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    Better strategy needed to curb suicides

    10 Sep 2019

    Nearly 800,000 people commit suicide each year — more than those killed by war and homicide or breast cancer — according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and it is a clear

    How bizarre can it get for skipping a wedding party?

    02 Sep 2021

    Some of the stories one hears about weddings and their aftermath makes one not want to go to or accept wedding invitations. Recently, a bride sent a bill of $240 to each person who failed to show up on her wedding day. This cost was the per head charge

    What will the 2020 Word of the Year be?

    19 Nov 2020

    Towards December most prominent dictionary compilers announce their chosen word of the year. Their compilation is usually based on the events that have happened in the preceding time period. Sometimes something big might have happened in the political world

    The challenges of dating during COVID-19

    30 Nov 2020

    So, when are you getting married then?” He starts to hum the Wedding March. “Well Grandpa, I’m single, in lockdown and we are in the middle of a pandemic, so… probably not soon.” “You will be like Din Joe. We always asked him

    When is a freebie not a freebie?

    19 Sep 2024

    There seems to be a common and amusing thought process that is shared by anyone who stays in a hotel. Remember that episode of ‘Friends’ in which Ross was packing his suitcase with almost everything that was not fixed to the walls of his hotel room? His suitcase

    The word ‘sorry’ has lost its true meaning

    05 Sep 2024

    ‘Sorry….not’ is a phrase often said by people in a sarcastic tone when they want to emphasise that they are not sorry. These two words are purposely inverted to indicate they are not at all sorry. Did you know that four out of 10 adults between the ages of 20 and 50 do not like to

    Lack of awareness makes people jump to conclusions

    14 Mar 2024

    A lot of people battle health issues. Some health issues are not so obvious. You look at them and they look healthy and sound healthy. There are, however, two kinds of conditions that are obvious because they show up externally. Neither is probably life-threatening to the sufferer, unless the

    Some ways to avoid impulse buying

    26 Aug 2024

    Many of us have given in to the temptation to buy something we don’t need. Maybe you were passively scrolling through your social media feed when a sponsored post came up, showcasing the latest tech gadget with glowing reviews. Unable to resist, you clicked the “buy” button for fear

    Is gossiping only confined to females?

    28 Mar 2024

    When you think of the word “gossip” you think “backbiting,” “lying,” “making up stories” and “embellishing.” But from time immemorial, you also think “women” and “girls” gossiping about not just other girls but about other men too. A study suggests that girls spend, on average, around 5 hours

    The UK has the poorest paternity policy in Europe

    15 Jun 2024

    Childcare is shaping up to be one of the biggest issues of the election, says. With most fathers forced to return to work just a fortnight after their child is born, what actually needs to be done to make parenting more equal? When Billy Beech’s daughter was born in 2019, he was able to take the

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