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Python alert!
Editor's noteTwo pythons were recovered in our area this week. One could say it’s been a slithery week! The first, which…
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The story of Jimmy’s big toe
OpinionI HAPPENED to pop into the Spoeg & Spittle the other evening for a small one, with which to salute multi-million rand home…
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The season to be cynical
Editor's noteA local cynic remarked last Friday that elections in South Africa should be held once a year as that is…
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Once upon a time I sold paint
OpinionWE HAD our offices painted out last week, an event that reminded me that my very first job back in February 1969 was…
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How free are we when criminals roam free?
Editor's noteWhile South Africa marks 20 years of democracy we still have a long way to go in terms of recapturing…
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OK, so they’re famous. So what?
OpinionMY DICTIONARY, the Oxford Concise, describes a celebrity as “a well-known person”, short and sweet, and I suppose in broad terms that’s what a celebrity…
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Flurry of service delivery in Ward Four
Editor's noteWith ward Four’s councillor elected (Ugan Chetty from the ANC) many residents here are doubtful whether the flurry of service…
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Moving with the times
Editor's noteWhile we may not always ‘Keep Up With The Kardashians’, we do like to keep up with the times –…
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Rid our towns of these infernal stickers!
Editor's noteThe safe abortion stickers continue to be the scourge of our town(s). These stickers, offering all sorts of’ safe procedures’…
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A blow to Democracy
CrimeLast Wednesday there was a municipal by-election in Vryheid in our Ward 22. It was won by the ANC, which…
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New broom sweeps clean? Not at uThukela!
Editor's noteIt is clear that despite oversight by province, Uthukela cannot shake the shackles of corruption and mismanagement it has been…
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On the campaign trail
Editor's noteIt’s been an interesting week in Umtshezi. Political parties have been jostling to get recognition ahead of the Ward Four…
