DINNER PARTY INTEL: Former veeps thump Trump

There has never been an individual who was a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Enjoy a wee on the wild side

A council in Hertfordshire, north of London, has included urinating in the countryside as littering

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Payday for soldiers — three years late

The Umzimvubu Regiment was called up to suppress the riots of July 2021

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Liquor’s latest lexicon

Seldom at a loss for words to describe their drinking, Brits have now taken to ‘drunkonyms’ to describe their overindulgence

DINNER PARTY INTEL: The moon is losing its shine

A new study estimates that its circumference has decreased by 45m over the past few hundred million years

DINNER PARTY INTEL: A shady idea to cool down the planet

Scientists and astronomers are planning to build a sunshade covering an area the size of Argentina and launch it into space to reduce Earth’s temperature

DINNER PARTY INTEL: From Cape to Kruger

FlySafair will introduce a route between Cape Town and the Kruger National Park in April, connecting two of South Africa’s biggest tourist attractions

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Beverly Hills braces for the hoi polloi

A US judge has halted all home renovations in super-wealthy Beverly Hills until more affordable housing is developed

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Was Bobi really the world’s oldest dog?

Members or the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons have raised doubts that it made it to the ripe old age of 31 years and five months

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Ditching Durban for Lobito

Transnet’s collapse has driven a mining company to switch copper exports from Durban’s port to a new rail link in Angola

DINNER PARTY INTEL: The super survivor

When thousands of copyrighted works, including Mickey Mouse, entered the public domain on January 1 after their 95-year terms expired, Superman was exempted

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Between a rock lobster and a hard place

Kreef season is open, but the problem is finding the elusive crustacean — or a post office that sells permits

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Make 2024 your year of rizz

A slang term for charisma is the Oxford University Press word of the year

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Cops on the run

Rogue police officers can only be suspended for a maximum of 60 days unless they are convicted of a crime

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Banksy unmasked

It seems the secretive street artist is called Robbie

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Unruly New Zealand shoppers risk fog cannon treatment

Some Unruly New Zealand customers are so aggressive that cashiers are issued with body cameras