A gullible mass of warm hearts
12/10/2007 09:05
 The modern day "public" is seemingly not expected to exercise any kind of discrimination at all, and will swallow whatever it is told, writes Colleen Figg.
'92% set to fail the year'
28/09/2007 08:54
 Colleen Figg was shocked to discover just how bad things are at her daughter's high school.
We need more heroes
14/09/2007 09:34
 Jericho Sithole - the waiter who caught a boy falling almost eight metres at a shopping centre - is a real unsung hero, says Colleen Figg.
Rescued boy doing 'very well'
Waiter catches falling boy
Murder becomes suicide
31/08/2007 10:19
 Criminals don't always consider that they might be called to account - until it is too late, says Colleen Figg.
Judge not
17/08/2007 09:06
 Because Phillip Matthysen killed a puppy, does that mean that people should leap about in glee at his fate, wonders Colleen Figg?
Not adding up
03/08/2007 10:14
 When the advertising apocalypse starts, I'll be in the front row, watching the flames consume all ad-execs and their brainstorming "creatives", says Colleen Figg.
One good deed...
20/07/2007 09:20
 I've always tried to practice the art of the Good Deed for The Day, old fashioned as that may seem in this frenetic world we inhabit, writes Colleen Figg.
Doing it for the children
06/07/2007 08:21
 Today's children are weak-willed, self-serving, materialistic, shallow, selfish, disrespectful, money-orientated, ungrateful little beasts, says Colleen Figg.
No time like the present
22/06/2007 09:00
 While not so happy about it at the time, Colleen Figg thanks her family for teaching her about rands and sense.
Speak up please
08/06/2007 08:45
 Colleen Figg takes a look at the suspension of Gareth Cliff and wonders if we really do enjoy freedom of speech after all.
Maddie not adding up
25/05/2007 09:20
 I'm afraid I smell a rat in the Madeleine McCann case and have done ever since I heard that she was left alone, writes Colleen Figg.
Sock it to me
11/05/2007 09:14
 There are certain immeasurable matters in this universe of ours that I know I will never, ever get to the bottom of. Socks and plastic containers are but two of these, writes Colleen Figg.
Sexism at home
26/04/2007 13:18
 Sexism is still very much a part of life in South Africa, writes Colleen Figg.
Too much testosterone
13/04/2007 09:13
 Colleen Figg saw an advert in the paper encouraging us to have our pets sterilised, but couldn't quite get the job done.
For the birds
30/03/2007 08:44
 Colleen Figg wants to come back in her next life as a dotty eccentric type, with enough money from a trust fund to keep her going.
The reality of it all
16/03/2007 12:26
 Colleen Figg has become addicted to the sheer circus that is reality TV.
Idols game for wannabes
I'm bigger than 'The Boss'
It's the wrong right leg, fool!
02/03/2007 11:54
 The propensity of us humans to get ourselves into all sorts of scrapes is a never-ending source of hilarity for Colleen Figg.
A sense of humour failure
16/02/2007 09:03
 We South Africans take ourselves far too seriously these days, notes Colleen Figg.
Stop bringing the sexy back
02/02/2007 07:52
 Colleen Figg has had a good long look at the things our kids are watching these days and thinks perhaps you should take another look yourself...
Driving me crazy
22/01/2007 10:23
 Colleen Figg has found it difficult to get back in the swing of things this year - and she longs for the uncomplicated violence of childhood.
It's a hard life at the Cape
05/01/2007 11:14
 You can spot a Capetonian a mile away, says Colleen Figg, because they're all having more fun than the rest of us!
Carol overdrive
22/12/2006 08:11
 Colleen Figg loves her carols. She just wishes Michael Bolton would stay away from them at this time of year.
The aristocracy of plastic
08/12/2006 09:22
 Colleen Figg has never been a fan of bonding with women - especially when it comes to little plastic containers.
Falling for the tag line
24/11/2006 09:37
 Colleen Figg thinks adverts are insidious, and tries to resist the temptation to sing another advertising jingle.
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