‘NEWSFLASH’
Does KZN live in a parallel universe?
This is the question asked by a women’s rights advocate as eThekwini Municipality announced in a “newsflash” that it had organised a beauty pageant for fuller-figured women to boost their self-esteem.
As the strike by municipal workers went into overdrive, crippling some services across the city, the council issued the call on various platforms for “Aspirant (sic) curvaceous women” to audition for Miss Curvaceous Queen (22-35 years old) and Miss Curvaceous Teen (16-21).
Yesterday, City spokesperson Gugu Sisilana said the competition had been put on
