Our man at the helm has been at the climate change summit, Cop28, in luxurious Dubai, a place better known...
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dawnchorus
“dawnchorus”.
Tough Times
I’m not the only one who puts words on paper - it’s rich and rewarding, except financially. I’m not alone....
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Lessons from extremes, then and now
The spectre of Iran hangs in the air … today, as war rages, the indelible hand of the ayatollahs,...
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Haunted by a very black Black Friday
Harare, Zimbabwe Black Friday, usually around November 24 every year, is not a shopping bonanza in this neck of the...
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Elvis and his blue suede shoes
Harare, Zimbabwe If the world has too many problems right now - endless wars, famine and pestilence - it might...
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Trivial pursuits
A Trivial Pursuit question: Who was the white South African dowager who said she would prefer to be murdered in...
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A nun’s breast and Hannibal crossing the Alps
In these parts, if you order tette delle monache with your cappucino you’ll get a delicious cream-filled cake...
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No escape from the night stalker
In the cyber world, there is no escape. Switch it off, or go to a place without it. A desert...
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Travellers’ Tales
No booze on EgyptAir from Joburg to Cairo to Rome and so I got stuck into the best book I’ve...
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