by CooperMedia | Jul 11, 2015 | Beth Cooper Howell,, Guest Writers
This morning, I walked away from a sticky situation and left it in the hands of someone more capable because I simply didn’t have the patience to deal with drama – not before a cup of tea, certainly. Impatience has been a permanent stain on my character for as long as...
by CooperMedia | May 29, 2015 | Writing
STATEMENT BY HOME AFFAIRS DIRECTOR-GENERAL MKUSELI APLENI AT THE MEDIA BRIEFING ON NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN COMING INTO EFFECT ON 1 JUNE 2015Friday, 29 May 2015Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this special briefing ahead of the 1st June...
by CooperMedia | May 12, 2015 | Bruce Anthony Cooper, Poetry
Programmed to perfectionI don life’s daily masksAnd face the worldWhile slinking in the shadows. Who or what I amI never ask,Not wanting to revealA naked selfStripped bareOf all pretence and crutch. Bruce CooperMarch...
by CooperMedia | May 11, 2015 | Beth Cooper Howell,, Guest Writers
Once again, it’s been the best and worst of times for our country – and our little slice of it, in particular. Over the past few weeks, we’ve hardly had time to blink. From one crime or disaster to another, it was hardly surprising that expatriates named and shamed us...
by CooperMedia | Apr 23, 2015 | Beth Cooper Howell,, Guest Writers
Hitting the halfway mark in life is a blessing or a curse, depending on whether you’re feeling the love, or counting crow’s feet instead. This was the most memorable quote thrown at me when I cruised out of my thirties recently. Truly, I expected to be a banshee of...