Where are the work permits?

1. Many promises were made which included work permits for overseas jobs. Well, the work permits have failed to materialise and those who were promised them have grown tired of the 'bag-a-mout' business. There could be trouble.

Supermarket security

2.The security officers in the supermarket aisles are now more than some fellow shoppers can abide.

Missing the ring

3.Her friends say she is totally devastated as she thought that she would be the one walking down the aisle on his arm. In fact, so hurt is she that she is now being prescribed anti-depressants.

Who will pay this bill?

4.This news is doing the rounds like wildfire. The public utility bosses are doing their calculations. They are now in the millions! A top private sector person may have to pay this bill!

Cultural farce

5.It was billed as one of the region's biggest cultural events, but with the programme being a comedy of 'grammatik', spelling and syntactic errors, some of those in the audience had a hard time concealing their embarrassment. The production, too, is being described as a farce, and some of those invited to be honoured seemed to have been left off the official programme!

Ice Princess thaws

6.Seems that the 'Ice Princess' is thawing, as she has come to the defence of the one who was beaten like a drum, recently!

Oh dear, Miss Well-Dressed!

7.The scene was an uptown establishment. The manager saw cash at the feet of one "very well-dressed and decent looking" customer and asked if the said customer had dropped it. Without missing a beat, she claimed the cash, paid for her purchases and walked out. Minutes later, a distraught-looking middle-aged lady, who was in earlier, obviously retracing her steps, walked in and asked if anyone had turned in $8,000. Now the staffers are awaiting the return visit of the well-dressed lady!

Where's the official passport?

8.The 'foreign department' is still waiting on one of those who are now in the wilderness to return the official passport with which he was issued when he was an 'official'.

Huffing and puffing like mad

9.Recent developments have some in the informal sector champing at the bits as they thought their sizeable donations would have maintained the status quo. They now say that the new developments could not have materialised without official sanction and so they are huffing and puffing like mad.