But Seriously: Stop spinning it and just call it a blackout
Johannesburg – I remember it like it was yesterday; except that it was 15 years ago. We had just finished dinner and my colleague and I were clearing the table... Read more.
Sex, age cause for diamond divorces
Johannesburg – The announcement by Bill and Melinda Gates that they are divorcing aft er 27 years has sent seismic waves around the globe. Undoubtedly, it... Read more.
Our cemeteries make for good tourist attraction
Johannesburg – For a 20-something-year-old born in Soweto who has only been exposed to the idiosyncrasies of former gangster-turned-millionaire Godfrey Moloi,... Read more.
Crime-proof homes are our death traps
Johannesburg – Today, after you have locked the gate, closed the windows and pulled the curtains, locked all the doors, double-locked all burglar gates, just... Read more.
Tired of men that explain things to me
Johannesburg – Before American writer Rebecca Solnit published her collection of essays titled, Men Explain Things to Me, women did not have a word to describe... Read more.
Ads perpetuate wrong ‘white’ agenda
Johannesburg – It is in the everyday. A picture of a happy, healthy family is white. A husband and a wife with two children and a dog. This is the image... Read more.
It’s good to err in the direction of politeness
Johannesburg – Greetings! These simple words uttered to strangers and family alike are the cornerstone of etiquette. And etiquette dictates that the last to... Read more.
But seriously: Masters must be missing a caddie par excellence
Johannesburg – As I write this, some of the groups had already teed off on day one of the 85th Masters tournament in Augusta today. But when you read this,... Read more.
But seriously: Forget Bafana, we have many other problems to fix
Johannesburg – It is called the beautiful game, but it has an ugly and irrepressible dark side. It is a blessing that in South Africa the problems are too... Read more.
Land of plenty hobbled by the incompetence
Johannesburg – Where else in the world would an informal settlement develop in a month with hundreds, sometimes thousands of occupants, yet a parastatal with... Read more.
