Missing cash

1. It has been very hush-hush for weeks, but finally the story broke. There are differing views as to what exactly happened to the funds though.

No 'toy-boy' anymore!

2. Friends of the one out west, who has been behaving like a rented dread, have taken it one notch up as he is no longer behaving like a toy-boy, but like the 'man a yard'.

Watch for this one!

3. The writer has now found a publisher and, when the book finally hits the shelves, it will contain more than your average bit of verandah-talk. It will reveal some interesting links between the moneyed and the early cash-crop export business.

Wife takes it to the mistress

4. The wife went and paid the husband's mistress a visit, and upon her return to the matrimonial home, advised the hubby that no DNA testing was necessary, as indeed the baby could be described as a 'Mini-me', so he should do the gentlemanly thing and shoulder his responsibility.

Baby stalls wedding

5. The wedding was planned for Moscow, the invita-tions went out all around the world and, on the face of it, everything was honky-dory. The wife-to-be, however, went into premature labour and delivered a bouncing black baby boy. Well, with the father and mother both being Caucasian, the wedding is definitely off.

Third-party spice!

6. The third party introduced into the marriage to spice it up has walked away with the main prize, and it was not the hubby!

High-flyer club

7. Aeroplanes are definitely the new status symbol of the nouveau riche, those who cannot buy have resorted to long leases.

Dressing to kill!

8. Forget the dress, it was just wrong, but it was the tie-head that took the cake!

What's the latest?

9. What is the status of the missing cash from the vault?

Missing assets

10. Some investors are only just finding out that all the property gobbled up before the collapse were not acquired in the name of the company they were doing business with, so there really is no asset to leverage.