IT WAS a night of much hilarity at the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival, where a star-studded panel gathered for the Roast of Minnie Dlamini. The event, presented by Savanna and Showmax, saw Minnie dazzling in a diamond-encrusted dress by Gert-Johan Coet

‘AT A quarter to eleven on August 12, 2022, on a sunny Friday morning in upstate New York, I was attacked and almost killed by a young man with a knife just after I came out on stage at the amphitheatre in Chautauqua to talk about the importance of k

ALEXANDER THE GREAT was one of the most famous leaders of ancient times. He was born more than 2 000 years ago in Pella in Macedonia, which is north of Greece today. His father was the king of Macedonia, and Alexander succeeded him when he was only 2

THE dogs on this farm are the picture of happiness, wagging their tails, jumping joyfully, barking with unbridled delight. They’re so full of life it’s almost impossible to imagine the horrors they were once subjected to. Berry, an eight-year-old Jac

IN THE spectrum of human emotions, anger stands out as one of the most powerful and complex feelings. It can bubble up in times of frustration, simmer away when we’re feeling stressed and surge up in moments when we feel we’ve been wronged. We all fe

During a recent interview for Harper’s Bazaar DAKOTA FANNING (30) shared that while they were shooting War of the Worlds in 2005, Tom surprised her with her first mobile phone – a Motorola Razr. “You know, I was 11,” she told her Ripley co-star Andre

OVER the years the Kardashian-Jenner clan have been accused of pushing unrealistic body standards, flaunting their hourglass figures and washboard abs on social media, pouting their puffy lips and having enough glow-ups to make them luminous. They’ve

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We’re off to the Ton once again! The third season of Bridgerton arrives on Netflix in two parts, with the first four episodes streaming on 16 May and the remaining four episodes on 13 June. Here’s what’s to come. This season is about the romance betw

IT WAS a young woman named Rachel who changed my life forever. I still remember the moment – 10.55am on 6 October 2017. I was sitting in the café of the Ritz Hotel in San Francisco when a Facebook message pinged on my cellphone. “Hi Peter,” it said.

HE’S the guy who’s had South Africans in stitches over the decades, sending people up and ripping everyone off in a series of no-holds-barred movies. But the Leon Schuster of today isn’t finding anything to laugh about. He’s spending his days in bed,

A WEDDING anniversary is special – a time to reflect on the past 12 months and look ahead to another year and all that it may bring. And for Prince William and Kate, who celebrated 13 years of marriage on 29 April, it would’ve been an anniversary lik

THE headlines from abroad were startling: “Mid-flight panic as jet’s door panel comes loose”, swiftly followed by, “Boeing 737 loses engine cover during takeoff ” and “Critical safety bolts missing from aircrafts”. Then something happened to bring it

IT’S OFF to the polls we go again on 29 May – almost 30 years and a month to the day we voted in the first democratic elections. Things will be a little different in the voting booth this time: we’ll get three ballot papers instead of two and we can

AT THE age of 30 he can finally enjoy things other people take for granted – taking a full breath of air, enjoying a cool breeze without worrying about getting sick, being strong enough to put in a full day of work. It’s strange to get cold and not w

Former US first lady sells Mother’s Day necklaces WHILE Donald Trump has been playing courtroom chess in an effort to scrub his slate clean, his wife, Melania, has been busy crafting her own empire, one piece of jewellery at a time. The former first

IN A groundbreaking discovery that redefines our understanding of prehistoric wildlife, scientists have unearthed evidence of what could be the largest snake to ever slither across the Earth. Named Vasuki indicus, this colossal reptile once roamed th

KYLIE JENNER has ignited rumours that she might be expecting a baby with boyfriend Timothée Chalamet (28) after recently wearing an unconventional outfit to her aunt’s funeral. In a now deleted social media post, Kylie (26) can be seen wearing a bagg

FOR a world reeling from war, catastrophe, climate change and economic hardship, it simply can’t come soon enough. It’s the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth, an extravaganza of excellence that helps us forget our woes for two shining weeks and ma