called person behind the name...

, Sigmunt Floyed, David Robert Lewis and Willem Mulder.
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