Civil War in Congo Inspires Cleveland film director Tiffany Laufer to make 'The Acorn Penny'Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:14AMCleveland filmmaker Tiffany Laufer's first feature, "The Acorn Penny," screens at the Cleveland Museum of Art at 7 p.m. on Aug. 13. It was inspired by the brutal civil war raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Prince Dlamini in plot to 'kill' premierSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:14AMIt's a plot involving rumours about rifles, a human hand and a diverse group of men with questionable backgrounds in a byzantine plot to kill KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize.
Cops told anything goes in self defenceSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:12AMCops are being told "anything goes" when it comes to protecting themselves against dangerous and violent offenders.And whatever action they choose to take - as long as it saves their lives - police bosses will back them.At...
Bubba's hereSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:12AMFormer President Bill Clinton arrived Friday in the scenic upstate New York village where daughter Chelsea will marry her longtime boyfriend today. The ever-gregarious Clinton immediately plunged into his favorite activity: working a rope line thronged with admirers.
Malema attacks ruling party leadershipSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:10AMThe ANC has called an urgent meeting with its youth league tomorrow as rebellion and court cases continue to dog the league while structures defy Luthuli House's orders not to involve courts.
The stink of true-life adventuresSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:08AMIT was clearly the revenge of the skunk. Last Sunday, this column proposed a musical entitled Lynn Valley Life, featuring characters based on my family, and, in a guest role, the skunk who's been living under our deck for several months.
Disc golf course proposed for Veteran's ParkSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:03AMBRIDGEPORT -- As a kid, Mark DeRosa hated playing sports, and especially despised golf. But the first time he played disc golf, a sport that involves forest hiking and throwing a Frisbee along a wooded "fairway" into a metal basket, he was hooked. That was about 12 years ago in Washington, D.C.
Miller County standoff ends in deathSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:00AMA Miller County ambulance stands by on Friday during a standoff that ended Saturday when an Eldon man apparently shot himself inside his rural residence.
Malema attacks ruling party leadershipSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 4:58AMThe ANC has called an urgent meeting with its youth league on Monday as rebellion and court cases continue to dog the league while structures defy Luthuli House's orders not to involve courts.