Who doesn’t love to speculate about good girls gone bad? Well, people who like and respect women don’t. Nor do people who recognise that the rules prescribing what constitutes a "good" female are bigoted and hypocritical. A good girl is charming and comely, and does not upset the status quo. A good girl does not dare to challenge the position society has put her in.
The death toll from the worst floods in decades across South Asia rose above 2 600 on Thursday, as officials were still trying to find dozens missing and feared drowned in India. Heavy monsoon rains and snow melt since late July have caused the flooding in Nepal, India and Bangladesh, with losses estimated at nearly -billion.
For the past week Sierra Leoneans have been glued to their radio sets, waiting patiently for final results as officials of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) continue to tally ballots from the historic presidential and parliamentary elections that ended last Saturday.
Is Frene Ginwala all that stands between Christine Qunta and the chair of the SABC? That is the question some members of Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications are asking as they prepare to interview 37 candidates short-listed for the board of the public broadcaster. Qunta, who is deputy chairperson, is among eight current board members on the shortlist.
Inside every journalist is a novel — which is an excellent place for it to be. This counsel by United Kingdom pressman Russell Lyne is ignored by countless scribes, and not least South African journos. But one who successfully made the journey from journalist to novelist is Peter Temple. He originally worked at the Argus and the former Sunday Express.
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Economists said on Wednesday that turmoil on global stock markets is likely to persist but ruled out a catastrophic crash in share prices that would hit consumers and their pension funds. The JSE ended in the red again on Wednesday as United States markets failed to give the local bourse direction.
A Moroccan court sentenced a journalist to eight months in prison on Wednesday and gave a suspended six-month sentence to his boss for publishing secret military intelligence documents. The verdicts came a week after a military court handed down stiff sentences to eight army officers involved.
They brought the icy, tempestuous wind with them from Cape Town — but it only succeeded in blowing Ajax away as they tumbled to a 1-0 defeat against Bloemfontein Celtic at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium when the new Premier Soccer League season got under way on Wednesday afternoon.
A renowned conservationist recounted on Wednesday how he and his friends narrowly escaped an attack by an enraged bull elephant. Lawrence Anthony and his two friends were on a night drive at Thula Thula Game Reserve near Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday night when the animal attacked them.