There’s a time and a place, so they say, and some of the comments flying around the South African political landscape these days would be better suited for the playground.
I imagine this is right up there with every father’s worst-case scenario, but you might want to suspend your sympathy until you have all the details.
One of the lovely things about living in a democratic country is the freedom to voice your discontent at certain things without having the police shoot at you. Oh, hang on.
Another day, another horrendous tale of violence against women in our country. This rapist took a rather novel approach to his crime of choice.
This weekend in Mpumalanga, a woman took a bath in a pothole on the R63 between Machadodorp and Mashishing. This got a lot of tongues wagging.
Rescue workers at the scene of a horrific accident involving a train and a truck in Mpumalanga are having a hard time determining the extent of the damages. Officials say that identifying bodies is proving difficult as many have been torn up by the impact, with some being thrown as far as 200m.
A mother is suing the Mpumalanga department of health for negligence on the part of the hospital which delivered her son, to the tune of R7-million. The boy suffered severe injuries during birth. He is now eight years old.