January 2010 Vol 1, Featured Articles, Weird world
Who wants to be a monkey?
A student has been left feeling a little red-faced after an embarrassing incident with a monkey made her a global star. Charmian Chen, who just happens to be a model, was visiting the Sacred Monkey Forest Ubud in Bali last month when two of the primates decided she was a little overdressed.The 22-year-old student, from Taiwan, was on holiday on the tropical Indonesian island feeding long-tailed macaques when she was singled out.
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CAUGHT CHEATING? HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER BEING UNFAITHFUL
We all learn to look out for signs that our man is cheating, or subtle hints that he might be seeing someone else on the side, but what if you are the one that cheated? Assuming that you still want to work on your current relationship, we have 7 ways to move on successfully after you’ve been unfaithful. This is not a “loop-hole” and is not praised, but the reality is 14 percent of married women have had affairs at least once during their married lives and 17 percent of divorces in the United States are caused by infidelity. If you fall into this category, and don’t want to be part of the divorce statistic, take a look at these helpful steps.
Sure signs she's cheating on you
MARRIAGES often break down on account of husbands not being loyal to their wives.
Public strike to test Zim's fragile coalition
HARARE – A planned national strike by Zimbabwean state workers in February would cripple public services and exert pressure on Harare's fragile coalition which has a huge task of rebuilding a devastated economy, analysts said.
Women protest against Zimbabwe law review bias
Zimbabwe's troubled constitution making process has hit another snag after women threatened to disrupt the exercise arguing that it is biased towards men.
Sharks say Beast will stay
SPRINGBOK prop forward Beast Mtawarira will be staying and playing his rugby in Durban this year.
The Seeds of Plenty
Harare — In 2009 Zimbabwe withdrew the local dollar and allowed the use of foreign currency to bring down hyperinflation, but outside of urban centres this money is often scarce and also makes food expensive, so Godknows Chuma started growing his own and discovered that his green fingers could provide for his family.
Senior South African politician wants Tendai Mtawarira to be deported
A senior politician in South Africa wants Tendai "The Beast" Mtawarira, the Sharks prop whose scrummaging sent South Africa on their way to winning last summer's series against the Lions, thrown out of the country and deported to Zimbabwe, where he was born and brought up.
Mnangagwa plots fight-back
HARARE – Political infighting within Zanu (PF) took a new twist last week amid revelations that the faction led by defence minister Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning a major fight-back to regain control of the party by exploiting the regional and ethnic fault-lines reports The Zimbabwean.
Zanu PF's Fight Over Diamonds
Harare — INTENSE infighting within Zanu PF over control of the Marange diamonds stalled the planned sale of diamonds on Thursday and is frustrating proper mining operations of the precious mineral, sources told The Standard last week.
Independent Appeal: Rescuing Zimbabwe's lost generation
They are trained to be the stormtroopers of political violence – but now a veteran of Zimbabwe's freedom struggle is working to redeem them, writes Basildon Peta
MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE: Border town gets cut of diamond action
MANICA, - Without a four-wheel drive, Manica's potholed dirt roads are a challenge, but thanks to a steady stream of illicit diamonds from neighbouring Zimbabwe, more and more people in the impoverished town in western Mozambique can afford one.
Zuma key to implementing faltering Zimbabwe agreement
A Zimbawean MP warned this week that the country's tenuous political accord would unravel within weeks if President Jacob Zuma did not intervene decisively to force its implementation.
Recycling saves lives in Zimbabwe
Old hospital equipment is helping to save lives in Zimbabwe, thanks to two life-long Preston pals.
