I have just moved back to Johannesburg after spending about seven months in Cape Town. Even though I am very glad to be back in Johannesburg ,I am still stressed about the change, and to a small extent I have been sulking a little bit — finding a place to stay, new job, new friends, […]
Ferrial Adam
Ferrial Adam works in the environmental sector. She has worked on issues ranging from media and corporate accountability to radio astronomy telescopes and, more recently, issues of sustainable energy. The environmental sector has given her the opportunity to merge her interest in science with her commitment to socio-economic development issues. She hopes to use the blogosphere to share her passion for environmental justice.
Posted inTech
Science for sustainability!
I confess that gadgets in sci-fi and ‘spy vs. spy’ movies have always intrigued me. You have to admit that some of these ‘inventions’ are quite novel and innovative, and play quite an important element to the success of the movie. It is difficult not to marvel at the idea of being beamed from one […]
Posted inBusiness, Lifestyle
Public open space — my right of access!
Last weekend I spent some time collecting signatures for a petition to stop the development of the Sea Point Pavilion in Cape Town. The development being planned consists of a hotel on one side of the Sea Point swimming pool and a three-storey shopping complex, restaurants, a gymnasium and other retail outlets on the other […]
Posted inBusiness, News/Politics
It’s nuclear, it’s now and it’s happening — whether you like it or not
Eskom has recently announced that it will most likely be going ahead with South Africa’s second nuclear power station. The draft scoping report has been completed and it looks as if Koeberg might be the most likely site for the station. Last week, French President Sarkozy visited South Africa and apparently spoke to President Mbeki […]
Posted inBusiness
Actually it’s business as USUAL …
This blog has nothing to do with the government’s new slogan sound bite — it has to do with thieving and unscrupulous business practices in South Africa. The recent news of price-fixing and collusion by pharmaceuticals is just one more example of what seems to be “business as usual” behaviour in South Africa. I’m a […]
Posted inLifestyle, News/Politics
The headscarf girls
As a Muslim woman, I have often been asked if I would ever consider “covering up”. In my late teens and early 20s, my response was almost always a headstrong and “feminist” NO. I was motivated by my belief that Islam meant more than just your outward appearance. I also felt that such a decision […]
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The ‘wine of the bean’
I am a slave to the “wine of the bean” more commonly known as coffee. If I don’t have a cup of coffee before I start my day, I am just a ______ (I think vulgarities are not allowed on this blog) — well, let’s just say that I am a bad, unfriendly person. The […]
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Another energy piece …
Over the past week I’ve wanted to add my two cents’ worth to the (whining) discussions on the power cuts — each time I thought about what I wanted to write, I’d get up in the morning, read the headlines and realise that what I have to say could lead to a cyber-stoning. Not because […]
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A small step into cyberspace …
I’m not sure why but I feel that I need to mention that I am new to blogging. I previously avoided reading blogs as I perceived them to be some kind of diary input where people revealed their soul and discussed how they lost weight in 30 days — with details of what the burger […]