PAMLOMO-SAUTI YA JAMII

By Shitika Anand Someone very sexy once told me, “Journalism is a sexy profession.” Indeed, it is. We interview good looking people, we drink expensive champagne, we get to stay “two nights and three days” in luxurious island resorts and we get it all for free. Sexy (and smug) on all grounds, damn straight! While it’s bursting off its seams with sexiness, there’s also a very dangerous side to journalism that very few are aware of. Well, apart from all the sleepless nights from unforgiving deadlines that make them crazy delirious, there’s another alarming factor. There are many reasons why journalists make the best partner one can ever have; but there are also reasons why they can be your absolute nightmare. Taking optimism by its balls, I’m here to talk you through — and warn you — of the latter. They will make money off your life: Not the gold digger way, absolutely not. Sure they earn peanuts for 70-hour working weeks, but they’ll never date you fo...

Electoral board says Turkey has backed constitutional amendments but opposition parties say they will contest some of the results The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his wife, Emine, waving to supporters in Istanbul following the referendum. Photograph: Turkish President Press Office Handout/EPA Kareem Shaheen in Ankara The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , has achieved victory in a historic referendum on a package of constitutional amendments that will grant him sweeping new powers. Sadi Güven, the head of Turkey’s high electoral board (YSK), confirmed the passage of the referendum on Sunday night, based on unofficial results. The yes campaign won 1.25m more votes than the no campaign, with only about 600,000 votes still to be counted, Güven told reporters in Ankara, meaning the expanded presidential powers had been approved. However, disparities persisted into Sunday evening, with the opposition saying not all ballots ha...