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A friend recently introduced me to the Pope Francis film, Stories of a Generation. In it, Martin Scorsese shared with his daughter a Jesse Jackson quote, ‘Never look down on others unless you are …
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Happy 2022! So far, the headlines are much the same as 2021 and 2020 and …. Corruption, potholes, Maritzburg United desperate to avoid relegation and, of course, Eskom. What will 2022 be like …
One thing the past two years have taught us is that we cannot assume that things will carry on as before – there is no ‘normal’. Normal is what we make of today. What will we make of …
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It's our BIRTHDAY! Simply Communicate is NINE YEARS OLD TODAY!! What has filled your last nine years? Joys and sorrows, struggles and (hopefully) success – and some stories to write home …
Chief White Eagle of the American Hopi nation is said on social media to have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic: ‘This moment (we) are living through can be considered a door or a hole. …
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Christmas is coming. I know! It’s quite soon, And the family is coming! Clear out the spare room! Count up the numbers, aunts, uncles and all, And don’t forget in-laws; they’re awaiting your …
The 16 days of activism against women-and-children abuse is an important call to stop the violence, but it is rather like trying to improve Matric results without starting in grade one. Violence …
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Varsity College students were on the streets this morning collecting for the SPCA. Coffeeberry provided coffee for workers who are working on the wetlands/river system in the area. I spent time at …
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The headline proclaimed: ‘Weakened rand leads to conservative hiring’, (Engineering News, 08 March 2016), and 8 percent of respondents to Manpower SA’s second-quarter Employment Outlook Survey …
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I was privileged to share a little of the Madiba Magic with friends at Shuter and Shooter Publishers on Friday, 17 July 2015, the day before Mandela day. We had tea and cake (something that Shuters …
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