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Posted inNews/Politics

Clean-up after South Africa’s violence reveals a deeper rot

by John Davenport 7 August 20215 October 2021

Is a system that leaves people with nothing left to lose in any way worth supporting?

Posted inEnvironment, Equality, General

Of black people, empty bottles and a body on the beach

Martin Young by Martin Young 4 January 201615 January 2016

I don’t quite see empty plastic bottles in the same way I used to. Two developments brought this about. The first being an initiative to create small businesses recycling empty soft-drink bottles. One that I called “Hanging Hope” and please go ahead, copy it, or tell someone else about it and give him/her a potential […]

Posted inEnvironment, General, Lifestyle

Litter, a social ill with big implications

Claudia Hirtenfelder by Claudia Hirtenfelder 11 June 201426 June 2014

I cannot count the amount of times I have walked around either at university, at work, or even in shopping malls and have seen people callously, without thought, chuck a piece of paper on the floor. There is not even a hint of resignation. The wrapper comes off the chocolate, cigarettes, or other random item […]

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