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A 90-year-old woman who previously described how a priest looked up her skirt when she confided in him she had been raped, has said she is relieved to have agreed a compensation package to be delivered under the redress scheme. Helen Culpan said she was a little disappointed with the amount of money being offered, […]
The mother of the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has begged Kelly Khumalo’s mother, Ntombi, to ‘tell the truth’ about what happened when the star died. Ntombi Khumalo, affectionately known as MaKhumalo, was in the house when Senzo Meyiwa died in 2014. SENZO MEYIWA’S MOTHER BEGS KELLY KHUMALO’S MOTHER TO TELL […]
Prince William has opened up about how a powerful childhood experience with his brother and late mother helped shape his work in combatting homelessness. In the Prince of Wales’ forthcoming documentary, “Prince William: We Can End Homelessness,” the 42-year-old heir to the British throne recalls visiting The Passage, a British charity for the homeless, alongside […]
A mother who works for an Irish charity in Lebanon has said she tries to stay strong for her three children as their country is bombed. Amena Hareb said she first told her three-year-old son Suleman that an attack on her home village in south Lebanon was balloons in the sky. She, her husband and […]
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It’s a tricky thing to make someone feel something that they don’t feel. And when you’re a teen there’s so much changing emotionally that it’s sometimes hard to make sense of the things you’re actually feeling without trying to force it—or having someone gaslighting you and saying that you said something that you never said. […]
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has spoken out against the practice of physically disciplining African children for speaking their native language. On his Instagram page on Thursday, Edochie emphasized the importance of teaching children English for effective communication. However, he strongly advised against punishing children for speaking their mother tongue, describing it as “unacceptable” and a […]
Cheryl Cole, who shared a son with Liam Payne, has issued a statement on the death of the superstar. In a paragraph posted to Instagram, Cole pleaded with the media to stop with “abhorrent reports” and “media exploitation” of his death for the sake of their son Bear. “As I try to navigate this earth […]
What’s the difference between a Springfield phone book and an elderly high school English teacher’s obituary? When it comes to that of Simpsons creator Matt Groening’s late mother, the answer is “not a whole lot.” On Sunday, a copy of Margaret Groening’s 2013 obit began making the rounds on The Simpsons subreddit, where fans found themselves fascinated with […]
As far as deathbed scenes go, my mother’s wouldn’t tug on many heartstrings. Her last words to me before she died were: ‘Shut up!’ I laughed; not because her words didn’t hurt me – they did. But because this was such a familiar phrase, coming from the woman who’d tried to silence me all my […]