Hail of bullets shatters family’s new year prayer
A family's prayer for the New Year was disrupted by a hail of bullets in…
Sheep thieves bust while flouting curfew
When the police stopped a Toyota Quantum at midnight on New Year’s day, all they…
Man rapes best friend’s girlfriend during night of heavy drinking
A 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her boyfriend’s best friend after her man passed…
Giant vagina spooks Brazil’s hard right
A 33-metre reinforced concrete vagina has become the focus point of fierce political debate in…
HEROES 1: DCJ Raymond Zondo – restoring the rule of law
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's Commission will be honoured for its attempts to uncover the…
ZEROES 1: Covid – the virus that changed everything
A tiny little virus with spikes that was passed from a bat to a human…
ENTERTAINMENT 1: Jerusalema – the joyful soundtrack of a painful year
Is there any doubt that if a movie was to be made of 2020 the…
HEROES 2: Auntie Nellie – first of the heroic deaths of our health workers
Nursing sister Petronella Benjamin was known as “Aunty Nellie” to all her colleagues and patients…
ZEROES 2: Donald Trump – the worst President in history
The president has completely neglected his duty to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the…
ENTERTAINMENT 2: Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther is no more
Chadwick Boseman’s passing was so devastating precisely because of the characteristic youthfulness and striking talent…
HEROES 3: The Black Lives Matter movement – “We can’t breathe”
George Floyd’s last words that “I can’t breathe” were the breaking point for many people…
ZEROES 3: Covidpreneurs – Looting while people lay dying
Just as soon as the pandemic hit, friends or business partners of government officials jumped…
