Are role models going to pot?

A day after a photo emerged of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps appearing to smoke pot, questions are raised on what makes a true role model.

Beijing returns to congested normal after Olympics

Beijing was grinding back to its congested normal on Saturday after two months of traffic restrictions and factory closures.

Du Toit turns attention to London 2012

Natalie du Toit on Monday said she was eyeing London 2012 after winning five Paralympic golds and competing in the Beijing Olympics.

Olympic hangover dawns

Millions of people around the world watched a display that presented China as modern, powerful, energetic and rich.

The Olympics party is over. Now China has to clean up

Lavish parties tend to leave a hangover as the problems of daily life, put aside for the celebrations, come crowding back.

A welcome voice of reason

The Mail & Guardian strongly disagrees with Kgalema Motlanthe's rather feeble reasons for wanting the Scorpions disbanded.

Fairy-tale princesses and Olympic fakes

What makes a woman attractive is how feminine her face looks -- and that's probably linked to fertility.

Post-Games China to refocus on economy, stability

China's leaders will breathe a sigh of relief as the Beijing Olympics close, turning their attention back on the economy.

Olympics: It's about losing too

The message to a distraught Chinese public, still reeling from withdrawal of the nation's biggest sporting hero, could not have been clearer.

The fake and the glory

"I want to help the Olympics. It is just a small thing, but I want to make a contribution" says one of the cheerleaders bussed in to fill empty seats.