Leonie Wagner started her journalism career as a court reporter. She traded her court shoes for champagne flutes reporting on SA's A-list celebrities as an entertainment reporter for The Times and later the Sunday Times. She is passionate about telling human interest stories and compelling features that give readers a glimpse of the realities of ordinary South Africans and high-profile personalities.

Lifestyle

Love takes flight as airline surprises passengers with roses, fashion show and local charm

While sombre faces waited to board the morning flight to Cape Town, they were unaware of the red, pink, white and ...

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Ask not 'what is wrong with you?'; ask 'what happened to you?' — Oprah Winfrey speaks in ...

Oprah Winfrey is a media mogul, philanthropist and a gift giver. So when more than 500 people gathered at Gallagher ...

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Oprah Winfrey in South Africa to talk about impact of trauma on learning

Hundreds gathered in Midrand, Gauteng, for an inaugural conference with American talk show icon Oprah Winfrey.

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WATCH | Polokwane residents welcome Miss SA Ndavi Nokeri home

Revving motor bikes and cars hooting couldn’t drown out the cheering of Greenside Primary School pupils in Polokwane as ...

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‘If police can kill a Down syndrome child, how can we trust them?’

Eldorado Park residents relive the anguish of losing loved ones after Nateniël Julies, 16, was shot dead

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He lost his child to a killer, then the justice system stole his hope

Little Bandile Skosana, whose body was found under a rock, is the latest shocking addition to SA’s list of shame

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‘As a 19-year-old living in Gauteng, I’m afraid to live’

Kelleigh James has implored President Ramaphosa to act as swiftly on GBV as he did on Covid-19

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I’ve written my suicide letter many times: South Africa’s starving kids speak out

Times Select finds out what the government feeding scheme really means for the nation’s children

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These heroes are nourishing Soweto’s children one drop at a time

Two Joburg doctors have formed an organisation to address malnutrition, but lockdown hinders their efforts

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South Africa’s lockdown kids flirt with suicide, risky sexual behaviour

A survey by Childline SA has revealed the psychological impact Covid-19 is having on the country’s youngsters