When the internet gets it wrong, not even an editor is spared
Sunday Times editor’s photo has been wrongly, and absurdly, attached to internet stories about the ‘tokoloshe killer’ — and there’s nothing he can do about it
05 May 2024 - 00:00
I have never met a tokoloshe in my life, let alone spoken to one. I did, however, spend my formative years near a lower primary school where pupils were reputed to flee classes on a regular basis at the urging of these imaginary creatures...
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