The Big Breakfast Blog - Leaner, Meaner, Funnier

Friday the BIG Breakfast was joined by former apartheid spy and Zimbabwean CIS double-agent Kevin Woods (left, with his wife Michelle). He was arrested by the Mugabe government, charged with murder and sentenced to death. After 5 years on death row and another 15 years in prison, he was released. He has written about his [...] ....

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Admit it - the first time you saw this pic, two words popped in to your mouth: “Monica” and “Lewinsky”. Well done! Now think of some other words that Dubya might be saying to Vlad here. You may have to use a little poetic licence and rearrange the words a little so that they make sense. [...] ....

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Men, dressing for the July is a challenge. Women can go radically over the top, and somehow it just works; but if you try it, you’ll just look like a chop. So, what do you do? The incredible Durban-based Holmes brothers have created a range especially with the July in mind. It’s called ‘I love my [...] ....

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What you can see in the picture on the left is what is left of one of Durban’s most popular tourist destinations - the Fitzsimons Snake Park. After decades of educating and entertaining hundreds of thousands of adults and children from all over the world, it has now been destroyed. And what are they going to [...] ....

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Only the brilliant Nanda Soobben, our legendary resident cartoonist, could capture the two biggest events this week in a single cartoon. Nanda - you mega-biscuit! ....

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London’s Daily Mail newspaper has reported that secret documents have revealed that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe set in motion recriminations against those who worked against him even before he took the oath of the country’s much-criticised re-election. Documents outlining the strategy against the opposition Movement for Democratic Change seen by the Daily Mail reveal that, in [...] ....

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Comedian extraordinaire Mark Banks joined us in the studio this morning to talk about things that make Durbanites smile and cringe - the July, Mike Sutcliffe, Hillcrest, name changes and more. He’s appearing at the Heritage Theatre in Hillcrest until Sunday as part of the Heritage Comedy Month. It’s a new show with new material. The show [...] ....

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