Charities battle to survive as donations slow to a trickle

Yolandé Hayward WEEKEND POST REPORTER haywardy@avusa.co.za

EASTERN Cape charity organisations – already struggling from the fall-out of the economic downturn – are finding their resources stretched to the limit as an increasing number of desperate people seek help to survive....

Gloves come off as promoters slug it out

JOHANNESBURG – In this corner in blue trunks, Rodney “The Silent Assasin” Berman....

Pop job for dancer

Clayton Morar WEEKEND POST CORRESPONDENT

A NELSON Mandela Bay-born talent has landed the job of a lifetime by becoming the official dance choreographer for South African all-girl pop and R&B group Jamali....

Drink driving blitz welcome

THE holiday season clampdown on drunken drivers by the police and traffic authorities in Nelson Mandela Bay is one all right-minded citizens should welcome given the number of fatal accidents caused by those who foolishly choose to drink and drive. The large number of drivers arrested for flouting the law in this regard over the past few weeks is an indication that too many drivers in the region have no regard for the law or for the safety of their fellow citizens. This in turn is symptomatic of South African society at large where ordinary so-called “law-abiding” people think nothing of drinking and driving, driving through a red traffic light, driving while speaking on a cellphone or allowing children to stand on the front seat of vehicles unrestrained by a seat belt....

Celebrities line up for Oprah interviews

Clive Muller

SHE‘S the ultimate queen of talk and there‘s just no stopping Oprah Winfrey. Having started The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986, 23 years later her show is still going strong. With a highly successful media career that‘s entering its 23rd year, Oprah is back for another season of celebrity interviews and hard-hitting topics on her award-winning talk show....