Monthly Archives: October 2011

First Day Paliamentary Debate Highlights

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Following the watershed election whereby six opposition MPs were voted into Parliament, everyone must be anxious to find out if there will be any changes in how debates will be conducted. Today marks the first day of parliamentary debate. Here … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ted Conover’s Newjack – A year as a prison guard in New York’s most infamous maximum security prison

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Ted Conover is an American author and journalist, best known for his participatory investigations; riding the rails with tramps, traveling with Mexican undocumented workers, and of course, working at Sing Sing prison which the book, Newjack is based on. Denied … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dave Eggers’ What is the What

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Africa seldom appears in the world news. The hardship and suffering experienced in many African states become blind spots over time to the rest of the world, sanitised to the same old stories of rogue dictators and feudal government ruling … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Tina Fey’s Bossypants

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Bossypants is an autobiographical comedy book written by Tina Fey, an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL), the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Monopoly Game returns with over 3 million prizes to be won

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

McDonald’s Monopoly Game is back! It is time to rally your family, friends and colleagues to either pool game labels together or perform mutual exchanges to claim prizes. A great initiative by McDonald’s this year is the guarantee that ALL … Continue reading →

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