One man trying to die, another fighting to survive. Two deaths in the entertainment industry made headlines this week.
Both were fathers in their 60s. One death sparked pure mourning; the other, heated debate.
On Monday news broke that SA’s Got Talent judge Ian von Memerty, 61, had taken his own life in a Joburg hotel in an act of “self-deliverance” he had publicly planned for months.
On Wednesday comedian, actor and activist Soli Philander, 65, died in Cape Town after a long battle with cancer.
One thing the men had in common was Gail Jaffit Leibman, a former publicist for both Von Memerty and Philander. And she did not hold back on her assessment of the situation.
I’m angry. When Ian…
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Feral Mayhem
Fun South African Fact: Lions, elephants and giraffes may not roam the city streets, but nature and animals are never too far away in South Africa. From vervet monkeys swinging through tree-lined streets in the suburbs and baboons frolicking around Cape Point to seals visiting the Hout Bay harbour in search of a fishy snack and an array of bird species taking to the sky at any given moment. Wildlife is all around!
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USSR: You have two cows. But you wish this was not the case, because in Soviet Russia, cow milk you.