Cross Roads landmark goes

1 Another Cross Roads landmark is set to be erased from the face of the city as the proprietor gets set to offload a prime piece of real estate which was once home to a thriving furniture business.

Enough! DNA time

2 Tired of being told how much he looks like a family friend and how their mannerisms are alike, the young professional has announced that he was going to arrange a DNA test. To say the parents were stunned when he made this announcement is an understatement. Since then, the helper reports that more whiskey has been consumed in that household in one month than in five years. This promises to be sensational.

Examine those qualifications

3 There are urgent calls for the administration of that tertiary institution to examine the certification of some academics who have continued to enjoy long tenure. Suspicions have been raised, and a few stifled calls were made for an investigation, now the chorus is growing louder. What is on file may not be authentic and something needs to be done urgently. In the final analysis, we may uncover fraud being committed against students and the institution.

Experience counts

4 By the way, those who are questioning the bona fides of a lecturer who had not himself achieved tertiary-level education, please note that accumulative experience may be considered equivalent to degrees. Really? Really. At least, in this case, he is not passing off himself as having attained a series of degrees. So please, don't get too harsh.

My numbers are mine

5 The high profiler would not be caught dead at a Lotto outlet. So, she assigned this task to her helper. Each Saturday, the faithful lass counted buying the lotto as one of her tasks. The sly helper felt there was no harm in buying the same numbers for herself. After all, the missus has loads of savvy and she may win one of these days. But the missus turned ballistic when she discovered that the helper was also buying her numbers and fired her on the spot. Friends are wondering what she would have done if they had pulled in the big winnings.