The remarkable tale of Dolly
The couch loves a happy story, especially one that involves dogs. We were overjoyed when this one dropped unexpectedly into our WhatsApp box.
Smiling all the way to work
We should consider that we do not always see someone’s grief, and try to be more gentle and kind in general so that life will smile, maybe not as brightly as before, ...
Our politics need more good dogs
The unlikely comparison of our body politic and the solid union in our pack came up with the introduction of a new kid on the block, causing utter chaos.
Great pride under the sewage pit
While we sink in outrage, fear and uncertainty in the Saffer sewer of corruption, politics, politicians and criminals, sometimes one and the same, it’s stories like ...
Learning X muscle memory
Muscle memory is a wondrous thing until it gets amnesia. Then it can be a painful condition with serious consequences.
Will dental turn deadly?
Back when we had a two-pack, the couch was but a single armchair, a refuge from the TV and tense motherly challenges of raising a teen.
When change bites you on the butt
This may be just hair but a word to the wise: if you’re considering changing things, look out for the sharp teeth of unintended consequences.
Saffer skandaals slay deepfakes
Saffers are so accustomed to being lied to, placing their trust in organisations and entities only to have it shattered, that most of us don’t believe a thing anyone ...
How to inject terror into your life
Needles scare the hell out of so many people that it has a name: trypanophobia, a fear of needles in a medical setting.
Finding small mercies where we can
Top of the list is water. I am very grateful for our crumbling infrastructure and water outages.
FWIW, SSIA. EOM and HTH. What?
Maybe an open letter to most – but not all – PR people will help.
Going wild about nature
International Wildlife Day is celebrated Sunday ‒ and preserving it is everybody’s business.
Cele’s R70m not hitting streets
Considered the eyes and ears of the SAPS, forums in eThekwini say the national allocation was not enough and they had seen few, if any, benefits. KwaZulu-Natal was ...
Balls, books and bad advice
Terrible visions of being impaled are the only explanation for being so prematurely delighted to have solid ground beneath my bum.
Gnarly knuckle finger yoga
The last easy-peasy knitting project took 14 years and provided a snake haven; here we go again.
Shower solace in a chair
A pastel baby blue plastic and aluminium, rigid-backed old person shower chair is an acknowledgement that age may just be a number, but someone forgot to tell my ...
Powerful weapon in water fight
People are enraged at continual water interruptions and feel powerless when charged high prices for ‘air’. Help is at hand.
Another city, another war zone
A special forces soldier who survived the 2012 attack described in the book and film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi described Durban as one of the places ...
Terror of the ID10T error
I have been mortified and shamed at being that ID10T enough times to know what to check before calling service desks and whining that something doesn’t work.
Butterfly effect on steroids
Admittedly disillusioned social scientist Brian Klaas credits his dog Zorro for happy moments walking, playing frisbee and incubating the startling theories he presents ...
Another sorry tale of a sacred place lying in ruins
This week’s feature on old and new Durban is another sorry tale of a sacred place left lying in ruins. Sadly, this is the state of affairs at the Cato Manor Garden ...
Life is better sans the manual
If you made a terrible decision or life-altering mistake, there was bound to be some kindly, sympathetic observation that we are all just human and doing the best ...
No place for old women: a sub’s social media lament
Trying to revive an old Facebook account is like trying to raise the dead.
Chop chop, deliver the drugs
On the couch, the changeover starts in abject misery. From about 11. 30pm on the 31st, there’s a great deal of drug delivery and home inspection.
What we’ve searched for over 25 years
Every day millions of people google stuff on the powerhouse search engine Google which keeps track of and tallies up every search.