Yesterday I had the pleasure of going to the Theatre in Monte Casino to watch the Phantom of The Opera. But I experienced one of those really awkward moments when you're embarrassed to be a certain colour in the smartie box.

Guest post by Naledi Hlefane My prodigal sister has finally returned home after a five-year departure. Perhaps "prodigal" is a strong word.

It has become fashionable for black South Africans to march demanding this and that, but a march to demand economic freedom by the ANCYL takes the cake.

Helen Zille might not be the president of South Africa but she has just done something that will possibly change the political landscape of the country for the better.

Judge Isaac Madondo has said that he figures Indians didn't suffer the same through apartheid, and thus appointing one as judge president for KZN would fail to address historic imbalances.

Would all those rich people who are decrying the loss of “ubuntu” in our South African society please share their Ferraris with me? Ubuntu is for the poor.

President Jacob Zuma revealed at an executive meeting in August that divisions and ill-discipline in the ANC have reached a new low, with even the party's top six officials suspected of leaking details of confidential meetings to outsiders.

Government's international relations spokesman Clayson Monyela says South Africa has not denied the Dalai Lama a visa, but my guess is not granting and denying the Lama the visa boils down to the same thing.

"But we don't have any money, ma'am." IMF chief Christine Lagarde and Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos. Photo: AP There is a saying: “When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold”. Not anymore.

The Democratic Alliance national spokeswoman Lindiwe Mazibuko's move to challenge for the position of parliamentary leader of the party, is a stroke of genius by the SA’s main opposition. Think about it.