
Idiotic Idioms
The use of idioms in news has a way of confusing some members of an international audience. Which is never a good thing.
THURSDAY, 28 AUGUST 2025, 22:36
The use of idioms in news has a way of confusing some members of an international audience. Which is never a good thing.
English flags have been appearing on streets in towns across the UK as an anti-immigration movement gains momentum.
Viewers are asked to start “acting normal online” amid the build-up to the show’s dramatic climax.
An overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least 14 people including 3 children.
Depending on the database used, there were between 8 and 146 incidents of gun violence at schools across the US in 2025.
Capetonians were warned on Thursday to beware of a new electricity scam in which residents are contacted by WhatsApp and told their service will be disconnected due to outstanding municipal debt.
Moscow’s forces extend encirclement of Ukraine’s northeastern city and pummel Kyiv with a deadly attack.
Jake Sullivan on the future of the US-Israel relationship, and why a vote to withhold weapons from Israel is legitimate.
Lawyers for The Bell Hotel owners are challenging the decision for a temporary injunction at court.
A mobility impaired 67-year-old woman who died when a fire ripped through a block of flats in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg, is being honoured for her kindness towards neighbours and activism in the community.
The Nottingham Post describes the ban as “concerning” and “unprecedented”.
SA motorists can expect lower fuel prices soon, as indicators show a drop across both petrol and diesel grades in September 2025.
The latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index shows that South African salaries are under pressure once again.
Susan Monarez fired while four officials resign amid tensions over vaccine policies and public health directives.
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has named his 23-man squad for the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with South Africa set to face Lesotho and Nigeria at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.
Ekurhuleni metro police have arrested five taxi marshalls who were allegedly giving spot fines of between R3,000 and R6,000 to motorists in Tembisa for using their vehicles to go to the nearby mall.
Ekurhuleni metro police have arrested five taxi marshals who were allegedly giving spot fines of between R3,000 and R6,000 to motorists in Tembisa for using their vehicles to go to the nearby mall.
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Video shows Argentina’s President Javier Milei being rushed from a campaign rally in Buenos Aires after protesters threw
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto is grappling with a bed linen crisis that is leaving hundreds of patients without basic bedding necessities.
Cynicism is our national cigarette. We light it daily — on talk shows, in barbershops and on timelines. We inhale it until our lungs ache, mistaking the burn for wisdom. We’ve turned democracy into an ashtray.