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No. of comments: 0An Afrikaner living abroad finds a trip home sets loose thoughts about land, farming, killing and sharing
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Giving thanks in trying times
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Education policy and the future of water
No. of comments: 0On Tuesday, I watched a video on the deteriorating water situation in the Arabic state of Jordan, which foregrounded to me the imperative, that countries give a central place to essential concerns such as the continued availability of water in their education programmes, from primary school through high school to universities. Unless they pay urgent […]
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Umngqusho, koeksisters and defining South African culture
No. of comments: 4Being a vegetarian I never imagined that I would find myself (happily) plating 12 dishes of a braised sheep’s head and fried chicken feet. But these are the kinds of delicacies you end up serving if you’re ever tasked with showcasing South African food. “Smileys” and “walkie talkies” are what they’re called in Khayelitsha, where […]
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Going green in 2012: 12 steps for the developing world
No. of comments: 7Many of us are thinking about the changes we want to make this year. For some, these changes will be financial; for others, physical or spiritual. But for all of us, there are important resolutions we can make to “green” our lives. Although this is often a subject focused on by industrialised nations, people in […]
