Shot to hell: An unknown artist, c 1840, depicts hell in the painting Purgatory as a place of eternal torture. Photo: Heritage Art/Heritage Images/Getty Images If people who call themselves Christians explored the origins of the Bible, they might, like…
Eskom will provide a system update on Wednesday. Lights will be staying on a little longer, seemingly setting the costly tone as Eskom’s new tariff hike takes effect. Following up on its power generosity since the start of the Easter…
Neverending fight: Albert Camus, author of La Peste, uses a plague to explore humanity and belief in God in fighting a catastrophe. Another layer of meaning may be the plague is a symbol of Nazi Germany’s occupation of France in…
The DA councillor made the remark during a special finance and governance committee sitting. A Democratic Alliance’s (DA) councillor in Knysna, Sharon Sabbagh, has come under fire after allegedly referring to a council meeting as a “monkey circus.” Sabbagh allegedly…
‘Sundowns have been keeping tabs on him and he was discussed this season,’ a source close to the Brazilians technical team revealed. Elias Mokwana, who impressed so much for Bafana Bafana in the recent friendlies, has been on the radar…
‘He hasn’t really played much and that is a worry for the club,’ a source revealed. The future of Orlando Pirates striker Kermit Erasmus hangs in the balance with his contract coming to an end this season. The experienced attacker who rejoined…
Sign of the times: Political leaders sometimes inspire fanatical devotion. Former president Jacob Zuma at the St John Apostolic Church in Johannesburg is flanked by Reverend John Molefe Moloi and Archbishop Daniel Mathe. (Lucky Morajane/Gallo Images) They are as weak…
Former Sharks coach Sean Everitt says the coastal side should be firing on all cylinders once they have settled in terms of player recruitment and the coaching staff. Everitt returned to Durban to face his former employers in the United…
With the increases in petrol kicking in from Wednesday, motorists will pay a lot more for the commodity at the pumps. With the increases in petrol kicking in from Wednesday, 3 April, motorists will pay a lot more for the…
Secret memory: The Senegalese writer and France’s Prix Goncourt winner Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (above) wrote a book inspired by the life of the late prize-winning Malian novelist Yambo Ouologuem, who was most likely falsely accused of plagiarism.(Photo by Eric Fougere/Corbis…