News24 Colleen Figg

Swan song

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:42:39 +0200

One thing that really reassures me is that there is still a sense of humour left in this country, writes Colleen Figg in her last column for News24.

'Don't ban the old flag'

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:04:19 +0200

For Colleen Figg, keeping the old SA flag around is not about race, but about emotion, patriotism, and a sense of belonging.

'What is murder?'

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:47:43 +0200

Should a man be sent to jail for life as a result of a fatal accident arising from his children not being strapped in while he was driving, asks Colleen Figg.

'Where is the mercy?'

Fri, 08 May 2009 09:05:17 +0200

What is it about the human race that will allow a man's life to be reduced to pain and still keep in effect a law that says we may not put him out of his misery, asks Colleen Figg.

The government mindset

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:38:02 +0200

Colleen Figg's recent run-in with her local electricity department has convinced her that government workers have their own kind of logic.

The seatbelt saga

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:01:15 +0200

Colleen Figg wonders why people believe that seatbelts on planes will help them if the plane suddenly nose-dives 30 000 feet to earth.

Earth Hour 'an empty gesture'

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:39:03 +0200

For Colleen Figg, Earth Hour is just a chance for the man in the street to salve his greedy conscience by staggering about in the dark for an hour.

'I am a patriot'

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:01:27 +0200

Colleen Figg wonders what motivated people to fight against allowing South Africans living abroad the right to vote.

Creating heroes

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:52:08 +0200

Jade Goody is a good example of how a publicist can take a a tarnished image and with a flash of genius, create a hero of the people, says Colleen Figg.

Sweetening the deal

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:48:15 +0200

You know the economy is in trouble, writes Colleen Figg when sugar packets have to go the extra mile to convince you to buy them.

Resentment under the surface

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:05:38 +0200

Colleen Figg looks back at an incident where three men died over penis size in a pub brawl and finds the racial undertones of this story very disturbing.

It's not your fault

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:01:49 +0200

I'm pleased to report - for those women who hop from relationship to relationship - that none of it is your fault, says Colleen Figg.

Steve's storm in a teacup

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:40:06 +0200

With this business of throwing tea into Esmare Weideman's face, Steve Hofmeyr once again displays the ill breeding he is becoming known for, writes Colleen Figg.

Smooth operators?

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:38:45 +0200

Having worked a switchboard before, Colleen Figg educates us on the four kinds of operators you're likely to deal with on the other end of the phone.

Problems with no solutions

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:51:52 +0200

After the shock of hearing of the illness of a close family member, Colleen Figg realises there aren't always answers to tough questions.

Don't open this e-mail

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:37:35 +0200

Colleen Figg remembers a time when our inboxes were full of laughter, and laments the rise of conspiracy e-mails.

Once is not enough

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:37:22 +0200

Colleen Figg finds it ironic that in a world where communication is so easy, she's finding more and more people feeling the need to repeat themselves.

Legal vs Moral

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:07:35 +0200

Colleen Figg thinks moral responsibility has become has become something of a dirty word in today's money whoring business world.

Free styling

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:37:48 +0200

Colleen Figg doesn't understand women and their love for visiting hair salons. In fact, she downright loathes the experience.

Wrapped up in cotton wool

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:56:23 +0200

Colleen Figg thinks there's not much hope left for us as a human race when logic flies out the window as often as it does these days.