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Bye-bye, my Guy

It is too late to argue with Guy. He told me he thought he had a month left. In fact, it was 18 hours.

I was not drunk, says McBride

Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride on Wednesday denied being drunk on the night he rolled his car in late December last year. McBride had left a metro year-end function…

Bring on the dancing girls

Hila Bouzaglou weighs up the options for women-only events.

Reuters chief executive criticises Telkom

Telkom came under fire this week after international news agency Reuters criticised the company for high telecommunications prices and low-quality bandwidth. Reuters chief…

Was McBride going nowhere fast?

The apparent "emergency" in Eden Park to which Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was rushing before he rolled his car in December did not exist, according to media…

Theatre personality Taliep Petersen killed

"I’m living a life and a half. I’ve gone through different lives. I’ve been blessed, successful, thank God. I’m very grateful." These were words spoken by the late Taliep…

How cellphone networks are ‘stealing’ from customers

Whichever way one looks at it, South Africans are being cheated by their cellular network providers, says a new guide to cellphones and contracts. A "free" phone is never really…

Website stands up to De Beers over Bushmen

An anti-De Beers website, <i>Boycottdebeers.com</i>, was launched on Tuesday, accusing the South African diamond company and the Botswana government of forcing the country’s…

SA musicians shine among Grammy nominations

The Soweto Gospel Choir used to joke about one day winning a Grammy, says their executive producer, Beverly Bryer. But their joke may become a reality after their album…

As queer as comic

Now in its 13th year, the MCQP is an annual queer art party projec, writes Hila Bouzaglou.

An emotional life

Hila Bouzaglou talks to Inersha about their debut album.

Aids and the media: A love-hate relationship

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/291293/aidsday06.gif" align=left>"Rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals" was the first article published on HIV/Aids, when no one even…

Living with Aids, not depression

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/291293/aidsday06.gif" align=left>Traditional healers gathered this week under the scorching Limpopo sun in Polokwane on Monday to…

Aids takes dire toll on SA’s caregivers

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/291293/aidsday06.gif" align=left>Friday brings another World Aids Day, and while some aspects of the disease are relatively under…

When two bridegrooms go on honeymoon

When rings have been exchanged, tearful "I dos" have been uttered and empty champagne bottles are all that remain after a wedding reception, newlyweds embark on their honeymoon.…

Thieves with eye for fashion plunder clothing warehouse

A group of thieves with an eye for fashion pillaged through a clothing warehouse in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, over the weekend, robbing Sneakers International of more than…

How organic is organic?

Growing consumer demand for organic food is driving some South African farmers to disguise non-organic products as organic, writes Hila Bouzaglou.

Airport fuel spill is environmental ‘catastrophe’

The smell of petrol lingering around the Blaauwpan Dam, east of Johannesburg, might remain for days while a layer of fuel on the dam’s surface is causing "catastrophic"…

Job hunting will never be the same again

Now you can make money while you look for a job. A new South African social-networking website, <i><a href="http://www.employmint.co.za/" target="_blank"…

Drawing for the destitute

Night of 1Â 000 Drawings, taking place in Johannesburg in November, is based on a concept first implemented in New York. It is a one-night-only exhibition for which anyone,…