Giorno: 2 Maggio 2023

Fashion puts its fabulous best foot forward

Read More The past few seasons have shown that the world’s top designers are going toe to toe with their feet-forward shoes that emphasise toes and tarsals.  Just when we thought shoes could not get weirder, designers are showing us that toe cleavage is the flavour of the month.  At Schiappareli’s January haute couture show, […]

New Ingonyama boss starts work despite Jerome Ngwenya’s attempted revolt

Read More King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini’s nominee has hit the ground running, while the axed Ngwenya seeks to be reinstated This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

One Show Two Takes: Unseen

Read More Crime thriller: Gail Mabalana as Zenzi and Vuyo Dabula as her husband Max in the Netflix series ‘Unseen’. Photo: Netflix Spoiler alert — despite the star-studded cast, the South African Netflix crime series Unseen, released last month, does not deliver the grit and suspense the trailer promises.  Based on the Turkish series Fatma, […]

Objects of Desire: Winter staples

Read More Blankets from Glorinah Khutso Mabaso and Aranda Textiles reflect African heritage. It is officially the autumn-winter season, and rather than pull out the head-to-toe monochromatic outfits, sink into bold colours and prints, cosy fabrics and indulgent accessories.  While the weather may be, winter looks don’t need to be dull. The luxury of dressing […]

More petrol pain as fuel rises by 37 cents a litre on Wednesday

Read More Although drivers of diesel cars can expect some relief come midnight, a petrol price increase signals added pain for some drivers.  The diesel price will be cut by 47.5 cents to 73.5 cents a litre on Wednesday, according to the department of mineral resources and energy. But drivers of petrol vehicles will endure […]

Princess Anne: slimmed-down royal family ‘doesn’t sound like a good idea’

Read More Princess Anne, the 16th in line to the British throne, has said she does not think a slimmed-down monarchy is a “good idea”. Speaking to the Canadian public broadcaster, CBC News, the princess royal was asked about reports that her brother King Charles intends to overhaul the institution, in a move frequently referred […]

Khartoum hospitals being hit as Sudan fighting intensifies

Read More Fierce street fighting, including the use of heavy weaponry and artillery fire, has consumed centralKhartoum as worsening violence tests a deteriorating ceasefire. Volleys of airstrikes and sounds of gunfire were audible in Khartoum’s twin city, Omdurman, overnight as clashes raged throughout the capital, and were particularly heavy in areas around major government and […]

Keir Starmer says ‘vast majority’ of Labour leadership pledges still stand as he backs away from abolishing tuition fees – UK politics live

Read More From 4h ago In his Today interview Keir Starmer said he was no longer committed to the promise to abolish tuition fees that he made when standing for the Labour leadership because “we are in a different economic situation”. But he claimed the “vast majority” of the promises he made in that contest, […]

Lucy Letby trial: nurse ‘devastated’ to hear she was accused of murdering babies

Read More Lucy Letby cried as she described in court the “sickening” moment she was accused of murdering several babies, saying: “My whole world just stopped.” The nurse denied harming any children and said she was “devastated” at being accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others. Giving evidence on Tuesday for […]

Police reviewing how it treats indecent exposure after Wayne Couzens scandal

Read More Police are to formally review whether they should take indecent exposure more seriously amid emerging evidence that people who commit such crimes can escalate their offending, the Guardian has learned. It comes after it was revealed Wayne Couzens, the then-Metropolitan police officer who raped and murdered Sarah Everard, had committed a series of […]