South Africa: Op-Ed - Fame and Celebrity - a Fatal and Destructive Modern Attraction

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A recent survey in the UK has indicated that the ambition of a staggering 40 percent of children in that country is to be rich and famous. Oscar Pistorius's apparent ability to line up an endless selection of willing girlfriends in spite of his unacceptable behaviour is evidence of this fatal attraction to celebrity and public acknowledgement no matter the cost or the reality.

There was a time, at the height of her fame playing "the bitch" Ntsiki Luhhele in the hugely popular soap opera Generations that actress Pamela Nomvete enjoyed and soaked up the extraordinary celebrity and public recognition that came with playing the role.

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