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A member of the Ukrainian army in a combat position near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels near Horlivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, last week.
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SUE DE GROOT | Regrets, I’ve had a few, but were they deep?

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SUE DE GROOT | If it quacks like a duck, it’s a robot shooting willy-nilly at sitting humans

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The law requires every pet owner to have their dogs and cats vaccinated to protect both humans and animals against rabies. Stock photo.

Everyone has some form of rabid aversion, it’s all the rage

As if a new Covid-19 variant were not enough to make us nervous, there have been reported outbreaks of rabies in parts of KZN and the Eastern Cape. Do be careful not to kiss any strange dogs, mongeese, kudu or people in these areas,…

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Swedish group Abba have reunited after 40 years.
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I’ll level with you, put ma’am on my radar and I’ll pop you into bed with Abba

A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerdBeware of poems that come in the night. In my case that means beware the person who is in my company when I’ve crossed the half-a-glass-of-ethanol-too-many line and start hauling dusty old…

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On paper, stock theft is decreasing sharply, but the picture on the ground tells a different story
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You know nothing from prepositions that dart to and fro like wild sheep

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If only parties' manifestoes were as patriotic as these nails.
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A manifold manifestation of manifestoes makes one long for a manicure

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Julie Andrews in 'The Sound of Music'.
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SUE DE GROOT | So so-and-so walked into a bar before opening time. So what?

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Pope Tsietsi Makiti of Gabola Church.
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No service, just vibes: forget delivery and pray for deliverance

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Jacques-Louis David's 'Death of Marat' (1793).

Office buzzword that reeks of cadavers — coincidence? Don’t think so

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Stating the obvious is an important asset in the sporting world.

SUE DE GROOT | Emoji are shameless and could use more shame

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Hammer this in with a gavel: they say damages, you ask what’s the damage?

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Still from the film ‘The Miracle Worker’ (1962), written by William Gibson, starring Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan and Patty Duke as Helen Keller. The scene shows the moment Sullivan teaches the blind and deaf Keller to read using touch.

SUE DE GROOT | Principled readers pour over books only when bored to tears

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A person dressed as Uncle Sam attends an anti-mandatory vaccine protest held outside New York City Hall in Manhattan.

You think taking the vaccine is bougie? How about a jab in the face?

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Former meme sensation ‘Mr Salt Bae’

SUE DE GROOT | Rub insult into a wound worth its weight in salt or it’s in poor taste

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Former meme sensation ‘Mr Salt Bae’

SUE DE GROOT | Rub insult into a wound worth its weight in salt or it’s in poor taste

A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd

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