Africa: The Winter Circus – a Memoir

Africa: The Winter Circus – a Memoir

The Winter Circus: A Memoir (2026) by Leo Zeilig is published by the Uganda-based Editor House Facility (EHF). A genre-defying work blending memoir, fiction, and political reflection, it explores what it means to live through personal and global crisis. Moving between intimate experience and wider social forces, it captures a world of deep contradiction: extreme…

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Hisense, Makro team up for winter laundry promotion

Hisense, Makro team up for winter laundry promotion

As South Africans prepare for the colder winter months, Hisense South Africa has partnered with Makro to make upgrading home laundry appliances simpler and more convenient through its new “One-Stop Winter Warmth” promotion. Running throughout June 2026, the Makro-exclusive campaign offers customers who purchase any participating Hisense front-loader washing machine a range of value-added benefits…

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Africa: The Winter Circus – a Memoir

Africa: 2026 Winter Olympics – Organisers Restock Condoms After Early Shortage in Athletes’ Village

Organisers were “not particularly generous” with the initial supply this year. About 100,000 condoms were reportedly made available to athletes, far fewer than 300,000 distributed at the Paris 2024 Games. Organisers of the 2026 Winter Olympics have replenished condom supplies in the Athletes’ Village following reports of an early shortage that drew global attention and…

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U.S. star Jordan Stolz takes silver in 1,500-meter speedskating at Winter Olympics after winning 2 gold medals

U.S. star Jordan Stolz takes silver in 1,500-meter speedskating at Winter Olympics after winning 2 gold medals

American speedskater Jordan Stolz came just short of his third Olympic gold on Thursday, losing out to China’s Ning Zhongyan in the men’s 1,500-meter race and instead taking silver.  Stolz was initially favored to win the race but ultimately came up about one second too slow, after Zhongyan finished the event in 1:41.98 and set…

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The new Winter Olympics king

The new Winter Olympics king

Hello from Milan and Cortina, where Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, the Norwegian cross-country skier, won his ninth gold medal, giving him the most in Winter Olympics history. Plus, Italian Alpine skier Federica Brignone won another gold less than a year after a violent crash, and the Dutch duo of Femke Kok and Jutta Leerdam dethroned American…

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