A vision, and a sense of style . . .

Pity the journalists who are flogging themselves in an orgy of self-immolation over the death of a kindergarten teacher who failed high school

August 31, 1997.

The Chief of the SA National Defence Force, General Georg Meiring, SSAS, SD, SM, MMM, cordially invites you to a Formal Guest Evening at Paratus Club, SA Army College, Voortrekkerhoogte

Observers could be forgiven for reporting that a squadron of giant penguins was converging on Pretor

Damn those who twist and distort religion to rape and subjugate

I've always been careful to not make blanket references to religious atrocities as representative of the religion as a whole. Christians, Jews, Hindus have all been guilty of acts of inhumanity.

Even the supposedl

Stupid racists with their unicellular brains held in place by cytoplasmic strands ...

How we deal with death is as important as how we deal with life...

A lot has happened in the 30 years since Chris Barnard's team successfully transplanted Denise Ann Darvall's heart into Louis Washkansky

THIS week is the feast of St Triduana of Scotland, the patron saint of people with eye problems.

St Triduana, so the legends say, was one of

The difference between smart and stupid is not always apparent

THERE'S this story I remember about a lighthouse keeper who went downstairs on a beautiful cloudless summer day to answer a knock on the door.

"Terribly sorry to disturb you, old boy," said the middle-aged tanned g

Ever wonder why Chrysler stopped selling those large Valiants?

IN about 276 BC, there was born in the town of Cyrene a man named Eratosthenes who made a surprisingly accurate measurement of the circumference of the Earth.

By comparing the noon shadow in midsummer between Syene

For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words, says Isabel Allende. For men, I say, it's probably power

Legend has it that Ravana, the ruler of Sri Lanka, coveted Sita, the wife of Rama, exiled ruler of Ayodhya in north India. He kidnapped her and spirited her away to his island kingdom.