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/ 13 January 2010
If I had a little one starting "big school" on Wednesday, I’d be worried. No, more like afraid, very afraid.
"Oh, I don’t have a problem with them, as long as they stay out of my face," said a male friend of mine in reply to a discussion on same-sex marriage.
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/ 16 December 2009
I have a confession to make, writes Valencia Talane. I don’t know of anyone who celebrates the ”reconciliation” in Reconciliation Day.
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/ 9 December 2009
King Goodwill Zwelithini made himself some new fans this past weekend. One of them was Cosatu, and another … myself.
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/ 25 November 2009
I write this column as a tribute to all the women, young and old, from all walks of life, who have touched my life, most of them without knowing it.
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/ 18 November 2009
A 15-year-old family member of mine has allegedly attempted, not once, but twice, to end her life in the last two years. I found this out recently.
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/ 18 November 2009
‘This, my dear, is the man in charge of the freeways,” serves as my introduction to acting Inspector Bongani Mavuso of the metro police.
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/ 11 November 2009
If you have been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you would not know about Nollywood. The industry churns out 40 or 50 films a week.
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/ 2 November 2009
The peculiar, somewhat bizarre phenomenon of ”naming” taxis has probably been around as long as the taxis themselves.
President Jacob Zuma threatened criminals with a shoot-to-kill policy this week, re-igniting the debate on the rights of criminals in SA.